SAP ABAP Data Element /IWBEP/EPM_BP_ROLE (NW Demo Model: Business Partner Role)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_GWFND (Software Component) SAP Gateway Foundation
   ⤷ OPU-BSE-SDE (Application Component) Gateway SAP Data Enablement
     ⤷ /IWBEP/EPM_COMMON (Package) OData Channel - Sample Application - EPM - Common

Basic Data

Data Element	/IWBEP/EPM_BP_ROLE
Short Description	NW Demo Model: Business Partner Role

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type		Direct Type Entry
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	3
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	3
Value Table

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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	BP Role
Medium	20	Role
Long	21	Business Partner Role
Heading	21	Business Partner Role

Documentation

Definition

Business Partner Role is the rights and obligations that can be taken on by a business partner in different business transactions.

Use

You can use the business partner role to carry out a business classification of a business partner.

Dependencies

Example

You are an employee in the sales department of the company Smith p.l.c. You have made contact with Ms. Lopez at Hansen p.l.c. You would like to send her information about your existing products. You create the following business partner master data:

• A master data record for a business partner with the name #Hansen p.l.c.# with the BP role Prospect, for which you define the required validity data. You create the central data and the address.
• A master record for a business partner with the name #Ms. Lopez# with the BP role Contact Person, as well the role#s validity. You create the central data, the address and the relationship #is contact person of# at Hansen p.l.c.

Three months later, Hansen p.l.c. places an order. The invoice should be sent to the parent company, Hansen and Sons, to be settled. You create the following new business partner master data:

• You create the role Prospect and assign Hansen p.l.c. the role Sold-To Party. This role is valid from the day of the order. You create sales and shipping data for a specific sales area.
• A master record for a business partner with the name #Hansen and Sons# with the BP roles Bill-To-Party and Payer. You create the central data, the address, the bank details and the billing data.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20131122
SAP Release Created in	200