Business Partner Interface Controls

Supply chain management from suppliers to customer, out-sourced service providers, and even the individual business units within an organization. The online, interlinked data exchange is blurring the boundaries across the business entities. Many of these controls are covered in the 'Interface Controls'

Business Partner Data Exchange standards for assurance of data quality

Standard set of product codes, delivery transaction codes etc. to ensure a smooth business partner transactions. Data exchange standards are on the same lines and are sub-set to the data-standards concept. There are host of data exchange standards at the enterprise and industry levels.

Business Partner Interface for Database reconciliation

Once in a while, it is advisable to have reconciliation across the databases in terms of 'as-is'. Interface controls cover the interface integrity for a given set of interfaces. The Database-to- Database reconciliation ensure the integrity till date, and could cover the history, balances, activities

Business partner Database Master and Parameter Synch

All new OR changes in product codes, taxation rules, tolerance parameters, billing methods, process flow changes, chart of accounts, location codes and so on should be synched with the suppliers and partners.