How can i benefit from partner roles ?
Vendor can be related with Payee , Invoicing party , Goods Supplier and Ordering Address.
There are a lot of usage for Partner Roles like a Invoicing party for incoming invoice (Partner role IP), Alternative payee (Partner role AZ), Intrastat declaration (Partner role GS), Address determination for return deliveries (Partner role GS), Message determination (Partner role OA) , Price determination (Partner role IP).
Define Settings for Vendor Master Records :
Firstly , configure your 'Vendor Account Group' for Partner determination procedure.
SPRO / Logistics - General / Business Partner / Vendors / Control / Define Account Groups and Field Selection (Vendor)
** For instance , i used a vendor master 'T-K55001' also i maintained Partner Function datas in master data.
DP : Default partner
** After that specify partner role VN is allowed for account group ZVMU.
SPRO / Materials Management / Purchasing / Partner Determination / Partner Roles / Define Permissible Partner Roles per Account Group
SPRO / Materials Management / Purchasing / Partner Determination / Partner Settings in Purchasing Documents / Define Partner Schemas
Select partner schema 0002 and choose Partner Functions under the Procedure node in the Dialog Structure tree. The End indicator means that partner determination for this role does not take place until the purchase order is checked or saved. The other partner roles were determined as soon as you entered the vendor and choose Continue
** If partners are not maintained at the plant or vendor sub-range level and the Higher Level indicator is selected, the system searches for partners at the purchasing organization level.
** If you do not select the indicator, the partner roles are determined when a purchasing document is created.
Implementation : I set a discount for Invoicing party. MEKJ tcode will help us.
** If a partner role is found at the end, the system does not update the prices.
I created a PO to Vendor , but discount is implementable for Invoicing Party.
Also , check refers ...
Business Partner Master Data Structure - Business Partner Master Data (LO-MD-BP) - SAP Library
Vendors: Partner Determination - Master Data - SAP Library
Partner Roles in Purchasing - Purchasing (MM-PUR) - SAP Library
Regards.
M.Ozgur Unal