Creating an object type referencing GUID

[Hilsbos, Margaret A]

Hi Paul,

Thanks for your reply. I have found that function module but I am afraid I don't know how to use it to accomplish my purpose. 

I am trying to create a custom object that can be triggered by the user status in the business object. BSVZ wants a 32-character GUID like BBP_BOR_KEY.GUID. This means that the Business Partner object types (BUS1006 and subtypes) cannot be linked to a status profile in BSVZ, because the key of those objects is BUT000.PARTNER, which is not compatible with BBP_BOR_KEY.GUID - ** never mind that the object type for the profile is declared as business partner in BS02! ** 

So next I try to create a  custom business object type that uses the GUID as key.  But here I find that the GUID field is stored as data type "RAW" even though it displays as 32 characters.  When creating a key for a business object type, if I try to use the field for the GUID, I get error message OL387 "Only ABAP data types C, N, D and T are permitted as key fields". 

My question is, how do I create a custom business object type for business partner, with a key that is compatible to BBP_BOR_KEY.GUID (32-char GUID) so that I can trigger an event off the user status? 

Thanks,

Margaret


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Hi Margaret,

You can use the function module BBP_BUPA_GET_NUMBER to convert a 10-char
Business Partner number into 32-char GUID or a 16-raw GUID.

cheers,
Paul



                                                                                                                                         
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Hello all,

Please somebody help!  I am desperately trying to build a workflow in CRM
4.0 (WAS 6.20) and I keep running into the problem that *everything* in CRM
is apparently based on a GUID - except of course the delivered business
object types for Business Partner!  However, in BSVZ the linkage will not
accept the business partner object types.

I have written an OSS message on this but so far the response is not
promising.  I am trying to do a workaround.  I looked at the table CRM_JCDS
and saw that the GUID is part of the key for that table. However when I try
to create a business object type with CRM_JCDS (I know, is this crazy?) it
turns out the GUID is stored as RAW, not CHAR - and therefore is not usable
in a business object type key.

YET, there are plenty of delivered business object types in CRM that use a
GUID as the key, just *not* business partner.

I need to find some way to trigger the workflow based on a status change to
business partner. Why is this so hard? I do not have programming resources
available at this time and my own programming skills are limited.  Can
anyone help or are we just out of luck until I learn more ABAP?

This seems so basic that I must be missing something.  I posted this
question awhile ago and no one responded. I hope I have better luck this
time - thanks to anyone who can help!

Margaret Hilsbos
(215) 299-5630


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