Important Information 
This document contains important information, which you should read before you begin the conversion. Several SAP Notes are also listed here, to assist you if problems arise.
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1. Identical numbers / code conversion of partner numbers
We recommend you use identical numbers for the conversion between the Treasury Business Partner and the SAP Business Partner. This is not always possible, for example, when you already have SAP Business Partners in your system and the number ranges overlap between the Treasury Business Partner and the SAP Business Partner.
You must introduce identical numbers for the Treasury Business Partner and the SAP Business Partner at the latest when you install Release Banking 4.63 (CFM/CML 2.0).
In phase I, you should convert the Treasury Business Partner to the SAP Business Partner on a 1:1 basis. This means that the number for the SAP Business Partner you wish to generate should be transferred from the Treasury Business Partner. With Release Banking 4.63, identical numbers will be introduced anyway.
If you wish to renumber the business partners you have already created, you can allocate new numbers for the SAP Business Partner in phase I, which are then transferred through code conversion to the Treasury Business Partner in phase II. In this case, you should seek the advice of an SAP consultant.
If you have already introduced identical numbers, you should proceed as follows:
a. Execute all the conversion reports for phase I and phase II. You should select the report Convert TR Business Partner to SAP Business Partner (RFTBUP01) if possible with the option SAP BP Number from TR BP Number.
b. If necessary, activate parallel maintenance with the option identical numbers under Settings for Conversion and Parallel Maintenance of TR BP and SAP BP -> Conversion: Phase I -> Activate Parallel Maintenance.
If SAP Business Partners already exist in your system before the upgrade, and their number ranges also partly overlap with those of the Treasury Business Partners, you should adjust the settings for report RFTBUP01 before you execute it. You will find further information under Convert the TR BP to the SAP BP.
2. Important SAP Notes
The following includes an extract from this composite Note. It was created for the business partner conversion and other related topics in Release Banking 4.63/CFM 2.0. It deals in part with program corrections that you can import with the Note Assistant. It also contains corrections for Customizing, however, which you must enter manually (and then transport) in your system. Several Notes were created in order to help consultants explain certain complex issues. It is therefore important to check the contents and read all the Notes through, in order to reproduce the problems that are dealt with. The respective Support Package status for the Note in Release Banking 4.63/CFM 2.0 is indicated in parentheses after the short description. Many of the Notes are also relevant for the subsequent Release Financial Services 1.10.
Make sure that the corrections contained in this note are implemented in your system before you begin the conversion.
A short extract of the most important Notes:
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SAP Note Number |
Short text |
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398888 |
SAP BP Conversion: Composite Note and FAQs |
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542054 |
Conversion of relationships using report RFTBUP02 (SP12) |
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541293 |
Data inconsistency after BP conversion (SP12) |
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517102 |
Composite Note on problems with address usages |
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510288 |
Poor performance of report RFTBUP01 (SP09 + SP10) |
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438486 |
Serious problems after conversion phase II (SP04) |
Composite Note 398888 contains other SAP Notes too, and is regularly updated.
In the appendix to composite Note 398888 we have include a document in the form of an Excel table. It contains all the technical details on the business partner conversion in phase I. All the table fields, Customizing tables and Customizing fields for the Treasury Business Partner and the SAP Business Partner are listed, together with short descriptions and further information.
3. Steps for employing time-dependent address usage
If you want to employ time-dependent address usage after the business partner conversion, you will have to carry out some additional steps. You will find the report programs you need to execute beforehand under Steps for Employing Time-Dependent Address Usage.
