Business Partner Type (CDQ)

Metadata properties

Property	Value
The human-friendly name shown for this concept in the user interface, used instead of the technical name to improve readability and understanding. Display name	Business Partner Type
The unique name used to identify this technical concept within the data model. Technical name	BusinessPartnerType
Informal and comprehensive human-readable definition of a concept. Description	A distinct type a business partner is assigned to. It determines the business context a business partner is involved in. In the Corporate Data League, most business partners are legal entities.
Source of related data records or broader information, may be external reference data sources or "CDQ" as internal source. Data source	CDQ (Data source)
The JSON path of a data model concept along its parent concepts up to Business Partner (CDQ). JSON path	businessPartner.types[0]
The broader or parent concept to which this concept belongs, used to define hierarchical or structural relationships between concepts. Parent concept	Business Partner (CDQ)
Cardinality of a data model concept, i.e., whether the concept is a single element of its parent or a list.<br/>- <code>EXACTLY_ONE</code>: Exactly one element<br/>- <code>SINGLE</code>: Optional element, just one<br/>- <code>ZERO_OR_ONE</code>: Optional element, just one<br/>- <code>LIST</code>: List of elements Cardinality	LIST
Specifies the role of the concept within the hierarchy or tree-like network:<br/>- <code>ROOT</code>: the top-level concept without a parent<br/>- <code>NODE</code>: an intermediate concept with both parent and child<br/>- <code>LEAF</code>: a terminal concept without children<br/>- <code>TYPE</code>: a concrete type of a concept, e.g. <code>LEGAL_ENTITY</code> of a business partner type. Concept type	NODE
Child concept	BP_ADDRESS (CDQ), BRAND (CDQ), Business Partner Type Name (CDQ), Business Partner Type Technical Key (CDQ), Business Partner Type Url (CDQ), LEGAL_ENTITY (CDQ), OPERATIONAL_ENTITY (CDQ), ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT (CDQ), UNKNOWN (CDQ)

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Type metadata

Type	Description
BP_ADDRESS (CDQ)	An address that is treated as a dedicated business partner.
BRAND (CDQ)	A business partner that has no legal standing in the eyes of law by its own, but is a brand of a business partner/type/legal entity.
LEGAL_ENTITY (CDQ)	A business partner that has legal standing in the eyes of law. A legal entity has legal capacity to enter into agreements or contracts, assume obligations, incur and pay debts, sue and be sued in its own right, and to be held responsible for its actions.
OPERATIONAL_ENTITY (CDQ)	A business partner that has no legal standing in the eyes of law by its own, but is an operational unit of a business partner/type/legal entity.
ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT (CDQ)	A business partner that has no legal standing in the eyes of law by its own, but is an organizational unit, division or subsidiary of a business partner/type/legal entity.
UNKNOWN (CDQ)	This type is assigned as business partner/type if no specific type is known. In most cases, this causes (at least) a data defect warning if business rules are applied to validate the related business partner.