| # Business Partners (tccom4500m000) Use this session to list business partners, which you can define and modify in the Business Partners (tccom4100s000) details session. Note If you delete a business partner, the business partner's roles, banks, and balances are also deleted. Defining contacts and addresses You can select a business partner and from the appropriate menu, start the: Contacts by Business Partner (tccom4545m000) session to define the contacts by business partner (role). Addresses by Business Partner (tccom4133m000) session to define the addresses by business partner (role). Related topics Business partners To define a business partner 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 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 To be Verified If this check box is selected, you must still verify the business partner's details or status. When you verify the business partner's details or status, clear the check box. Related topics Business partner default data Parent Business Partner The parent business partner. Search Key The search key for the business partner. Related topics To use search keys Address Code A full set of addressing details, which include the postal address, access numbers for telephone, fax, and telex, e-mail and Internet address, identification for taxation purposes, and routing information. Last Modification Date The date and time at which the business partner was updated. Creation Date The date and time at which the business partner was defined. Created by The user who defined the business partner. |