Change of Other Partners 

Use

You can use this function to change all the partner functions, with the exception of the sold-to party and the location. The latter can be changed using the change processes Change of Ownership and Change of Location.

When you execute a change of other partners, the system creates a new lease. You can execute a change of other partners at any time up to the end of the lease term.

You execute the change process at item level, which means that the changes apply to individual contract items. This process is created as a sub-change process and supports the entry of split quantities for your leased objects. You can execute this change process manually only by choosing Actions; you cannot execute this change process as an option.

In SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM) you use the process CHOP to execute a change of other partners. The change process LCOP is created and assigned in the Lease Accounting Engine (LAE, SAP ERP).

Prerequisites

·         You have configured the partner determination procedure in Customizing for Customer Relationship Management, by choosing Basic Functions → Partner Processing. In the process, you have ensured that the correct roles are assign to the business partners.

·         To simplify partner determination, you have entered the correct partner determination procedure for the transaction types LEAO (Leasing quotation) and LEAS (Lease) in Customizing for Customer Relationship Management, by choosing Transactions → Basic Settings → Define Transaction Types.

·         You have an active lease with the status Released.

·         You have received a customer request for a change of other partners.

Example

A lessee wants to change the bill-to party in the lease.