Business Partner Relationship Category

Definition

The business partner relationship category determines the business-related characteristics of a relationship between business partners.

Use

With the help of relationship categories you can define temporary contact persons and contact persons for a company, as well as certain data on members of a shared living arrangement or marriage. The latter might be necessary for liability reasons.

‘Relationship’ is the term used if a relationship category contains information on concrete business partners.

The business partner relationship categories that can be selected depend on the business partner category and on the BP role.

A distinction is made between one-way (unidirectional) and two-way (bi-directional) relationship categories.

·        In the case of a one-way relationship category, a relationship exists from a business partner (1) to a business partner (2), but not the other way round.

The enterprise Miller & Co (BP 1) has the employee Mr. Smith (BP 2); Mr. Smith, however, does not have the employee Miller & Co.

·        In the case of a two-way relationship category, a relationship exists from a business partner (1) to a business partner (2), and the other way round.

Mr. and Mrs. Meyer are married. Mrs. Meyer is married to Mr. Meyer and Mr. Meyer is married to Mrs. Meyer.

An extension of relationship categories by adding attributes is possible. You can also create your own relationship categories.

Integration

You make the necessary settings in the Implementation Guide (IMG) in Customizing of the Business Partner under Business Partner Relationships ® Basic Settings ®Properties of Business Partner Relationship Categories.