Business Partner Master Data: General Tab
Use this tab to enter general information about a business partner.
To access the tab, choose 
Business Partners
Business Partner Master Data
General
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General Tab Fields
Specify the communication details of the business partner.
If you have Microsoft’s automatic phone dialer installed, you can press CTRL+TAB to automatically dial the numbers in the telephone fields. End of the note. |
NoteSpecify a shipping type for the business partner. The shipping type will be displayed in every new document created for this business partner. |
Specify a password for e-commerce applications that integrate with SAP Business One. |
If required, assign a factoring indicator (both code and name) for the business partner. The indicator is automatically inserted as the default value in invoices and can be displayed in the account statements. |
Select a project to associate with the business partner. |
Name of the default contact person specified on the |
Specify any additional identification number for the business partner. |
An ID to be used in case the company is part of group of companies or a child company connected to a parent company. |
Type here the company registration number of the business partner. This number is used as a means of identification in contacts with government authorities and other organizations. |
Specify any additional information related to the business partner. |
For customers, select the default sales employee. For vendors,
select the default buyer |
Specify a commission for the sales employee, either by entering
a commission percentage for
To define commission groups, choose End of the note. |
Specify a business partner serving as the channel partner of this customer. The channel partner will be automatically displayed in documents created for the customer.
Relevant for customers only. End of the note. |
Specify a default technician (employee) for the customer.
Relevant for customers only. End of the note. |
Specify the territory to which this customer belongs.
Relevant for customers only. End of the note. |
Represents an address or business partner. This field is alphanumeric and 50 characters long. The GLN displayed in this form is retrieved from the |
Specify the trading partner details by adding Sender and Recipient IDs. |
The company or business partner sending the document. This field is alphanumeric and 50 characters long. |
The company or business partner receiving the document from the sender. This field is alphanumeric and 50 characters long. |
If the business partner is located abroad and you want to print documents in his local language, specify the required language. By default, the company language is displayed.
Before you print documents for foreign business partners, ensure that the foreign language fields have been translated. End of the note.
The field is only displayed if you have selected End of the note. |
Displays the no. of the campaign from which this business partner is generated. To view the campaign, choose the |
Displays additional fields that allow you to define a period in which the business partner is active.
When a business partner exceeds its active period, you can no longer post sales or purchasing documents for this business partner. However, you can create draft documents. End of the note. |
Displays additional fields that allow you to lock the business partner for a specified period.
You cannot post sales or purchasing documents for a locked business partner. End of the caution. |
CautionChoose to open the
This field is available only if you have enabled multiple branches. For more information, see Working with Multiple Branches. End of the note. |