Creation of partner roles for customer master

Hello,
when I try to create one or more partner roles while creating a customer with IDOC DEBMAS basic type DEBMAS06 I get the error message:
No customer ID found for partner .
The required fields PARVW and KUNN2 are filled with valid values.
Can anybody help ?
Regards
Alex

Hi Alex,
Could you specify what error message you are getting?
Thanks!
Rudra

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Creation of partner functions for customer master with LSMW

Hello,
I try to create partner functions together with a customer via Batch Input in LSMW.
Object: 0050, method: 0000, program name: RFBIDE00, program type: B.
I use the structure BKNVP (Customer master partner functions) to create a new partner and set values for the fields KTONR and PARVW.
When I start the batch input the fields are filled in correctly in a new dynpro. After the confirmation of these values the dynpro changes back to the partner functions sscreen, but the value for KTONR isn'n being transferred. So I get an error message.
Is it only possible to update partner functions with that BI or what is going wrong ?
Thanks in advance and regards
Alex

Hi Alex,
Could you specify what error message you are getting?
Thanks!
Rudra

How will i configure partner determination for customer master

how will i configure partner determination for customer master data.

hi
Check this
BUSINESS PARTNERS AND PARTNER DETERMINATION
In the partner determination procedure you can determine whether partner functions can or should occur in a partner object (Customer Master, Sales Document, Item Category etc.) For each object, in which partner function can be created, you can define partner procedures. This also means that
For Customer Master
For Sales Documents
For Sales Documents and Billing Documents: for items
We can define our partner determination procedure for each of these levels as shown below. In Blue are given the ones wherein the Partner Procedures are assigned to the Partner Objects
Customer Master Account Group
Sales Document Header Sales Document Type
Sales document Item Item Category in sales
Delivery Delivery Type
Billing Header Billing Type
Billing Item Billing Type
Sales Activity Sales Activity type
By assigning a procedure you determine for which account groups (for the customer master), which sales document types (for sales documents) and for which item categories this procedure would be valid.
In the partner determination procedure you can determine for each partner function
whether the partner function is an obligatory partner function
whether the partner function can be changed in the document
BUSINESS PARTNER FUNCTION
By assigning a business partner function to a partner you can determine which functions the partner fulfils in the business process. Partner Functions are classified using partner type. The partner type represents the roles played by the business partner within the business transaction.
Following partner functions exist in the standard process of Sales and Distribution
Partner Type Customer
Sold-to Party, Ship-to Party, Bill-to Party, Payer and Sold-to Party authorized to release against a contract. You can define the sold-to party authorized to release against a contract in the partner screen of a contract. This partner may only schedule orders with reference to this contract, even when he is not the sold-to party authorized against a contract.
Partner Type Contact Person
Contact persons are natural persons whom you must contact at the customers for business processing (e.g. purchasers) Contact person can be created directly in customer master record.
Partner Type Vendor
A forwarding agent is an example of a business partner on the credit side, who is included in a sales process. If you commission a particular forwarding agent for deliveries to a specific customer, you can define the forwarding agent in the customer master record as the partner.
The other possible partner functions on the credit side in the sale process are interpreters, auditors etc. The forwarding agent is an agent who performs transportation services. This includes organizing the shipment, delivery and receipt of the goods, arranging the carrier services and handling the customs issues.
Partner Type Personnel
Employee Responsible
Sales Personnel
You can enter an employee from your firm as the person responsible:
In the Customer Master If the employee is normally responsible for processing transactions with this customer.
In the Sales Document If the employee is responsible for processing the Business Transaction.
STEP WISE PROCESS FOR PARTNER DETERMINATION PROCEDURE
Sales and Distribution->Basic Functions->Partner Determination->set Up Partner Determination->Set up Partner Determination for Customer Master.
First go to OVT0 create customer account groups. Here you make new entries, click whether it is a one time customer, description. Also you can do the field selection here for general data, co. code data and sales area data.
Now go to IMG logistics general business partner customers control define & assign customer number ranges define the number. Here you range that you want and assign it to your customer account group.
Now go to VOPA here the selection will be on customer master, click on partner procedures, create the partner determination procedure. The following steps need to be done in partner determination area
Assign partner function to account group i.e SP,SH, BP, PY to account group (debit side ). Sales and Distribution->Basic Functions->Partner Determination->Assign Partner Functions on the debit side to account Groups.
Then create Partner Determination Procedure.
Assign the Partner Determination Procedure to Partner Function.
Then finally assign the Partner Determination Procedure to acc group.
Important Points in Business Partners and Partner Determination Procedure
Partner relationship maintained/defined in the customer master is proposed automatically in the document header when you create a sales document.
In customizing we can decide whether several partners can be assigned to one partner function in the customer master.
In sales documents, the system is configured so that only one partner can be assigned to each partner function.
We can define partners at item level in the sales documents.
Business Partners that are defined at the header level however cannot be changed at the item level.
You can prohibit anyone from changing a partner that has already been entered in a sales document.
It is also possible to manually change or enter the address of a partner, such as the Ship-to Party. This change does not affect the master record.

