Defining
Number Ranges and Groupings for Download
Use
Business partners must have the same business partner numbers in SAP CRM and SAP Media. For this reason, you must make a number of special settings for number ranges and groupings, as illustrated by the following example:
You create a business partner with internal number assignment in SAP Media. The system assigns the business partner number 1234567890.
Since the business partner numbers in SAP Media and SAP CRM have to be the same, the business partner in SAP CRM is also to be assigned the business partner number 1234567890. This means the number range interval in SAP CRM must include the number 1234567890. External number assignment must be defined for this number range.
Similarly, because internal number assignment is performed for the corresponding number range in SAP Media, you must not create business partners in this number range in dialog processing in SAP CRM. If you were to do this, it would not be possible to ensure that the business partner was assigned the same business partner number in SAP Media as in SAP CRM.
Procedure
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Step |
Component |
IMG path |
1 |
SAP Media |
Cross-Application Components ｮ SAP Business Partner ｮ Business Partner ｮ Basic Settings ｮ Number Ranges and Groupings ｮ Define Groupings and Assign Number Ranges |
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SAP Media |
[...] ｮ Define Number Ranges |
3 |
SAP CRM |
[...] ｮ Define Number Ranges |
4 |
SAP CRM |
[...] ｮ Define Groupings and Assign Number Ranges |
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1. Define business partner groupings relevant to replication
Display the groupings and the assigned number ranges in SAP Media and define which groupings are to be relevant to business partner replication. Note down the groupings and the corresponding number ranges.
2. Determine the number ranges relevant to replication
Note down the interval limits of the number ranges.
3. Define number ranges for business partners in SAP CRM
Create a number range with the same interval limits and external number assignment in SAP CRM for each of the number ranges you noted down.
4. Define groupings in SAP CRM
Define groupings in SAP CRM that correspond to each of the groupings you noted down and assign the relevant number ranges. Select the Hide indicator for each one. This means these groupings cannot be used to create business partners in dialog processing.