Hierarchy
SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component⤷
CA-BK (Application Component) Bank⤷
BF (Package) FI Cross-application Objects
Basic Data
| Data Element | BNKEY |
| Short Description | Name of the bank key |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | BNKEY | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 1 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 1 | |
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Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 0 | |
| Medium | 15 | Bank Key |
| Long | 20 | Bank Key |
| Heading | 15 | Bank Key |
Documentation
Definition
In this field, you determine how the bank key for banks is assigned in the respective country. The fields for the bank country and the bank key are used for identifying a bank in the R/3 System. The address data of a bank, for example, is stored using these keys.
Banks are normally managed using their bank number; the bank number is then also used for the control data of the bank (bank key "1").
Bank key "2" (managing the bank data using the account number) is obsolete and is only supported for reasons of compatability. You should choose one of the following alternatives:
For data medium exchange, it can be useful to be able to enter banks of foreign customers/vendors without bank numbers, even if there are bank numbers in the country concerned. In such cases, the bank key can be assigned internally (bank key "3").
If the bank data is to be managed using a different key such as the SWIFT code, you can also specify an external number assignment (bank key "4").
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 19980909 |
| SAP Release Created in |
