Buy-from Business Partner (tccom4120s000)Use this session to view, enter, and maintain buy-from business partners You can start this session from:
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Buy-from Business Partner The business partner from whom you order goods or services; this usually represents a supplier's sales department. The definition includes the default price and discount agreements, purchase-order defaults, delivery terms, and the related ship-from and invoice-from business partner. Address The buy-from business partner's address. Address Line 1 The first part of the address, as defaulted from the Address Line 1 field in the Addresses (tccom4130s000) session. Address Line 2 The second part of the address, as defaulted from the Address Line 2 field in the Addresses (tccom4130s000) session. Address Line 3 The third part of the address, as defaulted from the Address Line 3 field in the Addresses (tccom4130s000) session. Address Line 4 The fourth part of the address, as defaulted from the Address Line 4 field in the Addresses (tccom4130s000) session. Address Line 5 The fifth part of the address, as defaulted from the Address Line 5 field in the Addresses (tccom4130s000) session. Address Line 6 The sixth part of the address, as defaulted from the Address Line 6 field in the Addresses (tccom4130s000) session. Business Phone The phone number at the business address. Note If a full business phone number is specified, based on the field values in the Phone Number Data group box of the Countries (tcmcs0110s000) session, the full number is automatically split in the Business Phone Number Details (Buy-from BP) (tccom4120s200) session. Click the Details button to start this session. Primary Contact The business partner's primary contact. Note If this field is filled, the buy-from business partner is also linked to the contact in the Business Partner Roles by Contact (tccom4546m000) session. Primary Contact The contact's full name. Text Use this field to enter a text related to the buy-from business partner. Business Partner Status The status assigned to the business partner, which determines the actions that can be carried out for the business partner. For example, you cannot specify a sales order for a business partner with status Prospect, or ship goods to a business partner with status Inactive. If there are outstanding sales orders or open invoices for the business partner, you cannot change the status from Active to Prospect. Allowed values From The date and time when this status takes effect. If you leave this field empty, the status takes effect immediately. To The expiry date and time of the business partner's status. If you leave this field empty, the status continues. Created by The user who defined the buy-from business partner. Creation Date The date the business partner data, business partner role data, or business partner address data was created. Last Modified by The user who last modified the business partner data, business partner role data, or business partner address data. Last Modification Date The date the business partner data, business partner role data, or business partner address data was last modified. Language The language used for documents addressed to the business partner. If no document is available in this language, the document in the company language is used. Area The area in which the buy-from business partner is established. Line of Business The buy-from business partner's line of business, which is used as a sorting criterion for statistics. Small Business If this check box is selected, the buy-from business partner is a small business. If small business data is linked to the buy-from business partner in the Small Business - Details (tccom1155m005) session, this check box is by default selected. Click Small Business to view the small business data. Disadvantaged Business If this check box is selected, the buy-from business partner is a disadvantaged business. If disadvantaged business data is linked to the buy-from business partner in the Disadvantaged Business - Details (tccom1155m010) session, this check box is by default selected. Click Disadvantaged Business to view the disadvantaged business data. Business Partner Signal If you select a signal here, the signal message is displayed when you enter the business-partner code in an LN session. Business Partner Type A way to group business partners with similar characteristics, for example, members of the EU, or subject to specific customs rules. Note A business-partner type is not the same as a business-partner role or financial business-partner group. Vendor Rating If you want to apply vendor rating to the business partner, select this check box. Business Partner for Statistics Update The business partner for whom LN updates the statistics in Order Management with transactions from the current business partner. For example, you can enter the parent business partner. If this field is empty, LN updates the statistics for the current business partner. Calendar The business partner's calendar. Fax Number The business partner's fax number at the business address. Note If a full fax number is specified, based on the field values in the Phone Number Data group box of the Countries (tcmcs0110s000) session, the full number is automatically split in the Fax Number Details (Buy-from BP) (tccom4120s300) session. Click the Details button to start this session. Rate Determiner The way in which LN determines the exchange rate that is used in