Partner Roles in Vendor Master

[Former Member]

Hello Dear Friends

In Vendor Master data, in Purchasing Orgnzation data there are tow areas 1) Purchasing data and 2) Partner functions.

I would like to know briefly about partner functions, I have gone through some infomration links even I am having come clarifications.

There are partner fiunctions VN - Vendors, IP - Invoice Presented by, AD - Additionals, OA - Ordering Address, FA - Forwarding agent and GS - Goods Supplier.

Could u please explain how to use / in what situation with an example please.

Best Regards,

Vijayakumar TVN

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Partner Roles are nothin but Vendor /suppier playing different roles.

Ex : For a company ABC, X is the Vendor /Supplier of material. For Vendor X , Y may the authorised person for Collecting Invoices and Z may be the person suplying goods / services on behalf of X to ABC supplier.

In this scenario X is Order taking Vendor- OA (Role).

Y-- Invoicing Party(IP.

Z- GS(Goods Supplier).

this is simple scenario. Even X can take all the Role also.

Hope this is clear.

Smitha

[Former Member]

Hello Friends

Thanks for your replies

I am having one doubt / clarification

In Vendor Master partner Functions I maintained

Main Vendor - 19575

OA - Ordering Address - 10143

GS - Goods Supplier - 10050

PI - Invoice presented by - 15010

1) Even though maintained partner functions in Vendor Master still we have to maintain in Purchase Order?

2) While creating PO, I have mentioned Vendor is 19575, but in address 10143 has not come, what could be the reason?

3) While Goods Receipt, Partner Tab has appeared, in that Vendor as 19575, Receiving Vendor as 19575 and Supplying Vendor as 10050 - What is the meaning os this

4) In MIRO - No clarification Invoicing party code has come as 15010.

Expecting your reply with details

Best Regards

Vijayakumar TVN

[Former Member]

Hi

The following partner roles are used in MM:

• Vendor (LF)

• Ordering address (BA)

• Goods supplier (WL)

• Invoicing party (RS)

Ordering address (BA)

If you define another partner for the partner role BA, a standard PO or release order will not be sent to the address of the vendor (role LF) but to the ordering address of the partner.

Goods supplier (WL)

In the case of Intrastat:

If you define a partner from another member state of the EU for partner role WL, standard POs or release orders will be taken into account when Intrastat declarations are created.

In the case of a Return Delivery:

If you define another partner for the partner role WL, the address of the goods supplier will be determined for return deliveries in Inventory Management.

Invoicing party (RS)

If you define another partner for the partner role RS, the invoicing partyu2019s account will be charged instead of the vendoru2019s.

Regards

Anand

[kailas_ugale]

Hi

find below link it may helpfull to you

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see when you have main vendor and you have to raised po against main vendor ,but ordering adress is differnt then you have to use partner function and for same ordering adress will come in po,main vendor code will remain same ,only adress will changes

now suppose your main vendor from xyz place,you have to give payment to abc place its child branch of main vendor,

then you have to define this as payment vendor as partner function for main vendor ,so you can pay to them at abc place

Regards

Kailas ugale