Buyer for SAP NetWeaver Business Client

Role Role: SAP_SR_BUYER_5

Features

This role matches the SAP NetWeaver portal role Buyer 1.5.

Using this role, buyers can perform their tasks in SAP NetWeaver Business Client.

Integration

This role belongs to the application components MM-PUR, MM-SRV, and EP-PCT-PUR-BP.

Depending on the system landscape used, the role requires individual applications or reports from remote systems. This is the case in particular with reports (system alias SAP_BW, SAP_BI). In this case, you have to create system connections.

In most cases, the name of the system connection matches the name of the system alias, but specific connection attributes can be attached (_RFC, _HTTP, _HTTPS). For most of the ERP NWBC roles, the connection type is H.

For more information, see Technical Description and Configuration Information

Constraints

The differences between the NWBC and Portal version of the Buyer role is as follows:

Workset Work Overview	The iView Worklist — a Buyer-specific UWL iView — is removed from the default page. The POWL-based Workflow Inbox displays instead. The iView Process Vendor Confirmation is removed from the default page. You can start this application using OBN, in the new POWL-based Workflow Inbox. The iView Purchasing Group Analysis is removed from the default page. The underlying BW report is accessible by using the Workset Reports.
Workset Master Data for Suppliers	The iView Vendor Analysis is removed from the default page. The underlying BW report is accessible by using the Workset Reports. The Start Data Analysis pushbutton is not available in the iView Vendors (Vendor POWL).
Workset Master Data for Materials	The iView Material Analysis is removed from the default page. The underlying BW report is accessible using the Workset Reports. The Start Data Analysis pushbutton is not available in the iView Materials (Material POWL).
Workset Reports	There is no difference between the NWBC role and the Portal role. The Web Dynpro Java version of the Report launchpad is replaced by Web Dynpro ABAP version.

For more information about the general differences between the NWBC roles and the Portal roles, see SAP Note 1521466.