General Business Partner Data (SAP Library

General Business Partner Data

Definition

The system stores data that is valid for a business partner irrespective of its function within the general business partner data.

Use

You maintain the general business partner data when maintaining:

The general business partner
A business partner function

The general business partner data comprises the following data:

Names
Address and communication data
Blocking date
External partner number

The 15-figure external partner number lets you store an alphanumeric key that uniquely identifies the business partner in an external system. You can implement checks on the external partner number in the Business Add-In (BAdI) IS-H: Check General Business Partner Data (ISH_BP_CHECK) without having to modify the standard program code.

See also:

Creating General Business Partners

Blocking Business Partners