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PDP and Partner Type Creation

The document provides an overview of partner determination procedures in SAP. It discusses: 1. The main advantage of partner determination procedures is to update documents with responsible internal and external partners for better control. 2. Partners can include logistics, sales, customers, vendors, users, personnel numbers, and organizational units. 3. Partners are assigned in master data and transactional data in SAP PM. 4. Partner determination procedures define which partners are responsible for different types of master data, notifications, and orders.

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PDP and Partner Type Creation

The document provides an overview of partner determination procedures in SAP. It discusses: 1. The main advantage of partner determination procedures is to update documents with responsible internal and external partners for better control. 2. Partners can include logistics, sales, customers, vendors, users, personnel numbers, and organizational units. 3. Partners are assigned in master data and transactional data in SAP PM. 4. Partner determination procedures define which partners are responsible for different types of master data, notifications, and orders.

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Partner Determination Procedure –

Overview
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In SAP, Partner Determination Procedure has been used across modules. The main advantage of
having Partner Determination Procedure is to update the documents with appropriate
responsible persons (Internal / External) which will give better control in execution phase.

For example, internal partners can be logistics and sales departments that perform services.
External partners can be customers as service recipients and vendors as supporting service
providers. A partner can be a natural or a legal entity.

In SAP PM, Partners can be assigned in some of the Master data & Transactional data.

Partner types can be classified as Internal & External. They could be

 Customer
 Contact person
 Vendor
 User
 Personnel number
 Organizational unit
 Position

Definition of Partner Functions:

Before defining Partner Determination Procedure, required Partner Functions should have been
created with appropriate Partner type.

The above mentioned partners are most commonly used Partners in SAP PM. Sometimes, there
could be some additional Partner Functions required by copying the same.
1. Department resp.

2. Vendor

3. Position resp.

4. User responsible

5. Person respons.

To define the Partner Function:

Menu Path IMG – Plant Maintenance and Customer Service – Master Data in
Plant Maintenance and Customer Service – Basic Settings – Partners
– Define Partner Determination Procedure and Partner Function
Transaction Code VOP2

Click Plant Maintenance option. OR select the option appropriately. Then Click Change
Partner button.

Click Partner Functions button / Icon.


There are many predefined Partner Functions available. If you want to add anything new, you
can copy from existing one by clicking Copy icon.

Partner Determination Procedure:

Click on Partner Determination Procedure icon as shown below screen shot.

Make new entries as per the wish. Partner determination procedure can be different for Master
data, notifications & orders. Even, different Partner Determination procedure can be created
based on Technical object categories, Notification types & Order types.
Once after defining Partner Determination Procedure, Partner functions should be assigned to
Partner Determination Procedure.

Select the appropriate Partner Determination procedure & click on Functions in


Determination Procedure.
Assign the Partner Functions created newly or available in Standard.
There are 4 options against each Partner Function.

1. No Change Possible – Once you assign the Partner & save the document, you can’t edit
that anymore in that document

2. Partner Mandatory – If you want to make specific Partner in document to be maintained


compulsorily, then you can make use this option

3. Unique – If you want to maintain some partner function only one time in a document,
then you can use this option. By having this, you can’t have same Partner function again in the
same document

4. Appointments – If you want to update the Calendar of that employee (this is more of sales
perspective), then you can use this option.
Partner Determination Procedure Assignment to Technical Object
Category:

To Equipment:

Menu Path IMG – Plant Maintenance and Customer Service – Master Data in
Plant Maintenance and Customer Service – Technical Object –
Equipment – Assign Partner Determination Procedure to
Equipment category
Transaction Code OIEV
Assign the Partner Determination Procedure to Equipment category.

To Functional Location:

Menu Path IMG – Plant Maintenance and Customer Service – Master Data in
Plant Maintenance and Customer Service – Technical Object –
Functional Location – Define Category of Functional Location
Transaction Code SPRO
Assignment of Partner Determination Procedure to Notifications:

Menu Path IMG – Plant Maintenance and Customer Service – Maintenance and
Service Processing – Maintenance and Service Notifications –
Notification Creation – Partners – Define Partner Determination
Procedure and Partner Function
Transaction Code SPRO
There are 3 options.

1. Define Partner Determination Procedure – New Partner Determination Procedures can be


defined here as we saw before

2. Assign Partner Determination Procedure to Notification Type


3. Assign Partner Functions to Notification Type
Assignment of Partner Determination Procedure to Order types:

Menu Path IMG – Plant Maintenance and Customer Service – Maintenance and
Service Processing – Maintenance and Service Orders –Partners –
Define Partner Determination Procedure and Partner Function
Transaction Code SPRO
There are 2 options

1. Define Partner Determination Procedure – New Partner Determination Procedures can be


defined as it has been discussed before.

2. Assign Partner Determination Procedure to Order


By having appropriate View Profiles in Technical Objects & Notification types, Partners tab can
be brought to the Technical object screen / Notification screen. But for PM order, only by
assigning Partner Determination Procedure to Order type itself will bring the Partner tab to
order screen.

Create new Partner Type-PM


Hi experts,
I was doing some R&D in SAP PM - Partner
In T-code - VOP2, I found a field called "Partner Types" which can be created in T-code - WE44.
Please guide me how to create a new Partner Type in WE44 transaction. Incase I am wrong
please correct me with new transaction code.
Also help me with a good description for "Unique, Higher-level Partner Function, Customer
hierarchy type" check boxes in T-code - VOP2.
Please explain in Plant Maintenance and Customer Service perspective.
Thank you

Former Member
October 16, 2015 at 11:52 AM
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Maria Terence replied


October 10, 2015 at 15:03 PM
Hi Renjith,
In WE44, if you click new entries, you will be able to create partner types there itself.
Also can you please let us know why you want to create Partner type in WE44 ?
Kindly click F1 for the respective fields to get the information about the field you need
Regards
Terence
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Former Member replied


October 13, 2015 at 06:23 AM
Hi Maria,
I was doing R&D in Partners in PM for self understanding.
WE-44 table is a cross client, I want to confirm before put hands on it.
IN VOP2-
I know about F1 help. I post this query, since the description in F1 help was not enough to create
a clear picture in me. Could you please give me a clear picture about the fields
Thanks for under standing.
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Maria Terence replied


October 13, 2015 at 09:47 AM
Hi Renjith,
Refer below document and check in your system
Partner Determination Procedure - Overview
Regards
Terence
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Former Member replied


October 12, 2015 at 07:02 AM
Hi,
Check
Define New Partner Types
Where do we define partner types like KU,LI,VS,LS...?
Regards
Vivek
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Former Member replied


October 13, 2015 at 06:16 AM
Hi,
Those two links I have gone through before posting this query.
In first link- Its describing the process for SD. Partner determination procedures in SD are not
displaying in PM.
In Second link- I want to confirm WE44 is the correct transaction to create new Partner type.
since the table is cross client and I don't want to do R&D in it.
Thank you
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Pete Atkin replied


October 13, 2015 at 09:19 AM
Renjith N K,

Maybe it would help if you explain what you are trying to achieve.
Also have a look at user-exit ICSV0008 (Validation of additional partner types) via transaction
SMOD.I have used this user-exit to create a new partner type for work centres..
PeteA
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Sebastian Lenartowicz replied


October 16, 2015 at 11:52 AM
Greetings Renjith!
I believe that you can create the new Partner Types in WE44, and you will also need to create a
report (perhaps as a copy of the standard ones, e.g. RFETESTP) to check if the partner data
exists (field REPID in WE44).
Please see the relevant SAP Help on Partner Types. Also, an old thread on SCN exists here.

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