In most of my Business Partner workshops I was asked the question: How shall we handle our Z-Fields from Customer/Vendor Master Data in Business Partner transaction.
Short Answer: You have to rebuild the fields in Business Partner transaction.
In this Cookbook I'll guide you step by step to implement a Z-Field from table KNA1 into Business Partner transaction.
Before you start with this guide, please I recommend to have a look at blog post
SAP S/4HANA Business Partner - Reuse of ECC custom field at S/4HANA with Clean Core principles
At this post I describe preparation of custom fields to use them later on in Fiori apps, interfaces ect. This is very good way to enable custom field for clean core approach.
How to add a bunch of Z-Fields on a custom tab in BP transaction, you can learn at blog post SAP S/4HANA BP screen enhancement with custom tab written by badrinathravi.
The purpose of this document is to describe how to implement a BDT enhancement. A field from table KNA1 has to be re-implemented in Business Partner transaction as well to ensure availability in SAP S/4HANA.
Remark: This procedure can be used for all the single fields from Customer or Vendor tables. This Cookbook is not made for fields related to Table Controls as of partner assignment for example from KNVP.
Foundation for this document is SAP note
2309153 - BP_CVI: Guideline Version 1.14 for customer enhancements in CVI (customer/vendor integrati...
Target audience: Functional expert, Development expert
Version: SAP S/4HANA On premise 1610 and higher
There is a field in table KNA1 which was available in XDxx transaction.
In case you are adding this field completely new, don't forget to mark for Change Document at Data Element level to track changes at this field.
This field has to be re-implemented in SAP S/4HANA to be available in transaction Business Partner with customer role.
In this example the field should be placed in customer role, tab (Screen) ‘Customer: General Data’, Section ’ Additional General Data’
Run transaction BP and navigate to role ‘Customer’->tab ‘Customer: General Data ’New field should be placed directly below the field ‘Plant’. To determine screen control settings of BDT, place the cursor into field plant and enter OK-Code BDT_ANALYZER into transaction field
BDT_ANALYZER is starting and gives information about screen control. For later assignment of new view the following information is important:Navigate to
Section CVIC45- Additional General Data
and open folder viewsNote down section number (for example CVIC45)
To get View details navigate into view CVIC62 by clicking on name CVIC62Note down
Application: CVIC
Differentiation Type: 0
Data Set: CVIC11
Run Object Navigator with transaction SE80
From context menu of new Function Group choose Create-> Function Module
Enter name, Function Group and Short Text of new Function Module
Enter Coding
function z_cvic_bupa_pbo_zvic01.
*"----------------------------------------------------------------------
*"*"Local Interface:
*"----------------------------------------------------------------------
data:
lt_kna1 type table of kna1,
table_name_kna1 type fsbp_table_name value 'KNA1'.
* step 1: request data from xo for dynpro structure
cvi_bdt_adapter=>data_pbo(
exporting
i_table_name = table_name_kna1
importing
e_data_table = lt_kna1[]
).
if lt_kna1[] is initial.
clear gs_kna1.
else.
read table lt_kna1 into gs_kna1 index 1.
endif.
endfunction.
​
Save and activate
From context menu of new Function Group choose Create-> Function Module

Enter name, Function Group and Short Text of new Function Module
Enter Coding
FUNCTION z_cvic_bupa_pai_zvic01.
*"----------------------------------------------------------------------
*"*"Local Interface:
*"----------------------------------------------------------------------
DATA: false TYPE boole-boole VALUE ' ',
lt_kna1 TYPE TABLE OF kna1,
table_name_kna1 TYPE fsbp_table_name VALUE 'KNA1'.
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <kna1> LIKE LINE OF lt_kna1.
CHECK cvi_bdt_adapter=>is_direct_input_active( ) = false.
* step 1: update xo memory from technical screen structure
cvi_bdt_adapter=>get_current_bp_data(
EXPORTING
i_table_name = table_name_kna1
IMPORTING
e_data_table = lt_kna1[]
).
IF lt_kna1[] IS INITIAL.
IF gs_kna1 IS NOT INITIAL.
gs_kna1-kunnr = cvi_bdt_adapter=>get_current_customer( ).
APPEND gs_kna1 TO lt_kna1.
ENDIF.
ELSE.
READ TABLE lt_kna1 ASSIGNING <kna1> INDEX 1.
<kna1>-zcust = gs_kna1-zcust.
ENDIF.
cvi_bdt_adapter=>data_pai(
i_table_name = table_name_kna1
i_data_new = lt_kna1[]
i_validate = false
).
* step 2: check fields
CHECK cvi_bdt_adapter=>get_activity( ) <> cvi_bdt_adapter=>activity_display.
* SPACE to implement own PAI checks
ENDFUNCTION.
Save and activate.
From context menu of new Function Group choose Create-> Function Module

