2803482 - Is it Possible to Change the Business Partner Linked to an Org Unit or Transfer Existing Documents to It?

You have created an organization unit which created a new business partner associated with it. The requirement is to link this organizational unit to a different business partner, or to transfer the transactional documents already created for a business partner to the new business partner created for the organizational unit.

SAP Business ByDesign

1. Go to the Organizational Management work center.
2. Click on the Edit Org Structures, under the Common Tasks section.
3. Click on the New button.
4. Select Org Unit.
5. Maintain the required data for the organizational unit.
6. Click on the Save button.
7. Click on the Activate button.
8. Select Activate Selected and Dependent Structures.

After the activation, a business partner is automatically created for the organizational unit.

It is not possible to change the business partner which is created and linked to an organizational unit. It is also not possible to transfer the existing transactional documents from an existing business partner to another one which was created for an organizational unit.

The system works as expected.

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