| # Contacts by Opportunity (tdsmi1122m000) Use this session to view, enter, and maintain your contacts by opportunity. Note Before the contact can be linked to an opportunity in the current session, first the contact must be defined in Common in the Contacts (tccom4540m000) session and then the contact must be linked to the business partner in the Contacts by Business Partner (tccom4545m000) session. Business Partner A party with whom you carry out business transactions, for example, a customer or a supplier. You can also define departments within your organization that act as customers or suppliers to your own department as business partners. The business partner definition includes: The organization's name and main address. The language and currency used. Taxation and legal identification data. You address the business partner in the person of the business partner's contact. The business-partner status determines if you can carry out transactions. The transactions type (sales orders, invoices, payments, shipments) is defined by the business partner's role. Role of BP Indicates the relationship between your organization and the business partner. The role defines the types of transactions you can carry out with the business partner. The business partners with different roles are linked by a common parent business-partner. Examples of business-partner roles: Sold-to business partner Pay-by business partner Opportunity A group of activities, executed in the same period, that relate to the same business partner for promotion, sales, and distribution of a product or service. Contact The person employed by your business partner's organization, with whom you discuss business transactions. For example, you address questions, quotations, and follow-up calls, direct mail, and promotional gifts to the contact. The contact's data include the name, telephone number, e-mail address, and other details. Job Title The code which identifies the job title in LN. A contact's task in an opportunity can differ from a contact's usual job. Text If this check box is selected, a text is present. |