Confusion on partner function of ALE process

Hi experts,
Now I am developing the ALE for message type ORDERS in inbounding process for testing purpose. Our customer is running their business in SAP and her company code is 6000 in her SAP system, and our company is vendor in her system, the vendor number is 1100. She create a purchase order and run the transaction code ME9F then the IDOC will send to our SAP system, and then the sales order is created in our system. Actually the whole process is OK. But I am really confused by the partner function setting and sales area setting in VOE4 and VOE2.
In VOE4, the setting is below:
Customer          Ext.Function         Name                            Exnternal partner          Int.no
6000                 SP                       Sold-to party                  6000                            6000
6000                 BP                       Bill-to party                    6000                            6000
6000                 PY                       Payer                            6000                            6000
6000                 SP                       Ship-to Party                  6000                            6000
In VOE2, the setting just like below:
Customer       Vendor number     Sorg.                   Dchl              Dv             Saty
6000              0000001100          1000                   12                 00              OR
We had to create a customer number 6000 in order to make the ALE process smoothly. So I just want to know:
1) We really need to make our customer number same as company code of customer in her SAP system if we use ALE ??
2) If answer of 1) is yes, then in our production system, the customer numbers are different from their company codes, what and how do you suggest to mapping the is relationship?? Use a user-exit in IDOC??
3) if answer of 1) is no, how can we make the ALE go next smothly??
Can any one give me a suggestion on above??? Thanks in advance.
Joe
Edited by: Joe.GR Chen on Jun 19, 2009 11:23 AM

hi,
to add partner function sales employee follow these steps:
1. img>S & D>basic functions>go to partner determination screen and select customer master and select your partner proceedure.
2. now double click on partners in partner proceedure and add partner function SE using new entries and save.
3. now assign the partner function to you account group and save
to create a sales employee goto t code PAL1 and create sales representative.
to add sales rep to your customer master goto your customer master using XD02 and in sales area tab goto partner tab and add the partner function SE and the sales rep number and save
regards,
krishna prasad

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