Business Address Services (BC-SRV-ADR)

Implementation Considerations

Basics

Mapping of Application Addresses

Address-Independent Communication Data

Access to BAS Addresses

BAS Tables

Where-Used Lists

Address Groups

Designated Application Objects

Working with the BAS

Preparing to Work with the BAS

Maintenance of Addresses

Creation of Addresses

Changing Addresses

Displaying Addresses

Maintenance of Where-Used Lists

Structure of the Where-Used List

Logical Table Names in Where-Used Lists

Creating Where-Used Lists

Deleting Where-Used Lists and Addresses

Function Modules for Deleting References

Function Modules for Deleting Addresses

Deleting Addresses with One or More Owners

Deleting Addresses Without Owners

Using BAS Standard Dialogs

Notes on Lock Management

Address Management in People-Centric UI

Integrating the Address Controller

Involved Objects

Class CL_BSP_MODEL_ACCESS_ADDRESS

Class CL_BSP_ADDRESS_PARAMETERS

Class CL_BSP_ADDRESS_GLOBAL_PARAM

Working with Addresses

Additional Functions

Controlling Message Handling

Synchronizing Fields with the Application

More Than One Address Controller in the Same Application

Using the Address Functionality Without the Address Controller

Enabling Duplicate Checks with Third-Party Tools

Blocking Personal Data

Communication Data

Identifiers "Mobile Phone" and "SMS-Enabled"

Identifier "SMS-Enabled"

Identifier "Mobile Phone"

Time-Dependent Communication Data

Basic Technical Concepts

Function Module ADDR_COMM_DATA_VALIDITY_CHANGE

Changes to Interfaces of Existing Function Modules

General Maintenance Modules

Modules in Dialog Maintenance

BAPI Function Modules

Converting to Time-Dependent Maintenance

Changes to Dialog Behavior

Address Checks

Consistency Checks and Formal Checks

Fields of the Postal Address Structure

Name Components, Forms of Address, and so on

Postal Address Data Plausibility Checks

Country Table T005

Checking Communication Data

Telephone and Fax Checks

E-Mail Address Checks

Pager Checks

URI Checks

Standard Communication Method Checks

SAP Regional Structure

Checks Against the SAP Regional Structure

Objects of the Regional Structure

City

Street

Postal Code

House Names in the Regional Structure

Activating House Names

Maintaining Reference Data

Manually Changing Reference Data

Transport Connection for the SAP Regional Structure

Quarterly Adjustment

Report RSADRLSM02

Report RSADRQU1

Report RSADRQU2

Report RSADRQU3

Checks Using Business Add-Ins

Information on Release Statuses in R/3 and CRM

Implementation of Business Add-Ins

Steps to Activate BAdI Implementations

Postal Check

Business Add-In ADDRESS_CHECK

Reference Structure ADRC_STRUC

System Behavior when Errors and Messages Are Output

Duplicate Check and Error-Tolerant Search

Business Add-In ADDRESS_UPDATE

Business Add-In ADDRESS_SEARCH

Integrating the BAdI ADDRESS_SEARCH in Applications

Duplicate Check

Error-Tolerant Search

Initial Structure of Index Pool for Error-Tolerant Search

Division into Index Pools, and Control Tables for the Search

SAP Customizing of the Index Pool

Behavior During Partner Component Downtime

Restrictions

Connection to the Business Information Warehouse (BW)

Customizing Activities

Determination of Fields for Error-Tolerant Search

Customizing

International Settings

International Address Versions

Print Formatting for Addresses

Print Preview

Settings

General Formatting Rules

Basic Pattern

Name Formatting

Street and P.O. Box Formatting

Street Line Output

Examples

City Formatting

Country Formatting

Usage of the Region Field

Usage of the Function Field

Integration into the Application

Customer-Specific Settings

Customer Exits

Adapting Forms for Time Dependency

Screen Layout

Activating Different Screen Templates

Screen Template and Print Formatting for Japan

Addresses of Customizing Objects

Customizing Objects Using Address Functionality

Address Maintenance in Customizing

Integration of Address Maintenance for a Customizing Table

Adjusting the Generic Address Maintenance Dialog

Transporting Customizing Addresses

Transports as of Release 4.6

Shadow Tables (as of Release 4.6)

Transports Prior to Release 4.6

Data Conversions

Releases Affected

Downtime Reduction (Prestep Process)

Creation of the Where-Used List

Conversion of the Address Groups

Data Conversion for Release 4.0

Tables Affected

Applications Affected

Applications Not Affected

Data Conversion for Release 4.5

Tables Affected

Applications Affected

Notes on Upgrade Preparation

Distributing Addresses Using ALE

Business Address Services and ALE

Message Types and IDoc Types of BAS

IDoc Type ADRMAS02 for Address Type 1

IDoc Type ADR2MAS02 for Address Type 2

IDoc Type ADR3MAS for Address Type 3

Process Flow of Distribution

Outbound Processing

Sending Data Directly

Sending Data by Evaluating Change Pointers

Inbound Processing

Settings in ALE Customizing

Addresses in User Administration

Integration of the BAS

Application Tables

Maintenance of Address Data

Assigning Company Addresses

Prior to Release 4.6

System Behavior if Users are Deleted

Maintaining Communication Data

Time Zones of Users and Associated Companies

Program Access to User Addresses

Distributing Users with Their Addresses

Handling Addresses Using Client Copy

Profiles in the Client Copy

Handling Address Data in Copy Profiles