When you create a business partner, allocation of the business partner number is controlled by a number range assigned to which object?

Question

Options

• ABusiness partner grouping
• BBusiness partner role
• CBusiness partner category
• DAccount group

• A
  85% (29)
• B
  9% (3)
• D
  6% (2)

Explanation

In SAP, business partner groupings are the objects to which number ranges are directly assigned - when you create a business partner, you select a grouping, and that grouping determines which number range (internal or external) controls the BP number allocation.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B (Role): Roles define the function a BP plays (e.g., customer, vendor) but have no direct link to number range assignment.
• C (Category): Category classifies the BP as a person, organization, or group - it drives field control, not numbering.
• D (Account group): Account groups control number ranges in the classic customer/vendor model (FI-AR/AP), not in the unified Business Partner (BP) model - a common trap for candidates familiar with older SAP versions.

Memory tip: Think "Grouping → Generates the number." The grouping is the first field you set when creating a BP, and it locks in the number range at that moment - just like account groups did for customers/vendors in the legacy model, but grouping is the BP-world equivalent.

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