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Object documentation Bank Details Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Definition

Contain all the data for the bank accounts of a business partner.

Use

You can enter any number of bank details for each business partner.  

The bank and the account can be clearly identified in the system by means of the country key of the bank, the bank key and the bank account number. If the bank referred to does not already exist in the system, you should enter it in the system when you create the bank details.

The bank data contains additional information about the bank in question, for example, the address, and control data, such as the bank routing number.

Furthermore you have the possibility to define an international bank account number (IBAN) in the bank details.

You can:

·        Generate an IBAN for bank details and transfer it to your bank data

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You have to trigger this generation explicitly using the pushbutton Maintain IBAN in the column IBAN in the SAP GUI.

You can recognize whether an IBAN has been defined, because the icon on the pushbutton changes color and the quick info reads IBAN Maintained.

·        Derive bank details from an IBAN that you know of, and enter the relevant bank details ID

In addition, you can carry out a change for bank details, or plan this change for the future. Processes that access the ID of the source bank details are automatically forwarded to the ID of the target bank details from the change date. For more information on carrying out a change, see Executing a Move and a Change.

Integration

Read programs can be used to import bank master data from an external data medium to the database. For more information, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) under Bank Directory ® Bank Directory Data Transfer.

You can make settings for bank data checks in Customizing of SAP NetWeaver under General Settings ® Set Countries ® Set Country-Specific Checks.

Example

Changing Bank Details

You are informed on the 01.05.2005 that the business partner Hanson p.l.c. will change to the Deutsche Bank on the 01.08.2005. You create the new bank details of Hanson p.l.c. with the validity start date of the 01.08.2005. You also create a change with the change date of the 01.08.2005 and the new bank details. The system automatically restricts the validity of the old bank details to one day before the change date.

If a process accesses the old bank details, the system determines the data for the new bank details by means of the ID of the old bank details.

 

 

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