Changing Suppliers in Central Contracts 
You can transfer some or all central contracts and purchase orders from one supplier to another in the case of a merger or buyout. This is known as novation. In addition to changing the number of a supplier in a contract, you can define a new validity period for the contract. The system recalculates the validity period for the old supplier.
Note
You can also use this function to search for central contracts with a particular supplier.
Prerequisites
You are assigned to one of the roles in the following table:
Role Name |
Portal Role |
SAP SRM Server Role |
|---|---|---|
Operational Purchaser |
com.sap.pct.srm.ro_operationalpurchaser |
SAP_EC_BBP_OP_PURCHASER |
Strategic Purchaser |
com.sap.pct.srm.ro_strategicpurchaser |
SAP_EC_BBP_ST_PURCHASER |
SAP SRM Administrator |
com.sap.pct.srm.ro_srmadministrator |
SAP_EC_BBP_ADMINISTRATOR |
Activities
In the SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SAP SRM) system, choose
Central Contract Management 
Change Suppliers in Contracts 
(transaction BBP_CTR_01).Enter the number of the old supplier, the number of the new supplier, and other required data, and choose Execute.
The system displays all contracts with the number of the old supplier.
Select the contracts in which you want to replace the number of the old supplier with the number of the new supplier.
NoteIf you want to simulate the changes, be sure to select Test Run.
End of the note.Choose Carry Out Novation.
More Information
About |
See |
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Purchase Orders in SAP SRM |
Searching for Purchase Orders With/Without a Central Contract |
Upload and management of central contracts in SAP ERP |
SAP Help Portal under http://help.sap.com |