purchase orders. Allowed values Use Purchase Rates for Receipts If this check box is selected, LN uses purchase rate data for the debit side of the purchase order/receipt transaction. Purchase Price List The price list used to link price and/or discount agreements to the business partner. These agreements can be overruled by other price agreements that you reach with a buy-from business partner. Order Discount The default order discount percentage that you apply to the business partner's purchase orders. Business Partner for Prices/Discounts Prices and discounts for purchase orders to the buy-from business partner must be based on the terms and conditions agreed with the business partner selected in this field. If you leave this field empty, LN applies the prices and discounts that you agreed with the buy-from business partner specified on the purchase order. Note This business partner must have the same parent business-partner as the buy-from business partner defined in this session. Retro-Billing Applicable If this check box is selected, the retrobilling functionality is available for the buy-from business partner. Purchase Office The purchase office that LN uses by default for purchases from the buy-from business partner. If you define a purchase office as the enterprise unit's default purchase office in the Departments (tcemm1124m000) session, LN uses the enterprise unit's default purchase office for automatically generated purchase orders. Buyer The employee of your company responsible for contact with the buy-from business partner. Purchase Order Type The default purchase order type for purchase orders. If you leave this field empty, LN takes the default order type from the Purchase User Profiles (tdpur0143m000) session. Our Customer Number The identification or code that the business partner uses for your organization. List Group The list group used to find the list item components when you buy a list item from this business partner. Print Purchase Order by Exception If this check box is selected, only new and changed purchase order lines to which you assign a purchase acknowledgement code are printed on the purchase order. In this way, you can control which changes to the purchase order lines are printed on the next purchase order. This accommodates buy-from business partners who wish to receive a printed purchase order in special cases only. For example, when you have changed the delivery date, item, or price. If this check box is cleared, purchase orders are printed for all order lines, regardless of the acknowledgement codes. Generate Release per Vehicle If this check box is selected, LN sends EDI messages for the releases of shipments sorted by end item instead of sorted by the supplied item. In the automotive industry, the vehicle is an end item. This check box is only relevant for sequence shipping schedules. This check box is the default setting for the business partner of the Generate Release per Vehicle check box in the Purchase Releases (tdpur3120m000) session. You can change the setting on the purchase release header. Environmental Compliance Declared Worldwide, various regulations exist to limit the use of hazardous chemical substances in electronic equipment preventing environmental pollution. Companies, in most cases producers of electronic equipment, are legally required to:
If this check box is selected, the business partner works in compliance with the regulations preventing environmental pollution. Item Cross Reference The default alternative way of communicating with the business partner about items. Note You can only set this field to MPN if the Manufacturer Part Numbers check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session. Allowed values Use Confirmation If this check box is selected, ordered quantities must be confirmed by the customer. Therefore, the Confirmation Accepted check box must be selected before a purchase order or schedule can be released to Warehousing. Note This field is only visible if the Use Confirmation (Purchase) check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session. Delivery Terms The delivery terms agreed with the business partner. Point of Title Passage The default point of title passage used for the business partner. Return Delivery Terms The delivery terms agreed with the business partner concerning the delivery of goods in case of a return order. Ship-from Business Partner The default ship-from business partner that issues the goods that you buy from the buy-from business partner. Schedule Quantity Qualifier The types of quantities that are communicated to the supplier. Invoice-from Business Partner The invoice-from business partner from whom you receive invoices connected with the purchase orders that you send to this buy-from business partner. Note One of the following must be true:
Invoice Business Partner for Freight If this check box is selected, you charge the business partner for the freight costs of the goods that you purchased. Self-Billing If this check box is selected, self-billing is used by default for purchase orders that you issue to this buy-from business partner. Invoice After If self-billing is applicable, specify when self billed invoices can be generated.
Self-Billing Date type If the Self-Billing check box is selected, specify on which date the self-billing payments are based. Either the receipt date or the shipping date can be used as the invoice date on self-billed invoices.
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