Partner Processing 
Partner Processing
Purpose
Partner processing controls how the system works with
business partners in transactions. It ensures the accuracy of partner data in transactions by applying rules you specify in Customizing, and it makes users work easier by automatically entering certain partners and related information, like addresses.One of the most important aspects of partner processing is partner determination, the system’s ability to automatically find and enter the partners involved in a transaction. In most transactions, the user manually enters one or more partners, and the system enters the others through partner determination. Various sources of information make partner determination possible; two of the most important are business partner master data and organizational data.
For example, a user creates a sales order, and enters the name of the
The following illustration shows this combination of the user’s entry and automatic partner determination.
Features
With
Partner Functions, you define partners with the terminology used in your area of business and in your company. For example, if you have a real estate business, you might define the partner functions tenant and mortgage provider.In
Access Sequences, you specify the sources of data the system uses for automatic partner determination, and the order in which it checks those sources.In
Partner Determination Procedures, you specify which partner functions are involved in a transaction, assign access sequences to the functions the system should determine automatically, and set other rules for working with partners in transactions.With
Partner Teams, you define groups of partners involved in an individual project, or even in a single transaction. Partner teams are used only in Opportunity Management.Prerequisites
Business Partners.
Organizational Management in the CRM System.