Difference between Business Partner (General) and Contract Partner

Hi,
How is a business partner different from a contract partner with respect to IS-U?
Thanks
C

General Business Partner:
      The general business partner is only stored for information purpose.
Contract Partner
     A contract partner is linked to the company through contract accounts and contracts. This makes
     you to possible to allocate contract account to a business partner and bill for services if the
     business partner was created with the role contract partner.
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