Question about partner determination for customer master

Hi, experts,
I have already read the documentation about this topic at forum. Still I have the following question:
why should we assign the partner function to the account group? According to my understanding, the partner function has to be assigned to partner determination procedure and then through partner determination it is associated with the account group. If the partner can be assigned to account group directly, why do we still need determination procedure?
Best regards,
Fan

Hi
Let us consider an existing Partner Determination procedure in standard SAP.
The Partner Determination Procedure (e.g, ABCD) can contain multiple "Partner Functions". Suppose there are 100 numbers of Partner Functions in the Procedure.
We assign "Partner determination Procedure" to the "Account Group", so that , the assigned Procedure will be applicable for the Customer master data created under that Account group.
Suppose, Partner determination Procedure "ABCD" has been assigned to Account Group "XYZ".
Now, any Customer created under Account Group "XYZ", the Procedure "ABCD" will be applicable for them. Right?
We have already discussed , the Procedure "ABCD" contains 100 different "Partner Functions".
Out of these 100 Partner Functions, only those Partner Functions, which are permitted by the Account Group "XYZ" , they can only be entered in the Sales area data > Partner Function tab of the Customer master data.
Suppose, only 6 Partner functions (out of 100 no) are assigned to Account Group "XYZ".
So these 6 Partner Functions are permitted by the said Account Group "XYZ" and these 6 Partner Functions can only be entered in the Customer master data.
So, to summerise it, if you want to enter a Partner Function in the Customer master, then
- First, that Partner Function must be available in the Procedure which applicable, and
- Second, that Partner Function also must have been permitted (assigned) by the Account Group .
I hope, it is clarified.
Regards
Pradyumna

"Partner Determination Steps for Customer Master" clarification

Hi,
Let me clear myself at the outset itself, that I searched SDN for my below mentioned query, however I could not find any answer to my satisfaction....here I am posting again
In "Partner Determination for Customer Master", the following steps are undertaken -
Step 1:
1.a.) Create New Partner Determination Procedure
1.b.) For each Partner Determination Procedure, different Partner Functions, which are applicable for that specific determination procedure, are assigned. (along with other properties like if the PF is mandatory, not modifiable )
Step2:
"Partner Determination Procedure Assignment", here we assign different Partner Determination Procedure to different Account Groups. In other words, indirectly, we assign the partner functions to account groups. Right? (Please correct me if I am wrong)
Step3:
"Partner Function". Here we define new partner functions, (which are used in Step 1...)
Step4:
"Account Group- Function Assignment" - Here we assign the Partner Functions to Account Groups
Now My Question
(A) Since the Partner Functions are assigned (via partner determination procedure) to account groups in Step 1, then why Partner Functions are assigned AGAIN to account groups in Step 4. What is the significance of this assignment in Step 4.
(B) Is there is particular sequence of Steps (1 to 5), one should follow when somebody has to create new customer account group and/or new partner function.
Thanking you all in advance.

