What is 'control indicator' in SAP AP-MD-BP - SAP Business Partner?

control indicator - Overview

• Component: AP-MD-BP

• Component Name: SAP Business Partner

• Description: Indicates that a shareholder controls a firm or company through a controlling interest or control agreement.

control indicator - Details

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  Key Concepts: 
  Control indicator is a field in the SAP Business Partner component that is used to control the processing of business partner data. It is used to indicate whether a business partner should be processed or not. The control indicator can be set to either “active” or “inactive”. 
  
  How to use it: 
  The control indicator can be set in the SAP Business Partner component by selecting the “Control Indicator” field and setting it to either “active” or “inactive”. This will determine whether the business partner data will be processed or not. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  It is important to remember that the control indicator should only be set to “active” if the business partner data needs to be processed. If the data does not need to be processed, then it should be set to “inactive”. 
  
  Related Information: 
  The control indicator is just one of many fields in the SAP Business Partner component that can be used to control the processing of business partner data. Other fields include status, validity, and language.