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Object documentation Industry Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Definition

Categorization of business partners (of the business partner category Organization) according to their industries.

Use

You can assign various industries to a business partner, after making the corresponding settings for these industries in Customizing.

The assignment of business partners to industries provides you with another characteristic for identifying business partners.

Conditions that apply to specific countries or industries can be represented using an industry system. The use of industry systems defined according to different criteria allows you to carry out analyses of business partners, for example.

Integration

Make the necessary settings in the Implementation Guide (IMG) in Customizing of the Business Partner under Organizations ® Maintain Industry Systems and Industries.

 

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