Business Partner Data Management
Centralized sharing and enrichment of business partner data.
Quick facts
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Provides a structured and unified approach to manage business partner master data, such as company identifiers, legal entities, and locations. Ensures high data quality, supports regulatory compliance, and accelerates onboarding and data exchange between partners.
Key Features
- BPN‑based golden records
- API‑based partner data exchange
- Data cleaning & enrichment
• Accurate and up-to-date business partner data
• Reduced duplicates and data inconsistencies
• Improved data quality across the Catena‑X network
• Less manual maintenance of partner master data
• Better interoperability between network participants
1. Join the Catena-X ecosystem
To getting started with BPDM in Catena-X, your company first needs to have an active registration to the Catena-X dataspace through Cofinity-X.
What you'll need:
- Register with Cofinity-X
- Complete company verification
- Receive your Business Partner Number (BPN) and the required Catena-X credentials
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2. Connect your systems
Before you can exchange data within the ecosystem, you need to set up your technical environment.
What you'll need
- An EDC connector (dataspace connector)
- Registration of your EDC connector in the Catena-X ecosystem
- Digital Twin Registry
Explore EDC connectors on the Cofinity-X Marketplace
3. Get your BPDM app
The Cofinity-X Marketplace hosts certified BPDM solutions. Choose the app that meets your business needs:
4. Access the shared Golden Record
Retrieve high-quality business partner information from the Catena-X Business Partner Data Pool.
Available information:
- Legal entities (BPNL)
- Sites (BPNS)
- Addresses (BPNA)
5. Improve and maintain data quality
Use the shared Golden Record to identify duplicates, missing information and outdated records.
Use standardized business partner data across Catena-X use cases and applications.
6. Scale across your supply chain
Expand the BPDM approach to additional suppliers, customers and production sites to improve resilience throughout the supply chain.
1. Join the Catena-X ecosystem
Need help?
Further questions can be addressed either through our Help Center or through qualified consultants available in the Cofinity-X Marketplace. For technical details, standards and implementation guidance, please refer to the Catena-X Developer Kit.