Partner functions

[Former Member]

Dear SD experts Good mng

         Any partner functions can be changed only in sales order level  not possible at delivery level  , and at billing level.

here any logical reason is there , why system not allows to change partner functions at delivery level and billing level.

Thank you so much for your help

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I think, SAP intentionally put this check not change the partner functions.

If you want to change, you can write user exits for it. Some helpful links

http://scn.sap.com/thread/988532

http://scn.sap.com/thread/1931471

Thanks

Venkata

[Former Member]

Hi Venu,

What Phaniraj stated is also correct. SO is the legal binding document between the parties. Partner functions will flow through the procedure configuration (VOPAN). That information must flow to further documents such as delivery and billing. If the details are changed in delivery and billing but not changed in SO, the relevance of the SO will not be there any more. Some times scenarios will force to change the same. So SAP provides to change the data through VA02. After that through copying controls, the same data has to be flown to delivery and billing. Other wise there will not be a right track. Hope this helps.

Regards,

Vishnu Kumar S

[Former Member]

Hi Venu

Sales document is a binding document / legal document between buyer and seller.

So Sales document owns the partner details and it is better to centrally control the partner functions from sales document.

Further the Business owns the details of the partners and not the shipping department.

Also controlling of partner function from Sales Document allows proper seggregation of duties among business, operations (logistics) and finance.

Best regards,

Phaniraj

[former_member182378]

Any partner functions can be changed only in sales order level  not possible at delivery level  , and at billing level.

If partner configuration permits, you can do the below test:

In sales order donot have any FA Forwarding agent.

In delivery user can add a FA forwarding agent.

Similarly changes in FA can also be tested (different in sales order and delivery)

If you test different options of configuration of partner procedure (VOPAN) and creation of OTC documents, you might get a clearer picture.

[Former Member]

Dear Venu,

The Partner function is playing very important role here, logic behind this partner function is

purely depend upon the partner determination - VOPAN

Ex: Father is placing one order in ABC co. to buy one Personal Computer for his Younger son here father is sold to party and Younger son is ship to party, Father request ABC co. to send the Bill to Elder son and he will pay here Elder brother is Bill to party and Payer.

if we change it frequently it may leads to inconsistancy

Regards,

[former_member211462]

Dear Venugopala reddy venu

Its true that partners can only be changed at the sales order level . For each item you can decide your SH and BP . If you have different SH for different items in the sales order when you create a delivery split happens due to that face that SH in the header and the item differs, now if you carry out such a change in the delivery document how will you the correct SH . Just like in the BP's also if you have two different BP's for many items in the sales document , it will surely differ from the header BP , if you change it in the billing document it will not be a logical practice .

Regards

JNM

[Former Member]

Dear jagan

thanks a lot for sharing pl explain a littli bit strike  out point to understand  what is the logic behind that easily

plz

[former_member182378]

here any logical reason is there , why system not allows to change partner functions at delivery level and billing level.

Venu,

1. Partner procedure configuration (VOPAN):

In a partner procedures if a partner function is "Non modifiable" (N = activated), then that partner function can not be changed.

Thus in partner procedure (FK) assigned to billing header (F2), has PY, BP as Non-modifiable. The values of PY and BP can not be changed in the billing document.

Please check in similar lines for delivery header.

2. Business logic:

In sales orders the partners are decided

E.g. In sales order it is "decided that" Ship To party (or goods shall be received in) Berlin. Then when delivery is created the SH should be Berlin.

There is no need to change the SH and it would not be correct too to change.

Similar business logic for PY, BP in the billing document.

[bsivasankarreddy_reddy]

hi

its depending on Partner function determination , when define the partner determination procedure , this procedure can assign the partner function here you check the not modifiable , so you do not change the that partner function , this is the settings , check at sale order also SP partner function it not modifiable mode only,

go to VOPAN, here check delivery partner settings