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Partner determination procedure in SD

Added by Raj SAP, last edited by Jyoti Prakash on Mar 20, 2013

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 & fu
process/transaction. These can internal or external to an organization. To setup, determine & copy these business partners in a sales process or
search technique, known as Partner Determination.

Main Components in Partner Determination

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

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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
Existing Sales Partner in Customer Master Determination:
Partner Function

Language

Name

Language-specific
Partner Func.

AG

EN

Sold-To Party

SP

RE

EN

Bill-to Party

BP

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Partner Function

Language

Name

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Language-specific
Partner Func.

RG

EN

Payer

PY

WE

EN

Ship-to Party

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

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.

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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
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.

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Partner Object

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Partner Determination
Procedure assigned to

Customer

Customer Account Group

Sales Document Header

Sales Document Type

Sales Document Item

Item Category

Delivery

Delivery Type

Shipment/Transportation

Shipment Type

Billing Header

Billing Type

Billing Item

Billing Type

Related SAP Notes

SAP Note

Description

Category

550073

FAQ: SD Partner Determination I

FAQ

550102

FAQ: SD Partner Determination II

FAQ

550113

FAQ: SD Partner Determination III

FAQ

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