What is 'collective business partner' in SAP AP-MD-BP - SAP Business Partner?

collective business partner - Overview

• Component: AP-MD-BP

• Component Name: SAP Business Partner

• Description: A business partner that is a group of legal or natural persons and for whom group-specific information is stored.

collective business partner - Details

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  Key Concepts: 
  A collective business partner is a type of SAP Business Partner that is used to represent a group of individuals or organizations. It is used to simplify the process of managing multiple business partners in a single transaction. It can be used to represent customers, vendors, or any other type of business partner. 
  
  How to use it: 
  The collective business partner can be used in various ways. For example, it can be used to represent a group of customers in a single sales order or a group of vendors in a single purchase order. It can also be used to represent a group of employees in an organizational unit or a group of contacts in an address book. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating a collective business partner, it is important to ensure that all the individual business partners are linked together correctly. This will ensure that all transactions are processed correctly and that all relevant information is available for each individual business partner. 
  
  Related Information: 
  The SAP Business Partner component is part of the SAP ERP system and provides the functionality for managing business partners. It includes features such as creating and managing customer and vendor master data, managing contact information, and managing organizational units.