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Define Partner
Roles
In this step, you define the partner
roles.
You specify the roles involved: vendor,
customer, own employee, for example.
You must enter the following parameters for
each partner role:
Enter an
alphanumeric key, which may consist of up to 2 characters, and a descriptive
text.
The partner type is
an identifier indicating the kind of partner involved (e.g. vendor
'VE').
You cannot change
the partner types. You can only choose the partner types that are included in
the standard system.
- Higher-level role (used in Purchasing as of
Release 4.0)
You can specify the
relevant higher-level role for a given partner role, thus replicating in the
system an existing dependent relationship between roles.
- Unique in vendor master record
Activities
- Check the settings and make any necessary
changes.
- Define your partner roles.
- Assign the allowed partner roles to the
account groups.
- Make any necessary role key specifications in
the logon language.