Contacts by Business Partner Role (tccom4545m000)

Use this session to view, enter, and maintain the contacts by business partner role.

Note: 
  • If you double-click a record, the Contact (tccom1640m000) session is started.
  • If a contact represents the business partner in a specific role, the contact appears on the Contacts tab of the relevant business partner session.

    The Contacts tab refers to the Contacts by Business Partner Role (tccom4545m000) session and appears in these sessions:

    • Business Partner (tccom4100s000)
    • Sold-to Business Partner (tccom4110s000)
    • Buy-from Business Partner (tccom4120s000)
    • Invoice-to Business Partner (tccom4112s000)
    • Invoice-from Business Partner (tccom4122s000)
    • Pay-by Business Partner (tccom4114s000)
    • Pay-to Business Partner (tccom4124s000)
    • Ship-to Business Partner (tccom4111s000)
    • Ship-from Business Partner (tccom4121s000)
  • You can modify the contract data only if your Authorization Level is set to Modify in the Authorized Business Partners (tcsec2530m000) session.

Field Information

Business Partner

The business partner to whom the contacts are linked.

Contact

The contact linked to the business partner role.

Full Name

The contact's first, middle, and last name.

Job Title

The contact's job title.

Primary Phone

The contact's primary phone number.

E-mail

The contact's e-mail address.

Department

The department used for the business partner role(s).

Note: 

A department can only be specified for the following roles:

  • Invoice-to
  • Invoice-from
  • Pay-by
  • Pay-to

Search Key

The contact by business partner role's search key, which is inserted when a new contact is added to this session. You can change the search key.

Default value

The contact's Search Key

Salutation

The salutation for the contact.

Title

The title used on the documents addressed to the contact.

Initials

The contact's initials, which are generated based on the value of the Initials Based On field in the COM Parameters (tccom0000s000) session.

First Name

The contact's first name.

Last Name

The contact's last name.

Middle Name

The contact's middle name.

Given Name

The name by which the contact is known.

Default value

This name is defaulted from the First Name field.

Suffix

Any character behind the last name.

Search Key

The contact's search key.

Default value

The first 16 characters of the Last Name field.

Type

Use this field to select the contact's status.

Allowed values

Contact

contact

Miscellaneous

All other contacts.

Prospect

A potential contact.

Suspect

A suspicious contact.

Promotion

promotion

Source

source

Gender

The contact's gender.

Language

The contact's preferred language.

Birthday

The contact's birthday.

Business Partner

The contact's general business partner, which is the contact's employer.

Department

The contact's department.

Assistant

The contact's assistant.

Buyer Role

buyer role

Work Address

The contact's work address.

Private Address

The contact's private address.

Do not call

If this check box is selected, the contact does not want to receive phone calls.

Office Phone

The phone number at the business address.

Primary Office Phone

If this check box is selected, the office phone number is the contact's primary phone number.

Extension for Office Phone

The direct distance dialing number at the business address.

Primary Office Phone 2

If this check box is selected, the Extension for Office Phone is the contact's primary phone number.

Home Phone

The contact's home phone number.

Primary Home Phone

If this check box is selected, the home phone number is the contact's primary phone number.

Mobile Phone

The contact's mobile phone number.

Primary Mobile Phone

If this check box is selected, the mobile phone number is the contact's primary phone number.

Fax

The contact's fax number at the business address.

Opted Out

If this check box is selected, the contact does not want to receive promotional e-mail messages.

Messenger Type

The type of messenger the contact uses.

Created by

The user who first created and saved this contact data.

Date Created

The date on which this contact data is first created and saved.

Last Modified by

The user who last modified and saved this contact data.

Date Last Modification

The date on which this contact data is last modified and saved.

Synchronize

If this check box is selected, the contact must be synchronized with Microsoft Exchange.

Note: This check box is only visible if the Series check box is selected in the COM Parameters (tccom0000s000) session.

Active

If this check box is selected, the contact is active and can be used.

Note: If you change a contact from active to inactive, LN checks whether the contact is the primary contact for one of the business partner roles. If this is the case, before you can inactivate the contact, you must first delete the contact as the primary contact for the business partner role, or assign another contact as the primary contact.
Pay-by Business Partner

I If this check box is selected, the contact represents the business partner in this role.

Primary Pay-by

If this check box is selected, the contact is the primary contact for the business partner role.

Note: 
  • If this check box is selected, the contact is inserted as the primary contact in the business partner session related to the role. If the primary contact is deleted in the business partner session related to the role, LN also clears the Primary check box in the Contacts by Business Partner Role (tccom4545m000) session, and vice versa.
  • One contact can be the primary contact for a combination of Business Partner, Role, and Department.