In this SAP Tutorials, we are going to define BP role categories and BP roles for customers in SAP S4 Hana system.

The SAP S4 Hana system provides standard BP Roles and BP role categories for customers to meet the business requirements. We can define new BP roles by copying from standard BP Roles.

It is advised not to modify the standard BP role categories and BP roles for customers as the SAP programs can access them directly.

The standard BP Role categories for customers are

  • FLUC00 – Business Partner FI Customer
  • FLUC01 – Business Partner Customer

The Standard BP roles for customers are

  • FLUC00 – Business Partner FI Customer
  • FLUC01 – Business Partner Customer

Note: Business partner creation for customers and vendors is one of the major changes in S4 Hana system. In SAP ECC, uou

Define BP Roles for Customers in SAP

To define BP roles for customers, first, we need to create BP role categories and it should be assigned to BP role. Refer below step by step procedure to define BP roles for customers in SAP S4 Hana.

Step 1: Go to SPRO > SAP Customizing Implementation Guide > Cross-Application Components -> SAP Business Partner -> Business Partner -> Basic Settings -> Business Partner Roles -> Define BP Roles.

Define BP Roles menu path

Step 2: Under dialog structure, double click on BP role categories, update the following details

  • Check the standard BP role category – FLUC00: FI Customers and click on the copy as an option

Copy BP role categories for customers

Step 3: In next screen -change view BP role categories, update the following

  • BP Role Category: Rename BP Role Category for the customer to ZFLCU0
  • Update Title: Description of BP role category
  • Possible Business Partner Organization: Check the indicator for Organization, Person, and Group that applicable to create business partners for customers under this category
  • Click on Apply

Define BP categories for Customers in SAP S4 Hana

Now click on the save option and save the configured BP role categories for customers in SAP

Step 4: Next step is maintaining BP role for customers by assigning this category.

Double click on BP Role, check the BP role FLCU00, and click on the copy as an option

Copy BP roles for customers in SAP Hana

Step 5: Now update the following details

  • BP role for customers – ZFLUC0
  • BP Role Category – ZFLUC0

Click on Apply option.

Define BP Roles for Customers in SAP S4 Hana

After maintaining the required, click on the save button to save details.

Successfully we have defined BP roles for customers in the SAP S4 Hana system.