Business Transactions

Business Transactions

 

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§The concept of business transactions has the following meanings:

§A business transaction can cover several business cases, for example, sales order and contact.

§There is a similar interface for processing all types of business transactions. There is a strict split between the user interface and the processing of transactions.

§Similar functions are available in all types of business transactions.

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General Structure of Business Transactions

  

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§A business transaction expresses a business interaction with a business partner.

§The business transaction provides business structures and functions that can be used in various processes of a company, for example, in sales, marketing or service.

§Depending on the Leading Transaction Category (for example, contact, opportunity, sales, service), a business transaction has a certain structure.

§Examples

§Tasks have only a header level.

§Leads, opportunities and service transactions have a header and item level.

§Sales transactions additionally have a schedule line level (delivery quantities and delivery dates, possibly after an ATP check).

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Basic Functions in Business Transactions

  

§Not all functions are available in every transaction type.

§A selection of basic functions are:

–Partner Processing

–Pricing

–Incompleteness Check

–Text Management

–Date Management

§The sales-specific functions are :

–Product Substitution

–Free Goods

–Credit Check

–Availability Check (ATP Check)

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