A Partitioned Supplier is not linked to a Common Supplier in the UI (Supplier Manager section)

SAP Ariba Core Administration

• The Import Supplier Data (Consolidated) task can be used to create and edit data for both Common Suppliers and Partitioned Suppliers.
• The task can also be used to link a Partitioned supplier to a Common supplier.
• The ImportCtrl field in the SupplierConsolidated.csv file is the most important field in determining how the system treats the data in the import file. The possible values for ImportCtrl are:
  • Both - a value of Both will result in the creation or updating of both a Common Supplier and Partitioned Supplier. Both objects will automatically be linked together
  • Shared - a value of Shared will result in the creation of an ACTIVE CommonSupplier object and INACTIVE Partitioned Supplier. They will NOT be linked.
  • Partition - a value of Partition will do nothing on it's own, unless a Common Supplier with a matching SystemID already exists. If there is an existing Common Supplier with matching SystemID, the result will be the creation of ONLY a Partitioned Supplier
  • If the ImportCtrl field is left blank, it will default to Both when imported into a child realm or standalone realm. It will default to Shared when imported into a Parent realm.

Note: All of these functions can also be performed using the legacy import tasks (Import Suppliers and Import Supplier Organizations).

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KB0393453: How do I relink a partitioned supplier from one common supplier to another?

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