What Is Difference Between Con_bu And Con_bi Columns Of Eim_contact T

1.	What Is Difference Between Con_bu And Con_bi Columns Of Eim_contact Table?
Answer» EIM_CONTACT.CON_BU and EIM_CONTACT.CON_BI columns are column pairs to MAP organizations. These type of columns are present in other entities as well like ACC_BU and ACC_BI (for accounts), PROD_BU and PROD_BI (for products) etc. CON_BU and CON_BI columns maps to the BU_ID column of S_CONTACT. In EIM Interface Table object (in tools) EIM_CONTACT has a foreign key mapping where you can see the CON_BI column mapped. CON_BU column needs to be POPULATED explicitly with the ORGANIZATION name whereas CON_BI column value is implicitly (which is the ROW_ID of S_BU table) picked by EIM based on the organization name in CON_BU. NEVER populate the CON_BI column by yourself, EIM handles it by itself.

What Is Difference Between Con_bu And Con_bi Columns Of Eim_contact Table?

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EIM_CONTACT.CON_BU and EIM_CONTACT.CON_BI columns are column pairs to MAP organizations. These type of columns are present in other entities as well like ACC_BU and ACC_BI (for accounts), PROD_BU and PROD_BI (for products) etc.
CON_BU and CON_BI columns maps to the BU_ID column of S_CONTACT. In EIM Interface Table object (in tools) EIM_CONTACT has a foreign key mapping where you can see the CON_BI column mapped.
CON_BU column needs to be POPULATED explicitly with the ORGANIZATION name whereas CON_BI column value is implicitly (which is the ROW_ID of S_BU table) picked by EIM based on the organization name in CON_BU. NEVER populate the CON_BI column by yourself, EIM handles it by itself.