BPNL (Legal entity)
A legal entity, represented by a BPNL, is a business partner. It stands for a legally registered organization in company or tax registry.
Has one (the registered address) to N addresses being connected directly or via a site.
Data provided by any ecosystem provider
BPN generation and data QS & enrichment by Cofinity-X
BPNS (Site)
A site, represented by a BPNS, is a geographical area belonging to a legal entity where this entity is doing business. This might be a plant, an office building, a warehouse or any other infrastructure fulfilling a concrete business value
A legal entity might have 0 to N sites.
Data provision, QS & enrichment by data owner only
Optional; but typically operation level
BPNA (Address)
An address, represented by a BPNA, is a physical location described with a set of location attributes (like country, city, zip, street, houseNo, etc.).
Acting as operational location for some business purpose, like official entrances, postal delivery points or gates for trucks.
Data provides by any ecosystem participant
BPN generation and data QS& enrichment by Cofinity-X