Partner determination

[former_member208541]

Hi,

what is the relevance of partner determination. For instance if the partner "forwarding agent" is not determined in delivery, the One cannot pay to the forwarding agent or what transacytions one cannot do if the forwrading agent is not determined in delivery or sales order.

regards

sachin

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

n the partner determination procedure you can determine whether partner functions can or should occur in a partner object (Customer Master, Sales Document, Item Category etc.) For each object, in which partner function can be created, you can define partner procedures. This also means that

• For Customer Master

• For Sales Documents

• For Sales Documents and Billing Documents: for items

We can define our partner determination procedure for each of these levels as shown below. In Blue are given the ones wherein the Partner Procedures are assigned to the Partner Objects

• Customer Master Account Group

• Sales Document Header Sales Document Type

• Sales document Item Item Category in sales

• Delivery Delivery Type

• Billing Header Billing Type

• Billing Item Billing Type

• Sales Activity Sales Activity type

By assigning a procedure you determine for which account groups (for the customer master), which sales document types (for sales documents) and for which item categories this procedure would be valid.

In the partner determination procedure you can determine for each partner function

• whether the partner function is an obligatory partner function

• whether the partner function can be changed in the document

Partner determination procedure:

SPRO

Sales and Distribution

Basic Functions

Partner determination

Setup partner determination

Select setup partner determination for customer master

Step 1:

Defining the Partner Functions: - Here we must not define any partner function.

Go to partner functions.

While defining the partner functions if we check the field “Unique” that partner faction has to be unique in the customer master i.e. we cannot have multiple partners of that function in a customer master.

*Step 2: *

Assigning the partner functions to the Account group: -

Go to account group’s function assignment.

Go to new entries and assign the required partner functions to the required account group and save it.

*Step 3: *

Defining the partner determination procedure: -

Go to partner determination procedures

Go to new entries and define and save it

NOTE: - Procedure contains all the required partner functions.

Step 4:

Placing the required partner functions in the procedure: - select the defined procedure and go to partner functions in procedure.

Go to new entries and place the partner functions

If we check the field “Not Modifiable” for a partner function it cannot change in the customer master.

If we check the field “Mandatory Function” it becomes a mandatory in the customer master and save it.

*Step 5: *

Assigning the procedure to the Account Group: - Go to partner determination procedure assignment. Assign the procedure to the account group and save it.

Refer below link on sdn for further info

[Former Member]

Hi Sachin,

If you dont maintain partner function as forwarding agent-CR, carrier wont be determined in the sales order as well in delivery.

If you want carrier to be determined automatically by defualt, go to partner determination procedur and define Forwarding agent-CR partner function. Then Forwarding agent -CR partner function will populate in CMD / sales order and delivery. Accordingly you can pay comission to F. Agent.

Hope it will serve your purpose.

Reward points if helful.

Vamsi.

[Former Member]

Hi Sachin

There are different business partners which in SAP we can distinguish as PARTNER FUNCTIONS. They can be your SP,SH,Buyer,Payer,Sales personnel etc. Partner determination provides you with the appropriate partnet that is concerned during the business process. For ex: company may wan to reward an employee who has highest sale that can be determined by partner determination of sales personnel.

I hope it is clear

Reward if helpful

Regards Sajal