Vendors: Partner Determination 

Use

The partner determination procedure specifies the partner functions that are allowed or mandatory for processing a particular business transaction, such as a sales order. You determine partner determination procedures in the vendor master via account groups and data retention levels (purchasing organization, vendor sub-range, and site). The following partner determination procedures exist in the standard SAP system:

 

Partner determination procedure		Partner Functions
L1	Vendor (purchasing organization)	CP	Contact person
		AZ	Alternative payment recipient
		OA	Ordering address (mandatory)
		VN	Vendor (mandatory, cannot be changed)
		PI	Invoice presented by (mandatory)
		CA	Contract address
		IN	Contact person, fresh produce
		ER	Employee responsible
		GS	Goods supplier
		AL	Additionals

 

Partner determination procedure		Partner Functions
L2	Vendor (sub-range area)	CP	Contact persons
		OA	Ordering address (mandatory)
		PI	Invoice presented by
		CA	Contract address
		ER	Employee responsible
		GS	Goods supplier

 

Partner determination procedure		Partner Functions
L3	Vendor (site level)	CP	Contact person
		OA	Ordering address (mandatory)
		PI	Invoice presented by
		CA	Contract address
		ER	Employee responsible
		GS	Goods supplier

Prerequisites

You maintain partner determination procedures in Customizing for Purchasing in the activity Define Partner Schemas (Partner Determination).

Additional Information

Partner Determination in Sales and Distribution