Dear SR
Leave SAP Partner Determination screen for 2 minutes and first understand the logic
1. Create the new partner functions
2. Create the new determination procedure
3. Link the new partner functions to the new determination procedure and add mandatory, non modifiable ,optional creteria
4. Assign the new determination procedure to the document type or account group at appropriate level
This is essence and this is for all 8 levels like CMR,sales doc header,item etc
Now coming to your qn
When you define a new account group ( you might be aware account group controls partner functions of CMR) you will say that your new account group will carry out patner functions like SP,SH,BP,PY
That is ACCOUNT GROUPS function assignment
Whenever you create a new account group you will do field selection in OBD2 like suppress optional.reqd etc,create no ranges and assign no ranges and also mainly this activity partner determination
These are must settings for a new account group
AG is the german key for sold to party Partner determination procedure
This is step 1
Then in next step you will tell AG will carry out such and such partner functions Step 2 like mandatory not modifiable etc
Step 3 is link the AG to your account group
Step 4 is partner functions say if you want to create a new partner function say SB special stock partner
(in concept this is the firststep)
Step 5 is once again partner function account group assignment
So when you create a new partner function you will do step 4 first and step 5 and then 1 and 2 and 3
when you create a new account group you will do step 5 and then 1 and 2 and 3
Hope you understand now
Partner functions are relatives in your family
Say in a family we have Father ,mother sister, brother (these 4 partner functions)
This is called as Happy Family and this Happy Family is the Partner determination procedure in SAP
This Happy Family is linked to the account group
So Happy family means there are 4 partner functions
So whenever you create a CMR in the account group this father.mother,brother,sister will come as default
Suppose you add another partner function say Uncle
First you have to create uncle
Then you have to tell this account group will accept uncle
Then link the uncle in the happy family that is determination procedure of SAP along with the 4
Then assign happy family to the account group
Now when you create a CMR along with father.mother,brother,sister along with that uncle will also come
Regards
Raja

Business Partner creation for Customer Master creation

Hi
We have customized our system in order to trigger the creation of Business Partner whenever a Customer Master is created.
I created some customers for which the Business Partner creation was not triggered due to some reason.. In order to manage the same, i created a Business Partner manually and tried to link the same to my customer through T Code FLBPD2, but system returned with a message "The business partner could not be linked to the customer selected" Message Number CVIC_UI023.
Can anyone suggest something.
Thanx in advance
Pankaj

Hi Pankaj,
Please check wether you configured all required node under Master Data Synchronization..In SPRO..I am referring to below node.
Active Synchroniztion Options
Set BP role Category for customer Integration
Define BP Role for direction customer to BP
Field Assignment for customer Integration
Thanks
Veman.

While doing LSMW standard method for Customer master creation..

while doing LSMW standard method for Customer master creation.....
In 13th step I am getting this king of error
FB012 Session 1 : Special character for 'empty field' is /
FB007 Session 1 session name ZPROJ was opened
FB109 Trans. 1 : Transaction xd01 is not supported
FB016 ... Last header record ...
FB014 ... BKN00-STYPE 1
FB014 ... BKN00-TCODE xd01
FB014 ... BKN00-KUNNR
FB014 ... BKN00-BUKRS
FB014 ... BKN00-VKORG A1
FB014 ... BKN00-VTWEG 00
FB014 ... BKN00-SPART 0
FB014 ... BKN00-KTOKD
FB014 ... BKN00-KKBER BP01
FB013 ....Editing was terminated
Can anyone help how to solve this?

Hello TJK,
FB012 Session 1 : Special character for 'empty field' is /
This is the special function in LSMW, for empty field system will put / sign automatically, so you need not to worry about that.
FB007 Session 1 session name ZPROJ was opened It is opening session ZPROJ which is your project name/object name.
FB109 Trans. 1 : Transaction xd01 is not supported
Check out your field mapping and conversion rule for object.
FB013 ....Editing was terminated
It is not finding proper field mapping rule / file inputs so the sytem terminates the LSMW object.
Check your field mapping and conversion rule, check your source fields, save the file in tab delimited format.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Arif Mansuri

Account groups for Partner Roles in Vendor Master

1. Can we use same account group to create the vendor master for the different partner roles? for the partner roles like goods supplier, invoicing party, order party, etc do all these need to have different account groups , example one account group for goods supplier, one account group for invoicing party, etc , etc.
2. why we need the configuration for partner role in purchasing documents besides partner role settings for vendor account group. what is the logic behind to have partner role dependent settings for purchasing documents.
If we do not maintain for partner role settings for purchasing documents what effects it will cause?

