Please tell me how to delete the Business Partner in App - Manage Business Partner

[SAPSupport]

We would like to delete the Business Partner in App - Manage Business Partner on MTE, but I couldn't find delete button.
Could you tell us how to delete it? Or if can't delete, please tell us alternatives.

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[SAPSupport · Accepted solution]

You have a few options here to block&archive&delete the BPs:

Option 1. You can finish the ongoing business with the BP by closing/archiving all of the documents which it is used in and you will then be able to block (it can be unblocked) and then if you also like, after the BP is blocked you can archive & delete the BP fully. Please refer to this KBA:2742388 - S4HC: How to delete Business Partner, Customer or Supplier Master Data in S/4HANA Cloud (deletion cannot be undone) <<< this is the best and recommended option

Option 2. If you are not yet ready to block the BP fully as recommended in option 1 then you can set blocks on the BP at the different levels e.g. you can block the BP from being used in Sales and or Purchasing documents and the BP will not be allowed to be used in these documents.

Option 3. Use Authorization Groups. Authorization groups can also be used to restrict which you can edit specific BPs. Its vales can be found and set at BP Level, Customer level, Supplier Level, Company Code, Sales and Purchasing levels. It can be used in combination with the Business Roles (Authorization ) which are assigned to a user to restrict which Authorization groups they have access to. So if you set an Authorization group on the BP you can control which users can access and edit the BP. You can try this and check if this can prevent the BP from being seen in documents as we(LO-MD-BP component) are not familiar with the logic for each document type area like SD, FIN or MM. You could use the Authorization groups along with the blocking options mentioned in option 2 to provide extra “hiding” of the BP as the Authorization group can be used to prevent unauthorised users from editing these BPs. For information on Customer / Supplier Business Partner Master Data: Authorization Groups our customer can refer to this blog: Customer / Supplier Business Partner Master Data: Authorization Groups

In Summary, you have a couple of options if you are not yet ready to finish the business (close the existing documents) with the BP, however, the best option we suggested would be to finish the business with the BP and follow the blocking process outlined in scope item   https://rapid.sap.com/bp/#/browse/scopeitems/5LE 

Let me know you have any further queries , happy to assist you.

Please do not hesitate to let me know if you have any further queries on this case.

Best regards,

Bo

[saddala_jahnavi · Accepted solution]

Hello Customer We helped you to accept the answer, since there were no updates after 7 days. You can unaccept it anytime if you have further questions. Best Regards, Jahnavi