SAP ABAP Data Element BU_GROUP (Business Partner Grouping)

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_GROUP
Short Description	Business Partner Grouping

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	BU_GROUP
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	4
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	4
Value Table	TB001

Further Characteristics

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Parameter ID	BPP
Default Component name	PARTNERGROUP
Change document	☑
No Input History	☐
Basic direction is set to LTR	☐
No BIDI Filtering	☐

Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Grouping
Medium	12	Grouping
Long	20	Grouping
Heading	4	Grp.

Documentation

Definition

Classification assigned when creating a business partner.

Use

Assign each business partner to a grouping when you create the business partner. The grouping determines the number range. You cannot change the assignment afterwards.

You can define the groupings, their descriptions, the associated number range and other attributes in Customizing.

You can define standard groupings for the internal and the external number assignment.

Procedure

Examples

Dependencies

For each grouping create a number range.

When you create a business partner, the entry in the grouping field determines whether and how an entry is made in the business partner number field.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20110908
SAP Release Created in