> 1. We can have 1 account group represent all partner role or separate account group for each role.
1.If we use the same account group, the field selection control for fields will be applicable to partner roles also. If we have made vendor schema as mandatory in vendor master than we have to assign to partner vendor also. Example ordering address will not require company code data only purchase data, it will not require also pricing procedure as mandatory as no price determination will be required for ordering address.
I think we have to use combination of account group -same account group and different account group will defining vendors for partner function.
Do we require to assign vendor schema group to following vendors roles- goods suppliers, invoicing party and payee.
If we do not assign vendor schema group will these partner role determine price from the VN partner role. For example VN (vendor) has vendor schema group assigned, no vendor schema group assigned to invoicing party, then while doing MIRO the invoicing party will be defaulted. Do the price determined for VN role will be populated for invoicing party in MIRO?
> 2. we need partner role in purchasing doc because we can copy partner role from vendor master to purchasing document
It means we need to assign similar roles in schema for vendor account group and purchasing documents. If you see the schema in config for partner determination in IDES system, different roles exists in vendor schema and purchasing document schema.
This is creating confusion for me to understand.
Please clarify
2. we need partner role in purchasing doc because we can copy partner role from vendor master to purchasing document

Partner roles in Vendor master record

Hi all
can some one explain me how to enter the partner roles in vendor master record
In sap help i didnt understood this point
"When working with partner roles, you must maintain the following settings:
Separate vendor master records must exist for all the partners of a vendor that are to be entered in that vendors master record."
what does it mean
suppose i am creating vendor master record 1234
Vendor master record:1234
LF 1234       /*vendor
BA1234       /*ordering address
i have to click 1234 in BA and select 'parner' at the top to enter the ordering adress right ...
what is the 'Separate vendor master records must exist for all the partners' mean
it has to be like this?
Vendor master record:1234
LF 1234       /*vendor
BA1235       /*ordering address
1235 vendor master record is created earlier and ordering address maintained ??
please help me in this record, any user manual or some screen shots to explain how to maintain partner roles in vendor master record
regards
Bhushan.N

Hi Sasi ,
What Ramkrishna explained is correct. I will try to illustrate it with the example.
Suppose you are creating a vendor 1234 which is Head office of the supplier where you need to place the order. But goods will be supplied from Pune plant so you should enter 1235 againts partner function GS , here 1235 is seperate vendor master record with Pune plant details & it must exist in the system so that you can use it as a partner function Hope this has cleared your doubts.
Similarly you vcan create other partner functions like payee,ordering party etc.
Regards,
Anand

Generate outbound idoc for Customer Master

Hi Developers,
I have requirement to generate outbound IDOC for Customer Master Data. I need to send customer master data through an Outbound IDOC. Can we generate an outbound DEBMAS06 idoc? Can someone help me finding a solution to this problem?
Thanks in advance for helping.
Regards,
Gajendra

Hi,
If you have done all the required settings (logical system, partner profiles, distribution model), then either transaction BD10 / BD14 will help you generate the IDOC.
If you want to send the idocs automatically, then you will to configure some program.
Unlike transaction data, Master data IDOCS are not triggered immediately, you will have to do the required configuration in SPRO.
Transaction SPRO
SAP Customizing Implementation Guide -->
SAP Web application Server --> Application Link Enabling --> Modeling and Implementing Business Processes -->
Master Data distribution --> Replication of Modified Data --> Creating IDOCS from Change Pointers
Take a look at this thread.
Re: automatic Idoc outbound
Regards,
Ravi
Note : Please mark the helpful answers
Message was edited by: Ravikumar Allampallam

