You can create different functional location categories in this step.
You can define the following for each functional location category:
Define your categories of functional locations.
When you allocate a partner determination procedure, you only define the possible partner functions. If you have defined mandatory functions in a partner determination procedure, the system tries to assign values to the mandatory partner functions (e.g. a vendor number).
Partner functions that are not identified as mandatory roles in the partner determination procedure are not assigned values by the application programs.