Which of the following factors can you use to control field attributes for a business partner? Note: There are 3 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• AClient
• BPartner schema
• CBusiness partner role
• DBusiness partner type
• EBusiness partner category

• A
  71% (12)
• B
  18% (3)
• E
  12% (2)

Explanation

In SAP's Business Partner framework, field attributes (required, optional, hidden, display-only) are configured using a combination of three levels: the Client (A) sets system-wide defaults applicable across all business partners; the Business Partner Role (C) allows field control tailored to how a partner is used (e.g., as a customer or vendor); and the Business Partner Type (D) enables field control based on classifications like "Natural Person" or "Organization Type X."

Why B and E are wrong: The Partner Schema (B) is a CRM concept used to control partner functions in transactions, not BP master data field attributes. Business Partner Category (E) - Person, Organization, or Group - influences which tab views are visible in the UI, but it is not a configuration factor used to set field attributes in BP customization (that's the role of BP Type, which is a customer-defined subdivision within a category).

Memory tip: Think "C-R-T" - Client, Role, Type - the three levels that control BP field attributes from broadest (client-wide) to most specific (type-level). Category and Schema are distractors because they describe a partner rather than configure its fields.

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