Master Data at the Business Location Type Level
Use
As certain business location master data is not related to the type of business carried out at a business location or is relevant to all retail network business types, you can enter such general data at the business location type level.
Prerequisites
The exact configuration of the screens used for the maintenance of business location master data is defined in Customizing for the Industry Solution Oil & Gas (Downstream). For more information, see
Screen Configuration for Business Location Master Data.You can also create your own screens. For more information, see
User-Defined Data for Business Locations.
Features
You can display and maintain the following business location master data at the general level:
- Address, history and object status information. The screen containing this data is always present, regardless of business location type.
- Control data. You assign:
- A process control group. This determines which processes can be carried out at a location and the parameters for process prerequisites and the process control application log. For more information, see
Process Control.
A location margins procedure. This determines which margin procedure the system applies when you use the
Two-Dimensional Price Maintenance Tool.
A conversion group. This defines how the system converts field values received by or transmitted from interfaces to external systems. In Customizing for the Industry Solution Oil & Gas (Downstream), you define conversion groups by choosing SSR
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Interface Configuration
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Define conversion groups. You can assign a conversion group at location type level or at business type level. Business type assignments have priority over assignments at the general level.
The ID of the logical system used for transfer of data to the location
- Location area assignment. For more information, see
Geographical Grouping of Business Locations.
Storage Object Characteristics (SOC)
Site Control Parameters (SCP)
Object Links
Partner Role Assignments
Location status. The location status determines the range of processes available for a business location. In Customizing for the Industry Solution Oil & Gas (Downstream), you define which processes are available for each status by choosing SSR
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Business location master data
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Business Location Attributes
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Define business location status codes Company code. This is required to enable payment card handling for the location, as all payment card types to be handled are assigned to company codes. You assign payment card types to company codes in Customizing for the Industry Solution Oil & Gas (Downstream). This entry is not used to check other company code assignments, such as those for any assets or cost centers that you create
Object Links for.
Location attributes. For informational purposes, you can assign a brand name, and value indicators to a business location. You define location attributes in Customizing for the Industry Solution Oil & Gas (Downstream) by choosing SSR
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Business location master data
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Business Location Attributes and then the relevant step.
Payment card data. For more information, see
Assigning Payment Cards to Business Locations.
Long texts. For more information, see
Long Text Processing for Business Locations.
Some of the data listed above is also available at business type level. For example, you may want to use object linking to link the business location to a plant at the general level and to a storage location at the fuels business type level.
Activities
For information about entering business location master data at the general level, see
Creating a Business Location Master Record.