Defining business partners

You can define business partners in one of these ways:

• Enter all the business partner details in the Business Partner (tccom4100s000) session.
• Select business partner default details in the Easy Entry Business Partner (tccom4201m000) session.

To set up and use business partner default data, use these sessions:

1. Business Partner Defaults (tccom4101m000)

   Define sets of default details for business partners.

   If at a later date, you want to verify the details in the Business Partner (tccom4100s000) session, you can select the To be Verified check box. When you have verified the details or entered the remaining details, you can clear the check box.

   If you create a new set of default data, LN retrieves the initial default language from the General Company Data (tccom0102s000) session, and the currency and the exchange rate type from the Companies (tcemm1170m000) session.

2. Easy Entry Business Partner (tccom4201m000)

   Enter the business partner code and name.

   In the Business Partner Role field, select the business partner type.

   If you select Customer, LN uses the default details for these business partner roles:

   • Sold To
   • Ship To
   • Invoice To
   • Pay By

   The Invoice To and Pay By check boxes can only be selected if the Financial Roles check box is selected for the customer in the Business Partner Defaults (tccom4101m000) session.

   If you select Supplier, LN uses the default details for these business partner roles:

   • Buy From
   • Ship From
   • Invoice From
   • Pay To

   The Invoice From and Pay To check boxes can only be selected if the Financial Roles check box is selected for the supplier in the Business Partner Defaults (tccom4101m000) session.

   If you select No roles, LN only uses the default details for the business partner master details.

3. Select an address and a contact. If you press Tab, LN displays the address details or the contact details in the corresponding fields.

4. Click Create. LN creates the business partner master data and the business partner roles. You can use the Business Partner (tccom4100s000) session to view and verify the generated details, and to enter details in the non-mandatory fields.