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Partner Determination in SAP Sales and Distribution

Partner determination in SAP Sales and Distribution allows the system to select the appropriate sales partners for different objects and processes based on their roles. It defines which partners are relevant for which sales transactions and ensures they are correctly assigned. The main components are partner functions, customer account groups, and partner determination procedures. Partner determination can be configured for various objects like customers, sales documents, deliveries, and billings by assigning the relevant partners and procedures.

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Partner Determination in SAP Sales and Distribution

Partner determination in SAP Sales and Distribution allows the system to select the appropriate sales partners for different objects and processes based on their roles. It defines which partners are relevant for which sales transactions and ensures they are correctly assigned. The main components are partner functions, customer account groups, and partner determination procedures. Partner determination can be configured for various objects like customers, sales documents, deliveries, and billings by assigning the relevant partners and procedures.

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Partner Determination in SAP Sales and Distribution

Purpose
This wiki page will discussion about basic function related to partners in SAP Sales and Distribution Module knows as Partner Determination

Overview
This a procedure by which system selects the assigned sales relevant partner function/functions to the object in Order to Cash process. In brief, sales partner are business parties which are involve/relevant to a sales process/transaction. Each partner are defined/identified based on role & function they play in those sales process/transaction. These can internal or external to an organization. To setup, determine & copy these business partners in a sales process or specific sales process or master in SAP SD, we use a search technique, known as Partner Determination.

Main Components in Partner Determination


1. 2. 3. Partner Function Customer Account Group Partner Determination Procedure

Partner Object
Following are the Partners object with respective key area for which partner determination can take place-

Customer Sales Document Header Sales Document Item Delivery Document Shipment Document Billing Document Header Billing Document Item

SPRO path/Transaction Code

Transaction Code VOPAN / VOPA SPRO Path Sales and Distribution - Basic Functions - Partner Determination - Set Up Partner Determination

Configuration Steps
Let us go through the configuration steps involved in partner determination. Here we would take focus on partner determination for a customer master. Existing Sales Partner in Customer Master Determination: Partner Function Language Name Language-specific Partner Func. AG RE RG WE EN EN EN EN Sold-To Party SP Bill-to Party Payer Ship-to Party BP PY SH

The following are the steps involved in adding a new partner type, say, JP, for customer master for partner determination:

Step 1. Partner Functions


Maintain a new partner function, JP, under partner function node with respective partner type (KU for Customer, LI for Vendor) & indicator for Uniqueness in the master data.

Step 2. Assigned Partner Function to Account Group


Assigned newly created partner function JP to corresponding account group of your desire.

Step 3. Create Partner Determination Procedure


Select partner determination procedure if your requirement is met. Otherwise copy existing Partner determination procedure.

Step 4. Maintain relevant Partner to determine under Partner Determination Procedure


Under partner determination procedure sub-dialog, you assign required partners to partner determination procedure. Here you specify whether the assigned partner can be:

modified in object or not whether it is mandatory sequence in which partners are determined (may differ with object).

Step 5. Assign Account Group to Partner Determination Procedure


Assign Partner determination procedure to account group. It is assumed that required account groups are available in the system.

In case of other objects same procedures can be followed. It differs at step 5, where you assign partner determination procedure to respective object. Partner Object Partner Determination Procedure assigned to Customer Sales Document Header Sales Document Item Delivery Customer Account Group Sales Document Type Item Category Delivery Type

Shipment/Transportation Shipment Type Billing Header Billing Item Billing Type Billing Type

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