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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/performance/td/P000026_buy_from_bp_search_path" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Search path for approved buy-from business partners</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1385470">
         <Level1>Valid for ERP LN FP0, FP1, FP2, FP3, FP4, FP5, FP6, Infor10, 10.2 ERP Enterprise</Level1>
         <Level2>search path for approved buy-from business partners</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1385475">
         <Level1>Effect on CPU</Level1>
         <Level2>search path for approved buy-from business partners</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>On the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0100m300#tdpur0100sDF4" role="groupbox">Buy-from BP Search Orders</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0100m300#tdpur0100sDF5" role="groupbox">Buy-from BP Search Schedules</GUIRef> tabs of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0100m300" role="session">Purchase Contract Parameters (tdpur0100m300)</GUIRef> session, you can enter priority level
		combinations based on which ERP Enterprise searches for approved business partners for purchase orders and
		purchase schedules.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>These search levels are used by <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> in the
		buy-from business partner selection process.</Paragraph>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListIntro>The following steps are completed:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem> 
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> sends the required item (group) and warehouse to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur" role="module">Purchase Control</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur" role="module">Purchase Control</GUIRef> searches for approved suppliers based on the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0100m300#gen.search.path" role="groupbox">Search Path</GUIRef> defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0100m300" role="session">Purchase Contract Parameters (tdpur0100m300)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur" role="module">Purchase Control</GUIRef> sends all valid business partners to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef>, after
		  which <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> selects a buy-from business partner.</ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle> Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>The <Link href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0100m300#tdpur000.sflo.3" role="formfield">Search All Defined Levels</Link> check box determines whether
		  all defined levels must be searched for, or whether ERP Enterprise must stop the search
		  once a valid business partner is found.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
      <Paragraph>However, searching for business partners in many levels,
		decreases performance. To increase performance, limit the number of search
		levels and clear the . <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0100m300#tdpur000.sflo.3" role="manual">Search All Defined Levels</GUIRef> check box.</Paragraph>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle> Performance aspects</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListItem> Effect on CPU: Yes</ListItem>
            <ListItem> Effect on database growth: Not applicable</ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle> Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000159" role="manual">To select external suppliers</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000160" role="manual">To select internal suppliers</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>