Partner Roles for Ship-To/Bill-To in BAPI SalesOrder

Hi,
I am currently developing a .NET web application that is using BO SalesOrder (e.g. BAPI Bapi_Salesorder_Simulate).
My problem is that I need to list all defined partner roles of a customer (debitor) to give an appropriate selection for the BAPIPARTNR as a SalesOrder parameter
e.g. (specify a Ship-To Address)
[BAPIPARTNR].Partn_Role = "WE"
[BAPIPARTNR].Partn_Numb = "<SAPCustomerNr>"
In the web application I want to list all pre-definied partner roles for "WE" of the given customer to be able to set it as "<SAPCustomerNr>" in the BAPI parameter.
This seemed like a standard requirement to me, but I could not find any BAPIs/RFCs to realize this. Does anybody have a suggestion ?
Thanks for a short reply,
Andreas Koschinsky

Hi again Andreas,
I get the hint, I have included the source together with the corrections you would need to make to get it working in your system (no warranty calls please!).
FUNCTION CUSTOMER_PARTNERFS_GET.
*"*"Local interface:
*" IMPORTING
*" VALUE(IV_KUNNR) LIKE KNA1-KUNNR
*" VALUE(IV_VKORG) LIKE E1KNVVM-VKORG
*" VALUE(IV_VTWEG) LIKE E1KNVVM-VTWEG
*" VALUE(IV_SPART) LIKE E1KNVVM-SPART
*" TABLES
*" ET_E1KNVPM STRUCTURE E1KNVPM
DATA LV_ACCOUNT_GROUP LIKE KNA1-KTOKD.
DATA LS_E1KNVPM LIKE E1KNVPM.
DATA LT_E1KNVPM LIKE E1KNVPM OCCURS 0.
DATA LT_KNVP LIKE KNVP OCCURS 0.
DATA LS_KNVP LIKE KNVP.
>>> BW Omit this section <<<
* Get account group of the current customer
SELECT SINGLE KTOKD FROM KNA1 INTO LV_ACCOUNT_GROUP
 WHERE KUNNR = IV_KUNNR.
IF SY-SUBRC NE 0.
* The customer is new so prepare to create roles.
 PERFORM CUSTOMER_CREATE_R3FUNCTIONS TABLES LT_E1KNVPM
 USING IV_KUNNR
 LV_ACCOUNT_GROUP.
ELSE.
>>> Up to here <<<
* The customer exists and has an account group.
* so read the knvp to get all available functions.
 SELECT * FROM KNVP INTO TABLE LT_KNVP
 WHERE KUNNR = IV_KUNNR
 AND VKORG = IV_VKORG
 AND VTWEG = IV_VTWEG
 AND SPART = IV_SPART.
 IF SY-SUBRC = 0.
* data available so read them
 LOOP AT LT_KNVP INTO LS_KNVP.
 MOVE-CORRESPONDING LS_KNVP TO LS_E1KNVPM.
 PERFORM PARTNER_NUMBER_EXTRACT(SAPLVV01) USING LS_KNVP
 CHANGING LS_E1KNVPM-KUNN2 .
 APPEND LS_E1KNVPM TO LT_E1KNVPM.
 CLEAR LS_KNVP.
 ENDLOOP.
>>> BW Omit this section <<<
 ELSE.
* create new roles according to the delivered salesarea
 PERFORM CUSTOMER_CREATE_R3FUNCTIONS TABLES LT_E1KNVPM
 USING IV_KUNNR
 LV_ACCOUNT_GROUP.
 ENDIF.
>>> Up to here <<< <<< - moved this line in change
ENDIF.
ET_E1KNVPM[] = LT_E1KNVPM[].
ENDFUNCTION.
That should get you going.
Cheers,
Brad
Oops! Just made a small change to ensure that the if statement was correctly closed.
Message was edited by: Brad Williams

Lsmw for customer master

Can anyone give the steps to create a lsmw for Customer master(XD01) using recording method or Standard/Direct input method
thanks,
Dinesh

