SAP MDG · UTILITIES
How does the MDG Business Partner supplier copy process work for a Trade Supplier Group with L1 approval and final MDG approval?
In SAP MDG, the trade supplier copy flow starts in Manage Business Partner - Governance, uses the copy function to create a change request, runs duplicate check, copies supplier roles and ERP vendor data, then moves through L1 approval and final MDG approval until the new supplier is active.
In SAP MDG, the trade supplier copy flow starts in Manage Business Partner - Governance, uses the copy function to create a change request, runs duplicate check, copies supplier roles and ERP vendor data, then moves through L1 approval and final MDG approval until the new supplier is active.
The Trade Supplier Group copy scenario in MDG begins in the Manage Business Partner - Governance app, where the requestor copies an existing supplier into a new change request, maintains the business partner details, runs duplicate check, and verifies that roles and ERP vendor data are copied. After submission, the request follows two approval levels: L1 approval and then MDG final approval.
Process flow
- Log in to Fiori launch pad with the BP Requestor user.
- Open Manage Business Partner - Governance.
- Search the existing Trade Supplier Group BP by BP number or name.
- Select the supplier and choose Copy.
- Maintain the new business partner details: Business Partner number, Grouping, Name1, Name2, City, Postal Code, Country.
- Run Duplicate check or press Enter; handle any duplicate warning.
- Review copied roles in the Roles UIBB; confirm FLVN00 and FLVN01.
- Open ERP Vendors and edit Control data, Alternate Payee, Company code, and Purchase Org sections as required; confirm copied ERP data from the source supplier where applicable. 7. Check the change request and submit it. 8. In My Change Req.
Fiori app for request creation and copy of supplier business partners
Create the copied supplier change request and maintain BP data
Fiori app for approvers to process and approve change requests
L1 and final approver processing
Fiori app / monitor for viewing submitted requests
Review submitted change requests and statuses
Referenced tables
| Object | Purpose |
|---|---|
USMD1210 | Stores MDG change request notes; used in the provided ABAP utility method for adding a note |
USMD120C | Referenced in utility logic to determine change request type and process |
USMD1601 | Joined with USMD120C in utility logic to derive process information |
CVI_VEND_LINK | Used in utility logic to derive vendor linkage from business partner data |
BUT000 | Business Partner master data table used in utility logic |
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Alternative questions
- How do I configure and test BP supplier copy in SAP MDG for a trade supplier group?
- What is the workflow for copying a Business Partner supplier to L1 approval and final approval in MDG?
- How do I validate copied supplier data, duplicate check, and approval steps in MDG BP governance?
Possible questions
- What Fiori apps are used for BP supplier copy in MDG?
- Which roles are copied when a trade supplier is copied in MDG?
- How does duplicate check behave during BP supplier copy?
- What are the approval statuses in the TC54 supplier copy flow?
- How do I verify the copied supplier after final approval?