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Background documentation BW Export File  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Technical name: BIC0CDBEXPnnn.ASCII, where nnn stands for a numeric counter (D&B Marketing Universe for SAP BW solution), DBFILE.ASCII or a user-defined name (D&B Vendor/Customer Analytics for SAP BW solution)

If you are using the D&B Marketing Universe for SAP BW solution, the BW Export file contains address and sales revenue information on all of your customers and business partners (if a SAP CRM system is involved). The BW Export file is generated using a standard BW query.

If you are using the D&B Vendor/Customer for SAP BW solution, the BW Export file contains address information and the purchase amount of each vendor, such as sales for each customer. The BW Export file is generated using a standard BW export program that is based on a standard BW query.

The file is then sent to D&B used to carry out the matching process.

File Structure

Field

Description

Type

Length

DBSOURSYST

BW source system ID

CHAR

2

DBDATAID

Customer ID or Vendor ID

CHAR

10

BPARTNER

Business partner ID

CHAR

10

DB_FILLER

Customer defined filler

CHAR

50

NAME

Name/Text of DBDATAID

CHAR

40

NAME2

Business Name 2

CHAR

40

NAME3

Business Name 3

CHAR

40

STREET

Street Name and Number

CHAR

70

CITY

City/Province

CHAR

40

REGION

Region Code

CHAR

3

COUNTRY

Country Code

CHAR

3

PHONE

Telephone Number

CHAR

30

DBDUNS_NUM

D-U-N-S Number

CHAR

9

P.O. BOX

P.O. Box

CHAR

10

POSTCD_GIS

Postal Code / Zip Code (Address)

CHAR

10

POSTCD_BOX

Postal Code / Zip Code (P.O. box)

CHAR

10

TAX_NUMB

Tax Number

CHAR

16

INV_RC_VAL

Invoice Amount (1)

DEC

20

INV_RC_VALCURR

Local Currency (Invoice Amount)

CHAR

5

ORDER_VAL

Effective purchase order value, only filled within the D&B Vendor/Customer Analytics for SAP BW scenario

DEC

20

ORDER_VALCURR

Currency (effective purchase order value)

CHAR

5

DB_ACTION

Action Flag (2)

CHAR

1

 

(1) Invoice amount as at posting date. Derived from Purchasing InfoCube 0PUR_C01 (D&B Vendor/Customer Analytics for SAP BW) or from Sales InfoCube 0SD_C03 (D&B Marketing Universe for SAP BW). Converted into one currency, no decimal places transferred.

(2) Only used within the D&B Vendor/Customer Analytics for SAP BW scenario. The action flag influences processing on D&B’s side. It is set during the export process according to your choices:

M = Match. Usually set for new or changed records

R = Refresh. Set with no identification of change

N = No match required. Set if another refresh is not required, either if a match has previously failed or if the last refresh has been relatively recent

 

 

 

 

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