Vendors: Partner Determination 
Use
The partner determination procedure specifies the partner functions that are allowed or mandatory for processing a particular business transaction, such as a sales order. You determine partner determination procedures in the vendor master via
account groups and
data retention levels (purchasing organization, vendor sub-range, and site). The following partner determination procedures exist in the standard R/3 System:
Partner determination procedure |
Partner Functions | ||
L1 |
Vendor (purchasing organization) |
CP |
Contact person |
|
AZ |
Alternative payment recipient | ||
|
OA |
Ordering address (mandatory) | ||
|
VN |
Vendor (mandatory, cannot be changed) | ||
|
PI |
Invoice presented by (mandatory) | ||
|
CA |
Contract address | ||
|
IN |
Contact person, fresh produce | ||
|
ER |
Employee responsible | ||
|
GS |
Goods supplier | ||
|
AL |
Additionals | ||
Partner determination procedure |
Partner Functions | ||
L2 |
Vendor (sub-range area) |
CP |
Contact persons |
|
OA |
Ordering address (mandatory) | ||
|
PI |
Invoice presented by | ||
|
CA |
Contract address | ||
|
ER |
Employee responsible | ||
|
GS |
Goods supplier | ||
Partner determination procedure |
Partner Functions | ||
L3 |
Vendor (site level) |
CP |
Contact person |
|
OA |
Ordering address (mandatory) | ||
|
PI |
Invoice presented by | ||
|
CA |
Contract address | ||
|
ER |
Employee responsible | ||
|
GS |
Goods supplier | ||
Prerequisites
You maintain partner determination procedures in Customizing for Purchasing in the activity
Define Partner Schemas (Partner Determination).
Additional Information
Partner Determination in Sales and Distribution