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Definition

Type of recipient address or sender address. An address type can be one unit (for example, an address name) or several units (for example, a shared distribution list). Some address types determine the communication method used to send the document (for example, an Internet address or a fax number).

Use

When an address is specified, for example on the send screen, the corresponding address type must be assigned. The address type can be entered automatically . The following recipient types are available in the Business Workplace:

Recipient Type

Example

Indicator

Address name

Anne Wilson

SAP user name

Wilsona

B

External address

Edward Miller

A

Private distribution list

Favorite colleagues

P

Shared distribution list

Archiving project

C

Fax number

USA 1 123 456 7890 ( <country code - fax number> )

F

Internet address

anne.wilson@our.company.com

U

Organizational object

Purchasing (Organizational unit)

H

Business object

Office folder

J

Remote SAP name

C11:000:wilson ( <system name:client:name> )

R

X.400 address

g=anne;s=wilson;o=c11;ou1=m000;p=company;a=dbp;c=us

X

LDAP address

C=usa/o=c11/ou=m000/cn=

D

In addition, the following address type is available in the workflow:

Recipient type

Example

Indicator

Organizational object ID

S 50000698

G