Buy-from Business Partner Defaults (tccom3120m000)

Use this session to define the business partner defaults data for the buy-from role of the business partner.

Field Information

Business Partner Default Level

The level at which the business partner defaults data is defined.

Allowed values

Group/Country
Group
Country
General
Not Applicable
Sequence Number
The sequence number of the business partner defaults data.
Business Partner Default Group
The code of the business partner default group.
Country
The code of the country for which the business partner defaults data is defined.
General
Status
Business Partner Status

The status of the business partner.

Allowed values

Active

If the business partner (role) status is Active, you can use the business partner for business transactions. You must define the period for which the business partner is Active. If the period is expired, the actual status of the business partner becomes Inactive, and you cannot use the business partner anymore.

Inactive

If the business partner (role) status is Inactive, you cannot use the business partner for business transactions.

You cannot enter an effective date and an expiry date for the Inactive status.

Prospect

You can use the Prospect business partner (role) if you enter general business partner data but you do not enter details for a specific role. If no details for a specific role are defined, you cannot enter, for example, sales orders or purchase contracts because the sold-to role or buy-from role is not specified.

You must define the period for which the business partner is Prospect. If the period is expired, the actual status of the business partner becomes Inactive, and you cannot use the business partner anymore.

Not Specified
Detailed
Details
Language
The code of the language used for documents addressed to the business partner for the buy-from role. If no document is available in this language, the document in the company language is used.
Area
The code of the area in which the buy-from business partner is established.
Line of Business
The line of business associated with the buy-from business partner, which is used as a sorting criterion for statistics.
Business Partner Signal
The code of the signal associated with the business partner. This signal message is displayed when you specify a business partner code in an LN session.
Nature of Supply
The nature of supply for goods and services to the business partner.
Nature of Supply Type

The type of nature of supply for goods and services to the business partner

Allowed values

Material Supply
Engineering Services
Equipment Supply
Other
Not Applicable
Subcontracting
Industry Consultancy
Agency Labor
Utilities Supply
Pre-Fabrication/Manufacturing
Installation
Commissioning
Business Partner Type
The business partner type for which the defaults data must be defined.
Vendor Rating

Indicates whether the vendor rating must be applied to the business partner.

Allowed values

Yes
No
Not Specified
Calendar Code
The code of the calendar associated with the business partner.
Pricing
Pricing
Rate Determiner

The way in which LN determines the exchange rate that is used in purchase orders.

Allowed values

Fixed Local
Fixed Hard
Fixed Local and Hard
Delivery Date
Receipt Date
Document Date
Expected Cash Date
Manually Entered
Fixed
Not Applicable
Not Specified
Use Purchase Rates for Receipts

Indicates whether LN uses purchase rate data for the debit side of the purchase order or receipt transaction.

Allowed values

Yes
No
Not Specified
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 purchase orders related to the business partner.
Retro-Billing Applicable

Indicates whether the retrobilling functionality is available for the buy-from business partner.

Allowed values

Yes
No
Not Specified
Procurement
General
Purchase Office
The code of the logistic company associated with the purchase office of the business partner.
Purchase Office
The code of the purchase office associated with the business partner.
Buyer
The code of the employee of your organization responsible for contact with the buy-from business partner.
Name
The name of the employee.
Our Customer Number
The unique identification or code that the business partner uses for your organization.
Services Procurement
Services Procurement Order Type
The code of the service procurement order type associated with the business partner.
Services Trade
The code of the services trade used to categorize cost objects and to match the buy-from business partner for the procurement of services.
Defects Liability Period
The liability period of the defects associated with the goods or services provided to the business partner.
Note: This field is enabled only if the value is specified in the Services Trade field.
Defects Liability Period Unit

The unit in which the defects liability period is expressed.

Allowed values

Hours
Days
Weeks
Months
Years
Not Applicable
Not Specified
Note: This field is enabled only if the value is specified in the Services Trade field.
Retention %
The percentage of the retention applicable for the services provided to the business partner.
Assessment Basis

The way in which the assessment is performed for the business partner.

Allowed values

Periodic
Cumulative
Not Applicable
Not Specified
Document Set
The code of the document set linked to the business partner.
Purchase
Item Group
The code of the item group associated with the company of the business partner.
Serialized Item Group
The code of the serialized item group associated with the business partner.
List Group
The code of 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

Indicates whether only new and changed purchase order lines to which you assign a purchase acknowledgement code are printed on the purchase order.

Allowed values

Yes
No
Not Specified
Note: If this field is set to No, purchase orders are printed for all order lines, regardless of the acknowledgement codes.
Generate Release per Vehicle

Indicates whether 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 field is applicable only for sequence shipping schedules.

Allowed values

Yes
No
Not Specified
Environmental Compliance Declared

Indicates whether regulations to limit the use of hazardous chemical substances in electronic equipment preventing environmental pollution must be declared by the business partner.

Allowed values

Yes
No
Not Specified
Note: If this field is set to Yes, 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.

Allowed values

ICS
MPN
Not Applicable
Not Specified
Use Confirmation

Indicates whether the 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.

Allowed values

Yes
No
Not Specified
Shipping
Shipping
Delivery Terms
The code of the delivery terms agreed with the business partner.
Point of Title Passage
The code of the default point of title passage used for the business partner.
Return Delivery Terms
The code of the delivery terms agreed with the business partner concerning the delivery of goods in case of a return order.
Schedule Quantity Qualifier

The types of quantities that are communicated to the supplier.

Allowed values

Cumulatives
Release Action Notice
Not Specified
Invoicing
Self-Billing
Self-Billing

Indicates whether self-billing is used by default for purchase orders that you issue to this buy-from business partner.

Allowed values

Yes
No
Not Specified
Self-Billing Validity Date-from
The date and time from which the self-billing is applicable for the business partner.
Note: This field is enabled only if the Self-Billing field is set to Yes.
Self-Billing Validity Date-to
The date and time up to which the self-billing is applicable for the business partner.
Note: This field is enabled only if the Self-Billing field is set to Yes.
Invoice After

Specify when self-billed invoices can be generated, if self-billing is applicable for the business partner.

Allowed values

Inspection
Receipt
Not Specified
Self-Billing Date Type

Specify the type of date on which 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.

Allowed values

Receipt Date
Shipping Date
Not Specified
Self-Billing Reference
The self-billing reference used for the business partner.
Note: This field is enabled and mandatory only if the Self-Billing field is set to Yes.
Invoicing
Invoice Business Partner for Freight

Indicates whether you charge the business partner for the freight costs of the goods that you purchased.

Allowed values

Yes
No
Not Specified
Tax Invoice Required for AFP

Indicates whether tax invoice is required for application for payments (AFP) related to the business partner.

Allowed values

Yes
No
Not Specified