Retail Network Business Type

Use

You assign a retail network business type to a business location to supplement the control of screen output and processing options provided by the business location type.

Specifically, the assignment of a business type to a location allows you to:

  • Simplify maintenance and display of business location master data by linking screen output to type of business carried out

  • Control Object Links to align these with type of business

  • Align authorization for displaying and maintaining master data with type of business

For example, if you require bulk fuel processing functionality for a location, you assign the corresponding business type to that business location. You can then authorize display and maintenance of fuel-related business location master data to those responsible for this business. By accessing the business location master with that business type, the authorized person can then display or maintain data relating to the fuels business (for example, meter data, competitor list, and price control data). If further types of business, such as car wash facilities and convenience store retailing, are carried out at the location, you can assign the corresponding business types to enable the appropriate processing and master data maintenance activities.

Prerequisites

In Customizing for the Industry Solution Oil & Gas (Downstream) you must:

  • Define each retail network business type by choosing SSR → Basic Settings → Define retail network business t y pe

  • Assign each retail network business type to one or more business location types by choosing SSR → Business Location Master Data → Business Location Type → Assign business type to business location type

  • Define processing parameters for each business type. For more information, refer to the Basic Settings and Business Location Master Data sections of the Implementation Guide (IMG) for SSR.

  • Configure those screens and data sections of the business location master record that are specific to a business type. For more information, see Screen Configuration for Business Location Master Data .

Define each retail network business type by choosing SSR®Basic Settings®Define retail network business ty peAssign each retail network business type to one or more business location types by choosing SSR®Business Location Master Data®Business Location Type®Assign business type to business location typeDefine processing parameters for each business type. For more information, refer to the BasicSettings and Business Location Master Data sections of the Implementation Guide (IMG) for SSR.Configure those screens and data sections of the business location master record that are specific to a business type. For more information, see Screen Configuration for Business Location Master Data.

Features

By assigning one or more business types to a business location, you also enable those applications available to the SSR Store Workbench for this business type.

Activities

You generate a business type master record from an existing business location. For more information, see Creating a Business Location Master Record . You can then maintain business-specific master data for the location.