BAS determine the formatting routine of an address based on the recipient country. To enable the system to do this, you assign a formatting routine to each country using the address layout key field in
Customizing. The field accepts a three-digit numeric key. For many countries, this key has already been predefined in the standard SAP System.This key is called formatting key in the following.
There are two number ranges:
For countries for which no formatting key has been maintained, the system uses a standard format that corresponds to formatting routine 010.
In the country settings, you can also maintain the vehicle country key. This key is then used as a postal code prefix for some European countries (see
Country Formatting).