Partner functions in Customer master

[Former Member]

Hi,

Can we maintain partner functions with out maitain customer sales area data, we need to maintain only general and company code data.

Business scenario - 1. We have some certain customers like carrying only address purposses we dont need maintain company code and sales area, so is sytem creates partner functions once save this type of customers.

2. same as said in point one some customers need general and company code data, dont need sales area, can system creates partner functions for this.

regards

Satish

[reazuddin_md]

Hi Satish C,

As already expressed by all other friends,

Just would like to add,

SAP has given 3 levels to maintain cusotmer relevant data ( General , Company Code & Sales area) & you are already aware of the same.

But each level has its own importance & it can be based on how you would like to use the respective partners in specific transactions.

for eg:

in Billing- Bill to / Payer is required to have Company Code data & Ship to doesnt need to have Company Code data.

In FI transactions- Customer doesnt need to have Sales area data.

similarly, it all depends on how you want to use.

NOte: if any partners using in Sales documents, should have General & Sales area data is mandatory. Company data is in billing.

Just to maintain the address, if its ok with your client, you can go for different partner function ( if required in sales transactions) & add in sales area data.

Regards,

Reazuddin MD

[Former Member]

Thanks to all, valualbe answeres,

As Reazuddin MD, Just to maintain the address and 1 SH partner function, but i dont need to maintain Sales are data, can we do it under only General data, is it possible?.

regards

Satish

[reazuddin_md]

Dear Sathis C,

As already said,

if you want to use this SH partner in any of the sales transactions i.e. from Inquiry - Billing, then SH parnter should have sales area data.

if you dont want to use, then not required, only General data is enough. If its onlly for address maintainance, my suggestion would be instead consuming Customer Master number range. it would be better to go for another parnter function. Here you can maintain only address data. No need to have sales area data & can be used in all the sales transactions.

Regards,

Reazuddin MD

[Former Member]

Hi Sathish,

Try to create customer using the account group CPD or CPDA. These account groups are called as One time customer account group.

This is mainly used to create master records for rare customers.

Regards,

Mullairaja

[Former Member]

Hi,

It depends how would you like to link it, which partner function to use.

For example for ship-to data you need to extended customer to sales area in which you are making the link. For another partner functions it might not be necessary. I managed to connect customer without sales area view special partner function used to store email address. There was however warning that customer is not extended, but it could be ignored.

Please verify setup of partner function determination (IMG --> SD --> Basic functions --> Partner determination). Under partner function node in the config tree you have there field for incompletion error. Try to make it empty for your partner function.

Best regards

Witek Prawecki

[Former Member]

Hi,

Use t.code FD01 to create customer master in which u don't have sales area data.

Regards,

Ramesh.

[Lakshmipathi]

I dont think this is possible.

May be you can copy the existing Account Group and suppress the fields of Company Code and Sales Area in OBD2. Try to create a customer master with this account group. Update the forum on the outcome

thanks

G. Lakshmipathi

[Former Member]

hi,

yes this is possible in FD01.

if you want to process the salesorder with that particular customer, then its not possible.

Business scenario:

1. We have some certain customers like carrying only address purposses we dont need maintain company code and sales area, so is sytem creates partner functions once save this type of customers.

1.A. yes this is possible thru FD01.

2. same as said in point one some customers need general and company code data, dont need sales area, can system creates partner functions for this.

2.A. yes this is possible thru FD01.

regards,

balajia