Enter screen number
Enter screen attributes
Short Text and type Subscreen
Navigate to Layout (Screen Painter)
Create Text Field ‘End-Customers’
Accept dictionary reference proposal
Create Input field at position 25
Define Field as NUMC via double click at field!!! Pay attention to field format. This must fit to format of field in table KNA1. !!!
Activate the new object and close Screen PainterNavigate to screen Flow Logic
Assign PBO Module
Create PBO Module with double click at pbo
Enter sub routine pbo
Create sub routine pbo with double click at pbo
Enter coding
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Form PBO
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& text
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& --> p1 text
*& <-- p2 text
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM pbo .
call FUNCTION 'BUS_PBO'.
ENDFORM.
Assign PAI Module
Create PAI Module with double click at paiEnter sub routine pai
Create sub routine pai with double click at paiEnter coding
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Form PAI
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& text
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& --> p1 text
*& <-- p2 text
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM pai .
call FUNCTION 'BUS_PAI'.
ENDFORM.​
This step is not needed if you have enabled your custom field already with guidance of blog post
blog post SAP S/4HANA Business Partner - Reuse of ECC custom field at S/4HANA with Clean Core principles
To ensure data transportation from Business Partner to Customer master data the complex interface of CVI has to extended by the additional field.
Open ABAP Dictionary run transaction SE11 and enter data type CVIS_EI_EXTERN
Use forward navigation to reach customer’s central data using double click


Both structures DATA and DATAX needs to get an append
Create append to DATA structure typeNavigate into structure with double click
Create Append structure ZKNA1_ENH
Add structure component and component type as definition in KNA1
Save and Activate changes
Navigate back to Structure CMDS_EI_CMD_CENTRAL
Create append to DATAX structure typeNavigate into structure CMDS_EI_VMD_CENTRAL_DATA_XFLAG with double click
Create an Append Structure ZKNA1_ENHX
Add structure component ZCUST component type BAPIUPDATE
Save and activate changes
Leave transaction SE11
Open BDT menu using BUPT in OK-Code field


Navigate to Screen Layout section and open Field Groups
Create a new Field Group in Customer Name space
Create Field Group 600
Function Module CVIC_BUPA_EVENT_FMOD2_ENH is used to determine field control (mandatory, hidden, …) from customizing
Assign fields from technical screen to field group
Save your changes

Create a new View and take Values from Chapter ‘Determine Area in BP transaction where to place the new field’. Use technical screen program name and number from chapter ‘Create Technical Screen’ Use PBO and PAI function module names from chapters ‘Create PAI Function Module’ and ‘Create PBO Function Module’
Assign Field Group to View
Save your changes

Position Cursor on Section determined in Chapter ‘Determine Area in BP transaction where to place the new field’
Mark Section and choose Section->View Assignment from navigation tree
Choose New Entries
Enter data for new assignmentUse View number from Chapter ‘Create View’
Save the data
Start Transaction BP
Search for a customer
Display the customer
Select role ‘Customer’
Navigate to tab ‘Customer: General Data’

With this guidance you are able to implement additional fields at Business Partner transaction on your own.
To Extent Fiori Apps please have a look at following blog posts:
Create Custom fields for Business Partner SAP Fiori screens in SAP S/4HANA
SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA – How to extend a SAP Fiori app in SAP S/4HANA
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