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Prerequisites

Data must be available in the system for the partner according to its type (for example, a vendor master record). For more information see Checking Partners by Partner Type.

Procedure

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path SAP Menu Next navigation step Tools Next navigation step IDoc Interface/ALE Next navigation step Administration Next navigation step Runtime Settings Next navigation step Partner Profile (WE20) End of the navigation path.

    Your partners are divided according to Type (for example vendor). Partner type and partner number clearly identify the partner in the master data.

  2. Position the mouse on the partner type required (for example, LI for vendor) and choose Create. Further entries are made in the right-hand area of the screen. Enter the partner number here (for example, one of your vendors).
  3. You can further divide your partners into partner classes ( Classification tab page). You can then define a new message for all partners in one class using the API by creating the message once for the entire class. For more information, see Interface (API) for Partner Profiles.
  4. Set the partner status to active to communicate with the partner ( Classification tab page). You can deactivate communication with this partner by setting the status to inactive. With the template status, the partner profile is valid as an (inactive) sample profile for the partner profile API.
  5. For exceptional cases such as when IDocs are transmitted incorrectly, you create permitted agents (tab page Postprocessing: permitted agents). For more information on agent determination, see Rule Resolution in Exception Handling.
  6. You can use the archive indicator to indicate whether documents from this partner have been archived. This indicator is only used for documentation purposes ( Classification tab page).
  7. If your SAP System is connected to the telephone system using SAPphone and your computer is assigned to a telephone extension, you can maintain the partner-specific telephony data ( Telephony tab page). This data can be retrieved from the IDoc Display for the partner, who can then be dialed directly by pressing a button.