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How To Create Partner Function in SAP ABAP

Partner function is a two-character code that describes parties involved in business transactions, such as sold-to, ship-to, and bill-to parties. Partner determination involves 3 steps: 1) Define partner functions, 2) Create a partner determination procedure by grouping partner functions, and 3) Assign the partner determination procedure to relevant partner objects like customer, sales document, and delivery document types. The document then provides detailed instructions on how to define partner functions and assign them to partner determination procedures and objects in SAP.

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How To Create Partner Function in SAP ABAP

Partner function is a two-character code that describes parties involved in business transactions, such as sold-to, ship-to, and bill-to parties. Partner determination involves 3 steps: 1) Define partner functions, 2) Create a partner determination procedure by grouping partner functions, and 3) Assign the partner determination procedure to relevant partner objects like customer, sales document, and delivery document types. The document then provides detailed instructions on how to define partner functions and assign them to partner determination procedures and objects in SAP.

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How to Create Partner Function & Partner

Determination: SAP VOPAN


What is Partner Function?

Partner function is two-character identification key that describes the people and
organization with whom you do the business, and who are therefore involved in
transaction. Here is some standard Partner Function for customer-

1. Sold-to party
2. Ship-to party
3. Bill-to party
4. Payer

What is Partner Determination?

The Partner and business partner term in SAP SD refers to parties with whom you
do business. Each business partner has specific role. E.g. Sold-to party - Business
Partner who order the goods / Services. The Partner Determination can be done in
three steps-

Step 1 Define Partner Function

Step 2 Create Partner Determination procedure by grouping Partner function.

Step 3 Assign the partner determination procedure to respective partner object.

Step 1 - Define Partner Function:

1. Enter T-Code VOPAN in Command Bar.


2. Select Customer Master Partner Object
3. Click on Change Button, Partner Determination Procedure Screen appear.
1. Click On New Entries Button.

2. Enter Partner Determination Procedure and name.

3. Double click on Partner Function node - Screen as below appear.


4. Click on New Entries Button.

5. Enter Partner Function Detail

Enter Partner Function / Name / Partner Type.

Field Name Desc

Partner Function Two-character unique identifier for each partner function.

Name A meaningful description for this partner function.

Partner Type It tells whether the partner function is for a customer (KU), a vendor (LI), a
contact person (AP), and so on.
Step 2 - Partner Determination procedure by grouping Partner function.

1. Click on Partner Function in procedure node.


2. Enter Partner Det. Procedure / Partner function / Name.

Step 3 - Assign the partner determination procedure to respective partner


object. We are creating partner function for customer, so here partner object is
customer and assign to Account Group.

Partner Object Assign to

Customer Account Group

Sales Document Header Sales Document Type

Sales Document Item Item category Type

Delivery Header Delivery Document Type

Shipment Header Shipment Document Type


Billing Header Billing Document Type

Billing Item Billing Item Category type

Contact Contact type

1. Click on Account groups - Function Node and click on New entries Button.
2. Enter Partner function / Name / Account Group / Name.

Click on Save Button to save partner Function.

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