Hierarchy
SAP_HRCNL (Software Component) Sub component SAP_HRCNL of SAP_HR⤷
PA-PA-NL (Application Component) Netherlands⤷
PB05 (Package) HR Master Data: Netherlands
Basic Data
| Data Element | P05EIR_BIC |
| Short Description | BIC (Bank Indentifier Code) |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | CHAR11 | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 11 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 11 | |
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Further Characteristics
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| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 3 | BIC |
| Medium | 3 | BIC |
| Long | 3 | BIC |
| Heading | 3 | BIC |
Documentation
Definition
A unique identifier for banks involved in international financial transactions.
Use
A BIC is used to identify the receiving financial institution in an international payment. It is used together with the International Bank Account Number (IBAN), which identifies the beneficiary.
A BIC contains 8 to 11 alphanumeric characters and it can comprise the following elements:
- Bank code
- Country code
- Location code
- Branch code
The system displays the number that you enter in the SWIFT Code for International Payments field in the Change Bank (FI02) transaction. To access this transaction, in the Easy Access menu, choose Accounting -> Financial Accounting -> Banks -> Master Data -> Bank Master Record -> Change.
Dependencies
Example
An example of a bank identifier code for a financial institution in the Netherlands is as follows:
INGBNL2A
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20130529 |
| SAP Release Created in |
