This component represents business partners who participate in the business processes of Real Estate Management.

This component is an absolute requirement for the following RE components:

• Rental
• Third-party management
• Correspondence

A business partner can be one of the following:

• a natural person
• an organization (legal person)

Role categories determine, in combination with the real estate-specific application, the exact function of the partner within the business transactions. Several role categories can be assigned to one business partner.

The role category can be given a further, detailed level of description by using freely definable role types.