Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component⤷
BC-SRV-BP (Application Component) Business Partner Foundation⤷
S_BUPA_GENERAL (Package) SAP Business Partner: Basic Components
Basic Data
| Data Element | BU_DFTYP |
| Short Description | Differentiation Type |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | BU_DFTYP | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 2 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 2 | |
| Value Table | TBZ0D |
Further Characteristics
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| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Diff.Type |
| Medium | 15 | Diff.Type |
| Long | 20 | Differentiation Type |
| Heading | 3 | Dif |
Documentation
Definition
The differentiation type is a specification used internally that defines which characteristics are used to differentiate otherwise identical objects.
The differentiation type is a combination of organizational units or other distinguishing definition proportions.
Example
- 1 Company code
- 10 Company code, product type, currency
- 14 Energy type
Supplementary Documentation - BU_DFTYP 0002
Use
The differentiation type is the criterion according to which the business partner relationships of a business partner relationship category are subdivided in greater detail. You can thus make a finer differentiation as to the relationship a business partner has with another business partner.
Supplementary Documentation - BU_DFTYP 0003
Use
The differentiation type is the criterion according to which the business partner role definitions of a business partner role definition category are subdivided in greater detail. You can thus make a finer differentiation as to which business partner is assuming a role for another business partner.
Examples
- In company code 0001 business partner 2 is the alternative payer for business partner 1.
- In company code 0002 business partner 3 is the alternative payer for business partner 1.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20110908 |
| SAP Release Created in |
