SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3830828 - Fiori value help shows outdated supplier name while classic apps show correct description

Symptom

  • The supplier description appears correct in the Business Partner app and classic transactions (for example, ME51N, ME21N).
  • In the Manage Purchase Order app and in Manage Purchase Requisitions Professional app, the supplier is shown with a different name in the value help (match code/search help).

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Open the Manage Purchase Order app.
  2. In a supplier input field, open the value help (search help/match code).
  3. Search for the supplier using known attributes (for example, the id or postal code).
  4. Observe that the name displayed in the value help differs from the name shown in the Business Partner app or classic transactions (Create Purchase Requisitions/Create Purchase Order- Advanced apps)

Cause

The Fiori value help reads from a search index that did not refresh after rapid consecutive supplier name changes, leaving an outdated name in the index while the Business Partner record shows the updated name.

Resolution

  1. Open the Business Partner app and navigate to the affected supplier.
  2. Perform a non-impactful update and save (for example, save without changes or adjust a non-critical field) to initiate reindexing.
  3. Wait 2–3 minutes.
  4. Retest the supplier value help in Manage Purchase Order (and Manage Purchase Requisition) to confirm the correct name is shown.

This will trigger a re-index of the supplier record and should correct the name displayed in the value help.

Keywords

fiori value help, search help, matchcode, supplier name mismatch, vendor description, outdated supplier name, business partner app, manage purchase order, manage purchase requisition, search index, reindex, stale index, supplier name change, value help cache, name inconsistency , KBA , MM-PUR-PO-2CL , Purchase Orders (Public Cloud) , LO-MD-BP-2CL , Business Partners for Public Cloud , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions