Business Partner in the Human Resources (HR) System

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Business Partner in the Human Resources (HR) System
Applies to
ECC 6.0 (mySAP ERP 2005)
Summary
This white paper is intended to provide knowledge of the Business Object introduced in HR system
through the above SAP release. This will help Companies, Consultants and SAP Practice teams to
understand the importance of BP and its features.

Author(s): Narasimha Rao SSL Bhamidi
Company: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Created on: 12-Oct-07
Author Bio
Narasimha has been working as SAP HR Consultant for Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Mumbai India
for the last 4.5 years. Narasimha has been involved with implementation and support projects with clients
like Eli-Lilly & Company (Pharma), Adobe Systems and Halliburton Energy Services.
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Table of Contents
Definition ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Integration / Switches.................................................................................................................................... 4
Prerequisites.............................................................................................................................................. 6
Activities ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
Synchronization Program.......................................................................................................................... 7
Related Content ............................................................................................................................................ 8
Disclaimer and Liability Notice ...................................................................................................................... 9
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Definition
For Global companies implementing SAP Business Suite with SAP ECC 6.0 (SAP_HR 600), SAP has
come up with availability of Business Partner (object type BP). As yet another Org Object with ECC 6.0,
HR master data and organizational data (object types CP- Central Person, P - Person, and O-
Organizational Unit) are integrated with business partner data. This means that applications that depict
persons and organizational units as business partners are provided with HR master data and
organizational data.
Business impact: SRM or CRM extensively use business Partner object for all day to day transactions.
The HR position or person is transferred through ALE to SRM / CRM application, which triggers creation
of corresponding BP object or simple integration of the BP object.
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Integration / Switches
This object has extensive dependency on the integration switches, due to the importance of it in other
SAP application. The following applications use integration with HR master data and organizational data.
SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
SAP Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
SAP E-Recruiting
SAP Collaboration Projects (cProjects)
SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (SAP SEM)
SAP Internet Communication Manager (ICM)

The following switches enable this integration:

APPSY RFCSE SEM RFC Connection SEM Enables RFC connection with
SEM System (Strategic
Enterprise Management)
RECFA DTCBA RFC Connection in E-
Recruiting System

CPERS EEALE Employee data are
imported with ALE
Switch to transfer employee data
to EBP / CRM
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The following switches are important for using BP object with in HR system.
Switch SEMID GSVAL Text Actual description
1 HRALX HRAC X Activate HR
Integration
Integration of HR data with BP
2 HRALX MERID X Enter Integration Error
in IDOC
Switch defines errors when ALE is
used for BP data transfer to other
systems
3 HRALX MSGRE 0 Recipient of Error
Message When
Creating BP
Switch defines receiver of email
through w/flow for the errors raised
through ALE transfer
4 HRALX OADBP 153 Business Partner of
Standard Address
BP with standard address is needed
if address is not maintained
consistently for New org units created
in HR
5 HRALX OADRE X Address Necessary
for Business Partner?
Switch to control the address
requirement for a BP object created
in HR
6 HRALX OBPON ON Integration O-BP
Active
Switch to integrate BP with Org Unit
7 HRALX OBWIG X Ignore Business
Partner Warnings
Switch to control the warning
messages generated during the
creation of BP object
8 HRALX ONUMB 1 Number Assignment
Business Partner
(Org. Unit)
Switch setting to control the default
number range type for BP object.
Setting 1: number range extends
from 0000000000 to 9999999999;
Setting 2: An individual number range
interval exists for the business
partner with the organizational unit
role. This interval must be indicated
as an internal number assignment.
(need to refer HRALX -OSUBG);
Setting-3: The first two digits of the
number range interval have to be
letters, The business partner in the
organizational unit role is to receive
the same number as the
corresponding organizational unit
9 HRALX OSUBG Subgroup of Business
Partner
(Organizational Unit)
Character-type switch that contains
the subgroup of the number range
interval for the business partner in the
organizational unit role; Dependency
on HRALX-ONUMB value
10 HRALX PBPHR ON Employees Are
Replicated from HR
System
Three types of settings for integration
between employee and BP: ON,
CREATE, OFF.
11 HRALX PCATS Integration P-BP for
CATS Active
ALE switch to determine replication of
time recording in BP
12 HRALX PINAC Activate ALE Switch to control distribution of
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Distribution of Inactive
Employees
INACTIVE employees through ALE
13 HRALX PNUMB 1 Number Assignment
Business Partner
(Employee)
Switch setting to control the default
number range type for BP object.
Setting 1: number range extends
from 0000000000 to 9999999999;
Setting 2: An individual number range
interval exists for the business
partner with the organizational unit
role. This interval must be indicated
as an internal number assignment.
(need to refer HRALX -OSUBG);
Setting-3: The first two digits of the
number range interval have to be
letters, The business partner in the
organizational unit role is to receive
the same number as the
corresponding organizational unit
14 HRALX PQUAL Import Qualifications Switch to control replication of
qualifications with BP through ALE
15 HRALX PSUBG Business Partner
Subgroup
(Employees)
Character-type switch that contains
the subgroup of the number range
interval for the business partner in the
employee role. Dependent on the
values maintained in HRALX PSUBG
& HRALX PNUMB
Prerequisites
Integration of Personnel Administration with Organizational Management
Integration between HR master data and organizational data with SAP Business Partner. (Personnel
Management Organizational Management Integration Integration with SAP Business Partner or
under Personnel Administration Interfaces and Integration Integration with SAP Business Partner
One standard address created as part of the Central Address Management. (There is no need for
extensive implementation of Central Address Management (CAM) or Business Address Services (BAS) in
ECC system. The BP object ID having the standard address needs to be maintained for switch HRALX
OADBP in the above mentioned V_T77S0 table.
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Activities
System will automatically create a Business Partner when ever a new Personnel number or Organization
unit is created in HR, within the number range provided in ECC system.To enable this, for Employee use
Switch #10 & for Org Unit use Switch # 6 in the table above.
The above switches also help to transfer all the changes made to infotypes and objects.
Please note that you may need to provide EXTERNAL NUMBER RANGE in other Systems in SAP
business suite to accomodate the HR BPs transfered through ALE IDOCs.
Use Transaction Code BP to create BP objects for Person / Organization Unit / group.
Standard system transfers the field values of the following Infotypes IT0001, 0002, 0006, 0105,
HRP1000, 1028 & 1032. Hide sensitive fields before distribution.
The BP object cannot be pulled through PP01 transaction. The best way to find the BP object number
created in the background is to do SE16 search. ( select Object P or O, Related obj type BP and give
other values to narrow down the search as required.)
In SRM system address for the BP is mandatory. Use Switch # 5 in the above table to enable transfer of
address to data to EBP / SRM system.
The standard ALE IDOCs may not create applicant data in E-recruitment automatically. There is a bit
customization needed to enable this.



Synchronization Program
Standard has provided Report - HRALXSYNC is useful :
To run consistency checks between the transered BPs and the objects in the receiving system.
To create BP objects for already existing Personnel numbers or Org Units.
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Related Content
Integration with SAP Business Partner
SDN Forum: Business Partner
SDN Forum: Business Partner
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