Procedure documentation Blocking Business Partners Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

You can block business partners you no longer want to use at given times or as of a specific date. Blocking a business partner blocks both the general business partner and its business partner functions. You cannot assign blocked business partners to patients or cases within the blocking interval. Existing assignments are not affected by blocking the business partner.

Procedure

  1. On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Hospital ® Basic Data Administration ® Business Partners ® General ® Change.

    2. The Change Business Partner: Initial Screen appears. Business partner is selected by default under the Function group header.

  2. Specify the identification key of the business partner, and then choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Display. Alternatively, determine the business partner using the business partner search, and then choose the required record from the resulting hit list.

    3. The Change Business Partner: Entry Screen appears.

  3. Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Record information.

    4. The Change Business Partner: Record Info Screen of the general business partner appears.

  4. Specify the blocking start and end dates. If you want to block a business partner for an indefinite period as of a specific date, enter 12/31/9999 in the Blocked to field.
  5. In the Block. reason field, you can enter a text of any length which explains why the business partner is blocked. If the input field is not long enough, go into the SAPscript text editor by choosing This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.
  6. To return to the general business partner data, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.
  7. Save the data.

You return to the initial screen of the function.

See also:

Displaying the Blocking Interval of the Business Partner

Flagging Business Partners for Deletion