BP | Maintain Business Partner in SAP S/4HANA [TCode of the Day]

BP – Maintain Business Partner in SAP S/4HANA

BP is the central transaction code used to create and manage Business Partners in SAP S/4HANA. It replaces traditional vendor and customer master transactions like XK01 and FD01.

TCode:

BP – Maintain Business Partner

Module:

SAP S/4HANA – Cross Module (FI, MM, SD, CRM)

When to Use:

• To create or edit vendors and customers in S/4HANA
• To manage general, company code and purchasing/sales views centrally
• For contact persons, banks, addresses and roles (e.g., FLVN00, FLCU01)

What Happens in BP?

• Create BP with a role (Vendor/Customer)
• Assign company code and purchasing/sales org data
• Maintain payment terms, account groups, partner functions etc.

Pro Tip:

In S/4HANA, you must use BP even for FI and MM. Maintain customer and vendor roles properly or you'll face integration issues during posting.

Related TCodes:

• XK01 / XK02 – Create / Change Vendor (ECC)
• FD01 / FD02 – Create / Change Customer (ECC)
• VD01 / VD02 – SD Customer Master (ECC)

BP is mandatory in S/4HANA. Mastering this TCode is critical for all SAP consultants moving to S/4HANA.

Note: This TCode is only available in SAP S/4HANA. It replaces several classic master data transactions from ECC.

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