BUT000 partner not created via function 'BAPI_BPCONSUMER_CREATE'

Question

Dear all,
Hope you can help me. In a batch job we create business partners via function 'BAPI_BPCONSUMER_CREATE'. When the creation is succesfull the partner_number can be found in table BUT000. <u>Sometimes</u> however function 'BAPI_BPCONSUMER_CREATE' has been executed correctly (this means no errors/warnings in table 'ret') the partner_number is not present in the BUT000 table although the function 'BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT' has been executed.
When I check the BUT000 table afterwards there is a gap in the partner number numbering. You can see the abap code below.
Has anyone seen this before? Thank you in advance for your help.
With kind regards,
Simon Tol, Bose IS
    CLEAR partner_number.
    CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_BPCONSUMER_CREATE'
      EXPORTING
        partner_group               = 'Z001'
        partner_category            = '1'
        partner_central_data        = bupa_central
        central_data_person         = cpperson
        partner_addr                = cpaddress
        duplicate_message_type_addr = 'S'
      IMPORTING
        businesspartner             = partner_number
      TABLES
        partner_tel_addr            = cpadtel
        partner_fax_addr            = cpadfax
        partner_email_addr          = cpadsmtp
        return                      = ret.
    LOOP AT ret WHERE type = 'E' OR type = 'A'.
      PERFORM make_message USING 'I' ret-id ret-number ret-message_v1 ret-message_v2
                                                             ret-message_v3 ret-message_v4.
      PERFORM make_message USING 'E' '00' '208' 'Error: Prospect not created' '' '' ''.
    ENDLOOP.
    IF sy-subrc <> 0.
      CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT'
        EXPORTING
          wait = 'X'.
      IF send_to_r3 IS INITIAL.
        CONCATENATE 'Prospect' partner_number 'created.' INTO msg
                                               SEPARATED BY space.
      ELSE.
        CONCATENATE 'Consumer' partner_number 'created.' INTO msg
                                         SEPARATED BY space.
      ENDIF.
      PERFORM make_message USING 'S' '00' '208' msg '' '' ''.
      CLEAR but000.
      SELECT SINGLE * FROM but000 WHERE partner = partner_number.
      IF sy-subrc <> 0.
        CONCATENATE 'Error: Partner'                   
                    partner_number
                    'Partner not created, date/time'
                    sy-datum
                    sy-uzeit
                    INTO msg
        SEPARATED BY space.
        PERFORM make_message USING 'E' '00' '208' msg '' '' ''.
        PERFORM make_message USING 'E' '00' '208' 'Error: Partner not created' '' '' ''.
        gv_partner =  partner_number.
        return.
      ENDIF.

Answer 1

Thank you very much for the helpful answers.
The problem  is solved.
'BAPI_EQUI_CREATE' needs a commit to make an entry in the Database.
CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_EQUI_CREATE'
EXPORTING
  external_number    = equipmentnummer
  data_general       = data_general1
  data_specific      = data_specific1
DATA_FLEET         = data_fleet1
VALID_DATE         = valid_date1
  data_install       = data_install1
IMPORTING
  equipment         = equipment1
  data_general_exp  = data_general_exp1
data_specific_exp = data_specific_exp1
data_fleet_exp    = data_fleet_exp1
return            = return1 .
DATA: ld_wait      LIKE  bapita-wait.             
ld_wait = 'X' .
CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT'
  EXPORTING
    wait = ld_wait.