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APIs for VTBSTA3 (Standing Instructions Authorizations)
Have you found yourself in the difficult situation of needing to mass-create or replicate/distribute VTBSTA3 data (the standing instructions authorizations that are part of the EA-FINSERV extension of the company code data of the Financial Services Business Partner)? Until recently the only way to maintain VTBSTA3 data other than through transaction BP used to be via Direct Input, i.e. function module FTB_BUPA_DARK_MAINTAIN_INTERN.

You may wonder why there is no DATA segment, only DATA_KEY, and the field AUTHOR is nowhere to be found. The reason is that the only permitted value is ‘X’. Entries with AUTHOR = space must not occur on the database. The API will set VTBSTA3-AUTHOR to ‘X’ internally, there is nothing for you to do. If you wish to express that a combination is not authorized, delete the line, do not attempt to set AUTHOR to space.
In addition to the API the table is being included in the business partner replication service {http://sap.com/xi/SAP_BS_FND/MDG/Global2}BusinessPartnerSUITEBulkReplicateRequest_In.
Now with this new API and enterprise service integration you will have a much easier time when you need to mass-create or replicate VTBSTA3 data. If you have questions you can comment here or ask in the SAP Q&A Community under the FIN Treasury tag.
Hi Everyone,
Any loading mechanism which migrates Business Partner Financial Instruments data for corresponding tables like VTBSTC1, VTBSTA1,VTBSTA3 (Standing Instructions Authorizations) ?
Currently using SECATT script (Created recording for FI Standing instructions using BP Tcode).
Any standard way of loading for the above mentioned tables ?
Appreciate your help.
Thanks
The standard way so far is Direct Input (“Dark Maintain”).
Hi Monika,
Thanks for your reply.
I coudn't find the Direct Input method in LSMW.
Do we have any documentation or SAP Note ?
Thanks.
I am not aware of a great documentation, I would search for "business partner" "direct input" on sap.com or look for examples with FTB_BUPA_DARK_MAINTAIN_INTERN.
Or stick with your recording for now and wait for the APIs / complex interface to come out for VTBSTA1, 2, 4 and C1, too.
It is now available: https://blogs.sap.com/2023/05/17/apis-for-vtbstc1-standing-instructions-payment-details-vtbsta1-si-assignments-vtbsta2-si-correspondences-and-vtbsta4-si-derived-flows/