Transportation Management with SAP LES

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Master Data
The Augsburg branch office of a Munich beverage group orders 36 pallets of mineral water
requesting delivery directly to a shopping center in Königsbrunn. You have arranged
with the branch office to send all invoices directly to the main office in Munich.
This process requires a total of three addresses, which have to be entered in the customer
master (see Figure 3.8). The first address in Augsburg assumes the function of the
sold-to party, the second address in Königsbrunn assumes the function of the ship-to
party, and the third address in Munich assumes the function of the bill-to party.
Figure 3.8 Partner Functions in the Customer Master File
Depending on the partner function, you only maintain certain views and levels.
For the ship-to party, for example, no bank or payment handling data is required,
and for the bill-to party no delivery data or arrival times are required. A customer
can also assume multiple partner functions. For example, if the sold-to party in
Augsburg is also the ship-to party, this customer assumes two functions: the function
of the sold-to party, and the function of the ship-to party.
You can enable additional partner functions in the SAP system. Many functions are
already predefined in the SAP system, such as contact person, shipping company,
and sales employee. The partner functions are identified by a two-digit key (for
example, SP for sold-to party, or SH for ship-to party). You can also define your
own partner functions in Customizing. Ensure that the keys for these functions
start with a Y or a Z. As an SAP software user, this allows you to differentiate if it
is a standard SAP function or an SAP enhancement.
Partner functions have to be assigned to individual customers in the customer
master. A sold-to party usually has a bill-to party and one or more ship-to parties.
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