Define Partner Procedure for IPM 

The following table contains the SAP Customizing settings supplied for Intellectual Property Management. These settings provide you with examples of the Customizing requirements and ensure that the functions run correctly.

 

If you want to modify these settings according to the requirements of your media company, choose the following path in the SAP Implementation Guide (IMG): Customer Relationship Management ® Basic Functions ® Partner Processing ® Define Partner Determination Procedure

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       1.      Analyze the SAP Customizing settings provided.

       2.      Copy the Customizing settings provided and create your own Customizing entries in the customer namespace.

Partner Determination Procedure	Description
IPM00001	IPM acquisition contract
IPM00002	IPM acquisition contract with intercompany billing
IPM00003	IPM sales contract
IPM00005	IPM confirmation header
IPM00006	IPM confirmation item
IPM00007	IPM service contract header
IPM00008	IPM service contract item
IPMIBH01	IPM sales billing header
IPMIBI01	IPM sales billing item
IPMIDL01	IPM sales billing due list item
IPMOBH01	IPM acquisition billing header
IPMOBI01	IPM acquisition billing item
IPMOBI02	IPM service billing item
IPMODL01	IPM acquisition billing due list item
IPMODL02	IPM service billing due list item
IPMOIC01	IPM acquisition billing document intercompany billing
IP_ILINK	IP Interlinkage partner

 

The standard partner function Bill-to Party (00000003) is also used during license acquisition in Intellectual Property Management, and describes the partner who receives the settlement document for the outgoing royalties calculation.