3. Business Operational View
3.1. Business Process Definition
Maintenance of account information includes such activities as updating ship-to and bill-to locations as well as updating relationships between ship-to and bill-to address. This Partner Interface Process (PIP) supports both customer and vendor account types. For an explanation of these account types, please refer to PIP1A1, “Request Account Setup.”
Example
Assume that “ABC Distributor” purchases product from “Acme Manufacturer.” If ABC Distributor decides to open a new warehouse, they would initiate this PIP to report the new warehouse location to Acme Manufacturer. Acme would update the customer account in their system with the new location and provide an acknowledgment back to ABC. ...
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