     Enter T-code LSMW
     Enter project name (LSMW-DEMO)
     Click on create entry button (shift+F1)
     Enter the description
     Press enter button
     Enter sub project name & description
     Press enter button
     Enter object & object name
     Press enter button
     Click on continue (F8) button
     System displays 21 steps
(Focus on the 1st step)
Step (1): - Maintain object attributes
     Click on object attributes
     Click on execute button (ctrl +F8)
     Click on display change (ctrl+F1)
     Click on batch INPUT recording (radio button)
     Click on go to and select recordings overview
     Click on u201Ccreate recordingu201Dbutton. (Ctrl+F1)
     Enter name (RECCUST) of recording & description (RECORDING FOR CUSTOMER)
     Enter owner (SAPUSER)
     Press enter button
     Enter the transaction code (VDOL)& press enter button
     Create CMR using the general process
     System displays the newly created customer number
     Click on default ALL
     System displays field names for which date is maintained
     Note these fields names in a text tile
     Click on save button
     Click on back button
     Click on back button
     Enter the recording name in recoding field ex RECCUST
     Press enter button
     Click on save button
     Click on back button
Observation: -
1) The cursor position is automatically changed to second step. After every step completion the cursor position is changed to succeeding step.
2) Steps are reduced to 14
Step (2) :- Maintain source structures
     Click on execute button
     Click on display change button
     Click on create a structure button
     Enter source structure name 2 description,& 2 press enter button
     Click on save button
     Click on back button
Step(3) :- Maintain source fields
     Click on execute button
     Click on display change button
     (note)try to maintain the source field names same as target fields names
     Click on the source structure
     Click on copy fields button
     Select upload (text separated with tabs) & press enter button
     Click on save button
     Click on back button
Step (4) :- Maintain structure relations
     Click on execute button
     Click on display change button
     Observations :-source structure & target structure relations is already maintained
     Click on save button
     Click on back button
Step (5) :- Maintain field mapping 2 convention rules
     Click on execute button
     Click on display change button
     Select the first field (under fields)
     Click on u201Cextrasu201D & select u201Cauto field mappingu201D
     Click on ok button(continue button)
     Click on accept proposal
     Continue clicking on accept proposal till all the fields are mapped
     System displays auto field mapping complete
     Press enter button
     Click on save button
     Click on back button
Step(6) :- Maintain fixed values transudation user defined routines
     This step is optional
     We may use this when creation changes are to be made like dollar to euro etc.
Step(7) :- Specify files
     Select specify files
     Click on enecute button
     Click on display change button
     Click on legacy data
     Click on u201CAdd entryu201D button
     Specify the file name (customer records file path)
     Specify the name (CMR RECORDS)
     Click on tabulator
     Press enter button
     Click on save button
     Click on back button
Step(8) :-Assign files
     Click on execute button
     Click on display change button
     Click on save button
     Click on back button
Step(9):-import data
     Click on execute button
     Click on execute button again
     Observations:-transactions read & transactions written are same & and equal to the no. of records maintained in text file.
     Click on back button
     Again click on back button
Step(10) :-Display imported data.
     Click on execute button
     Press enter button.(imported data is displayed)
     Click on back button
Step(11) :-Convert data
     Click on execute button
     Again click on execute button
     Observations :- transactions red & transactions written are same and are equal to records in the text file
     Click on back button
     Again click on back button
Step(12) :-Display converted data
     Click on execute button
     Press enter button
     Click on back button
Step(13) :-Create batch input session
     Click on create button
     Again click on execute button
     System displays a message saying that a u201Cbatch input folderu201D is created with specified number of transactions
     Press enter button
     Click on back button
Step(14) :- Run batch input session
     Click on execute button
     Select the required u201Csession nameu201D and click on u201Cprocess buttonu201D
     Select u201Cforeground processu201D or u201Cbackground processu201Detc
     Click on u201Cprocess buttonu201D

Date of Creation to be included in Customer Master

Hi,
We would like to have Creation Date to be displayed on the customer master . How do we do it.
We can know this from KNA1, but we would like to have a field in General/Sales area data, where the date of creation can be fed.
Please suggest.
Thank you
Ravi

