Use

It is common to want to manage information on all persons who are involved with the creation and further processing of the appropriation request (for example, applicant, person responsible, approver).

The partner functions for appropriation requests are also significant for the approval process. For more information, see Functions for the Approval Process

Features

Appropriation requests have an interface to SAP partner management. Partner management allows you to define partner determination procedures. (In Customizing for Investment Management choose Appropriation Requests → Master Data → Control Data → Define Partner Determ. Procedure and Partner Functions ). You can assign an unlimited number of partner functions in a partner determination procedure. For each partner function, you can specify whether

It is a mandatory partner function (that is, you always have to enter a person for the partner function).

You can assign the partner function to only one person, or to more than one person.

Partner functions that are used in the approval process can be assigned to only one person.

You assign a partner determination procedure to an appropriation request by means of the appropriation request type . You enter the partner determination procedure in the Customizing definition of the appropriation request type.

In the master record of the appropriation request, you can assign a person to each partner function in the partner determination procedure. Below are some examples of possible partner functions:

Applicant

Person responsible for implementation

Coordinator

Approver

You enter the partner functions directly on the General data tab page in the Persons involved group box.