There may be cases where you will need/want to consolidate the business activities carried out with several business partners to specific business partner.

Specify here the business partner to consolidate the transactions of this business partner.

Select to display invoices of business partners that are linked to the same consolidating business partner in the Incoming or Outgoing Payments window.

When the head office pays for all invoices sent for its branches. In a specific payment document, you can select the branch business partner directly.

Select to display deliveries of business partners that are linked to the same consolidating business partner in the Invoice window.

When the head office is invoiced for all deliveries shipped to its branches. In a specific Invoice document, you can select the branch business partner directly.

Opens the Control Accounts window where you set default control accounts for Assets, Open Debts, and in Europe also Down Payments.

Accounts Receivable - The control account to be recorded in all journal entries posted for a customer.

Accounts Payable - The control account to be recorded in all journal entries posted for a vendor.

The default control accounts are defined in the G/L Account Determination window.

If required, specify the planning group for use in the B1iSN integration scenario Liquidity Forecasting. The planning group is used to process the liquidity forecasting report in SAP ERP.

Blocks the issuing of dunning letters for the customer.

Relevant for customers only.

The highest dunning level for the customer.

If the customer is related to an invoice for which level 2 and level 3 dunning letters were sent, the value 3 is displayed.

Relevant for customers only.

The last date when a dunning letter was issued.

Relevant for customers only.

Specify a default 1099 Form to be recorded in all documents related to the vendor.

Relevant for vendors only.

Specify a default 1099 Box to be recorded in all documents related to the vendor.

Relevant for vendors only.

Specify an account to be used when down payment invoice is posted for the business partner. If this field remains empty, the down payment invoice will be posted to the account defined in  Administration Setup Financials G/L Account Determination Sales tab (for Customers) or Purchasing tab (for Vendors) .

Specify a G/L account for bill of exchange discounted.

Specify a G/L account for bill of exchange collection.

Specify a G/L account for unpaid bill of exchange.

Relevant for customers and leads only.

Specify the related business partner. SAP Business One uses the data to prepare confirmation letters. For more information, see Customer Receivables Aging.

You can specify a vendor only if the current business partner is a customer and vice versa. Only one vendor can be linked to a customer and only one customer can be linked to a vendor.

If the related business partner is specified for a given partner, SAP Business One automatically creates an opposite connection. However, if the partner used for a connection is already assigned to another partner, an error message appears.

Optional field that appears only when the BP is vendor.