Hi Ravi
The Additional Data Tab would be a better location to add a feild & pop up the value from KNVV-ERDAT feild or you can also create a text procedure assign it for customer master & populate it as a text.
Thanks
gp

Partner roles in vendor master

Dear All,
we have raised a PO to vendor 400035, goods are supplied from vendor 400036 and invoice is received from vendor 400037. we have defined partner roles for vendor 400035(account group COMP).
VN-400035
GS-400036
IP-400037.
These partner roles are assigned to account group:
GS-0001- GOODS SUPPLIER
IP-0002-INVOICING PARTY
Defined partner schema H1 under partner settings in vendor master record.
this schema is assigned to account group COMP( That have vendor 4500035) at POrg, VSR, Plant Level.
Partner schema for purchasing document is defined.
it is assigned to document type.
ISSUE
1.When we are raising a PO the schema is appearing in partner Tab. The different invoicing party 400037 is pulled from vendor master record into PO. when doing MIRO, it is not appearing subsequently as the default value when invoice is posted. in MIRO it is appearing as 400035 instead of 400037.
2.same is the case in MIGO, in partner TAB 400035 is appearing instead of 400036.
please help on both issues where invoicing party should appear autimatically in MIRO and goods supplier in MIGO.
QUESTIONS
1. Is it necessary to have VN in schema. is the partner role VN required in schema. if VN is removed output determination doesnot take place.
2. what is difference between assigning vendor role to account group and to a document type? why it is required ?
can be use only one of them.
regards

Hi,
There are just 4 mandatory steps:
1: Define partner role
2: Define permisssable partner roles per account group
3: Define Partner Schemas
4: Assign Partner Schemas to Account Groups
You have setup your partner determination on purchasing org level.
But you forgot that you create a purchase order on plant level, which is a lower (more detailed) level. If the higher level box is left blank in your partner determination setup, then SAP tries to find partner on plant level. As you don't have partner on plant level maintained in your vendor, SAP can't find the vendor.
IMG > Materials Management > Purchasing > Partner determination > Partner Settings in Purchasing Documents > Define Partner Schemas
select your partner schema and then double click Partner roles in schema on the left.
In the appearing screen you can see the colomn for higher level
Then create a fresh PO and check.
Go through the below link:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/a1/7b373944f7a97ce10000000a114084/frameset.htm
Hope this clarifies.
Thanks,
Viswanath

E-Recruiting 6.0: Business Partner Role For Branches

Hi Experts,
In the IMG, SAP E-Recruiting > Basic Settings > Enterprise Structure > Define Business Partner Role for Branches
Can anyone help in the following:
1) What is the purpose of Business Partner Role and how does it relate the Branches? Or how can i make use of it?
2) If i am going to maintain the Company & Branches via the Administrator function instead of IMG, do I still need to configure this step: Define Business Partner Role for Branches
Thanks. Will reward points for any helpful tips.
William

Hello William,
the Business Partner is an application / module which belongs to the base components of the SAP. It is used and partly extended by various other applications / modules. Next to E-Recruiting it is used for example by CRM and the financial service solution (FS-CS, FS-PM, FS-RI). All of these modules can put their data for a person or an organization into the same tables. Depending on the installation / system environment or even within one single module the requirements for available fields and business checks as on authorization differ between kinds of business partners (e.g. in FS-CS the commission solution for the financial service sector knows external agents and internal employees which have to be treated differently). The business partner is the element to assign the logical / business role in which a person is handled by the system.
For E-Recruiting you have 2 kinds of business partners, too. On the one and there are people being candidates and on the other hand there are branches of your company which hire people. The configuration allows you to seperate them if you need to identify anywhen which business partner is a branch and which is a candidate. So far I never tried if this is really working as there is no real use for this I never set it up. The attributes and the business checks are the same anyways.
Hope that helps a bit to understand the context
Best Regards
Roman Weise
PS: please remember that you have to maintain the branches via administrator bsp application. Using the IMG entry won't work.

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