S4BP1SAP S/4HANA Business Partner Overview

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Contents

vii Course Overview

1 Unit 1: SAP Business Partner (BP): Introduction

1 Lesson: Introducing the Business Partner Solution1 Lesson: Explaining the Business Impact of a Central BP

3 Unit 2: SAP Business Partner: Transaction BP

3 Lesson: Business Partner3 Lesson: Business Partner Relationships

5 Unit 3: SAP Business Partner: Customizing

5 Lesson: Explaining Business Partner Customizing5 Lesson: Explaining Time-Dependency and Change History

7 Unit 4: SAP Business Partner: Integration Effects

7 Lesson: Explaining Business Partner Integration Effects

9 Unit 5: Data Cleansing, Data Protection and Data Archiving

9 Lesson: Explaining Data Cleansing9 Lesson: Explaining Data Protection9 Lesson: Explaining Data Archiving

11 Unit 6: Business Data Toolset (BDT)

11 Lesson: Explain the Business Data Toolset (BDT)

13 Unit 7: SAP Business Partner Data Model in SAP S/4HANA

13 Lesson: Explaining the SAP Business Partner Data Model in SAP S/4HANA

13 Lesson: Explaining the Number Ranges of SAP Business Partner and Customer/Vendor

13 Lesson: Number Assignment

15 Unit 8: CVI Customer/Vendor Integration Scenarios

15 Lesson: Comparing the CVI Implementation Scenarios

17 Unit 9: CVI Scenario Conversion and Synchronization

17 Lesson: Explaining the CVI Scenarios Conversion and Synchronization

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19 Unit 10: SAP Integration

19 Lesson: Explaining the Integration with Human Capital Management (HCM)

19 Lesson: Explaining the Integration with Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

21 Unit 11: Non SAP Integration

21 Lesson: Explaining the External Data Transfer21 Lesson: Explaining SAP Data Services

23 Unit 12: SAP Fiori

23 Lesson: Explaining SAP Fiori and the SAP Business Partner SAP Fiori App

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TARGET AUDIENCEThis course is intended for the following audiences:

● Project Manager

● Application Consultant

● Development Consultant

● Business User

● Business Process Architect

● Business Process Owner/Team Lead/Power User

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UNIT 1 SAP Business Partner (BP): Introduction

Lesson 1: Introducing the Business Partner SolutionLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the layout and features of the SAP Busines Partner solution

Lesson 2: Explaining the Business Impact of a Central BPLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the business impact of a central BP

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Unit 1: SAP Business Partner (BP): Introduction

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UNIT 2 SAP Business Partner: Transaction BP

Lesson 1: Business PartnerLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the SAP Business Partner

Lesson 2: Business Partner RelationshipsLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the relationships between SAP Business Partners

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Unit 2: SAP Business Partner: Transaction BP

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UNIT 3 SAP Business Partner: Customizing

Lesson 1: Explaining Business Partner CustomizingLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Become familiar with the customizing of the SAP Business Partner

Lesson 2: Explaining Time-Dependency and Change HistoryLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Maintain time-dependent data of the SAP Business Partner

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Unit 3: SAP Business Partner: Customizing

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UNIT 4 SAP Business Partner: Integration Effects

Lesson 1: Explaining Business Partner Integration EffectsLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain business partner integration effects

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Unit 4: SAP Business Partner: Integration Effects

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UNIT 5 Data Cleansing, Data Protection and Data Archiving

Lesson 1: Explaining Data CleansingLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain data cleansing in SAP Business Partner

Lesson 2: Explaining Data ProtectionLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain data protection within the SAP Business Partner

Lesson 3: Explaining Data ArchivingLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain data archiving with SAP Business Partner

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Unit 5: Data Cleansing, Data Protection and Data Archiving

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UNIT 6 Business Data Toolset (BDT)

Lesson 1: Explain the Business Data Toolset (BDT)Lesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the BDT

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Unit 6: Business Data Toolset (BDT)

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UNIT 7 SAP Business Partner Data Model in SAP S/4HANA

Lesson 1: Explaining the SAP Business Partner Data Model in SAP S/4HANALesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the SAP Business Partner data model in SAP S/4HANA

Lesson 2: Explaining the Number Ranges of SAP Business Partner and Customer/VendorLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the number ranges of SAP Business Partner and Customer/Vendor

Lesson 3: Number AssignmentLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the number assignment between SAP Business Partner and Customer/Vendor

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Unit 7: SAP Business Partner Data Model in SAP S/4HANA

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UNIT 8 CVI Customer/Vendor Integration Scenarios

Lesson 1: Comparing the CVI Implementation ScenariosLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain and compare the CVI implementation scenarios

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Unit 8: CVI Customer/Vendor Integration Scenarios

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UNIT 9 CVI Scenario Conversion and Synchronization

Lesson 1: Explaining the CVI Scenarios Conversion and SynchronizationLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the CVI scenarios Conversion and Synchronization

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Unit 9: CVI Scenario Conversion and Synchronization

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UNIT 10 SAP Integration

Lesson 1: Explaining the Integration with Human Capital Management (HCM)Lesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the integration with HCM

Lesson 2: Explaining the Integration with Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Lesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the CRM integration of the SAP Business Partner

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Unit 10: SAP Integration

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UNIT 11 Non SAP Integration

Lesson 1: Explaining the External Data TransferLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the external data transfer

Lesson 2: Explaining SAP Data ServicesLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain SAP Data Services

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Unit 11: Non SAP Integration

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UNIT 12 SAP Fiori

Lesson 1: Explaining SAP Fiori and the SAP Business Partner SAP Fiori AppLesson ObjectivesAfter completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain SAP Fiori and the SAP Business Partner SAP Fiori App

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