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You may want to add a new supplier in Convergence. Several cases may occur and are explained below.
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General rules
To decide what to do regarding your issue, please read carefully the following cases. If you have any question, feel free to create a Freshdesk ticket : your Service support will answer promptly.
Case 1 - Supplier does not exist in SAP PRS and you don't have a prospect in Convergence
Step 1 - Create a prospect in Convergence and note its SF Internal Key (its unique number in Convergence). See : A1313 - New prospect
Step 2 - Launch a Vendor Workflow and don't forget two things : fill in the SF Internal Key of the corresponding prospect and add Convergence in Target systems.
Step 3 - Your prospect will be converted into a supplier.
Case 2 - Entity does not exist in PRS AND is a prospect in Convergence
Step 1 - Launch a Vendor Workflow and don't forget two things : fill in the SF Internal Key of the corresponding prospect and add Convergence in Target systems.
Step 2 - Your prospect will be converted into a supplier.
Case 3 - Entity exists in PRS and is not a prospect in Convergence
Step 1 - Create an Additional Supplier in Convergence.
Step 2 - They will be converted to supplier by purchasing data.
Case 4 - Entity exists in PRS and is a qualified prospect in Convergence. How do I fix this issue ?
Step 1 - Warn your Service support through a Freshdesk ticket (with the Supplier Code : PRS, RHO or RCS and the Prospect code : SF Internal Key)
Case 5 - Entity does not exist in PRS and is a prospect in Convergence. How do I change turn my prospect into a Supplier Group ?
Please review the situation with your local Convergence support before proceeding.
Step 1 - Launch a Vendor Workflow to create a supplier in PRS without any relation with Convergence : don't fill in the SF Internal Key of the corresponding prospect and don't add Convergence in Target systems.
Step 2 - Warn your Service support through a Freshdesk ticket that you want to transform a prospect into a Supplier Group in Convergence (with the Supplier Code of the supplier you created and with the Prospect code : SF Internal Key)
Your supplier group in Convergence will have the same number as the supplier group of your newly created supplier in PRS.
Case 6 - Entity does not exist in PRS and is a prospect in Convergence. How do I change turn my prospect into an Additional supplier ?
Please review the situation with your local Convergence support before proceeding.
Step 1 - Launch a Vendor Workflow to create a supplier in PRS without any relation with Convergence : don't fill in the SF Internal Key of the corresponding prospect and don't add Convergence in Target systems.
Step 2 - Warn your Service support through a Freshdesk ticket that you want to transform a prospect into an Additional supplier in Convergence (with the Supplier Code of the supplier you created and with the Prospect code : SF Internal Key)
Your Additional supplier in Convergence will have the same supplier group as your newly created supplier in PRS.
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How to ask for assistance?
Dear SalesForce Convergence user,
For any question or issue regarding Convergence, please :
- create a request in Service One with the following information:
- I want to update data in Convergence → Maintain data ownership in CONVERGENCE
- I want to mass upload procurement data → Maintain procurement data in CONVERGENCE
- Process : Data & Analysis
- PTP-Subprocess: Purchasing Tools Support
- PTP-Category: Convergence
For account creation, please refer to here.
Thank you very much,
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