The recipient of a certificate can be any person or address that has a function in the delivery item (for example, the customer, vendor, or contact person). The functions that are defined for the output (certificate) are defined in Customizing. When you define a recipient you determine:

• When the certificate should be created
• Who should receive the certificate
• In which language the certificate is created
• How the certificate should be distributed (printer, fax, or EDI)

Each recipient you define is a condition record for the output determination. You can use these records when you create or change a delivery to automatically find the corresponding output.

During output processing, the certificate can be printed automatically or semi-automatically for the delivery item. The system searches for the appropriate certificate profile only after output processing is triggered.

You define the partner function for the recipient in Customizing (for example, ship-to party or the sold-to party). You must define the partner function for each output type. Two output types have been defined for certificates.