SAP SD - Create Partner Function
Partner function allows you to identify which functions a partner has to
perform in any business process. Consider a simplest case, where all the
customer functions are performed by the partner customer. As these are
mandatory functions, they have to be defined as obligatory functions in a
SD system.
These functions are categorized as per partner type in Sales and
Distribution system. The below partner types are Customer, Vendor,
Personnel, Contact Person and common partner functions as per these
partner types are −
Partner Type Customer
o Sold-To-Party
o Ship-To –Party
o Bill-To-Party
o Payer
Partner Type Contact Person
Partner Type Vendor
Forwarding Agent
Partner Type Personnel
Employee Responsible
Sales Personnel
The following tables show the main partner types and their
corresponding partner function in Sales and Distribution −
Note that if a partner belongs to a different partner type, in this case you
need to create a master records for that partner.
Partner Partner Function Entry from System Master Record
Type
Customer(CU) Sold-to Party(SP) Customer number customer master
record
Ship-to Party(SH)
Bill-to Party(BP)
Payer(PY)
Vendor(V) Forwarding Vendor number Vendor master
agent(fwdg agent) record
Human
Employee
Resource(HR)
responsible(ER) Personnel master
Personnel number
record
Sales Personnel(SP)
Contact Contact Person(CP) Contact Partner (created in
Person(CP) number customer master
record,no master
record of its own)
Creating a Partner Function
Use T-Code: VOPAN
A new window will open. Select the Partner Object and click the Change
button.
It will open a new window with the name Partner Determination
Procedures. Go to New Entries.
Enter the name and partner determination procedure and double click on
Partner Function in left pane.
Click the New Entries button.
Enter the Partner function details − Name, Type, etc. KU- stands for
Customer.
Next is to click on the Partner Function under Partner Determination
Procedure node and enter the details Partner Det. Procedure, Name,
Partner Function.
Then, we need to assign this partner determination procedure to the
Partner Object. The Partner Object would be a Customer for this
example. Then Click on Account Groups and Select the Account group
name from the list. Once it is done, Click Save, it will save the partner
function.