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Define Partner Determination Procedures

In this step, you define the partners for processing notifications.

Several partners are usually involved in processing a notification - internal and external partners. The types of partners and their functions can be different for each notification type. To define the functions, proceed as follows:

• Certain partners have been predefined in the system; for example, the following partners apply to notifications:

• You can centrally define partner functions for all logistics applications. You must assign a partner type to the partner function; for example, you can assign the partner type "Customer" (with customer master and customer number) to the partner function "Complainant." You can also define a higher-level function for a partner function; for example, you can assign the higher-level function "Customer purchasing department" to the partner function "Customer purchasing agent."

• Next, define the partner determination procedures. In each partner determination procedure, you define which partner functions are allowed. In doing so, you can specify whether a partner function in a notification can be changed or whether it is a mandatory function.

• Each notification type is assigned a group of partners; for example, author, processed by, person responsible. For this reason, you must assign an appropriate partner determination procedure to each notification type. For each notification type, you must also assign the partner functions that will appear in the notification header. All other partner functions can be maintained in the notification itself, on the partner overview screen.

Standard Settings

The internal partner functions (for example, author, coordinator, person responsible) exist for both the partner types 'system user' and 'HR master record.' The partner type 'system user' was selected for internal partner functions. If you are also using the HR module and you want to work with personnel numbers, you only have to exchange the following partner functions:

• In the view 'Assign Partner Functions to the Notification Type'

• In the view 'Define notification types'

Recommendation

Use the notification types and their assigned partner determination procedures, as defined in the standard system, unless you want to use your own partner determination procedures.
If your business organization is currently using the SAP components HR Org. or SD, it may be advantageous to select the partner type "employee" for internal partners, in place of the partner type "system user", as defined in the standard system. Make sure all other applications are in agreement!
If you want to use your own partner determination procedures you can adapt the predefined SAP notification types and partner determination procedures to your own requirements.

Activities

Further Notes

Multilingual Capability
You can use mnemonic keys for partner functions. The system supports this by assigning multilingual keys to these functions. You can find this function when maintaining the partner functions in the section Environment/ New Key Assignment for Functions. Such multilingual keys are displayed if you log on in a language other than the original language. However, only the original key has an effect in the technical sense, for example, in SE16 or in the transport system.

Partner Objects
Similar partner determination procedures are also used in other applications (for example, for quality certificates)and in the Implementation Guide for the Sales and Distribution component