Create Partner Profile

Create Partner Profile - WE20 (WE20)

When To Do This

Perform this transaction to create the IDoc Partner profile.

Business Process Overview

One must maintain the partners with whom you communicate via IDocs in the partner profiles: choose the message to be sent to the partner and define the path to be used, as well as how inbound messages are processed.

This setting defines the parameters for the electronic interchange of data with a partner using the IDoc. To communicate with a partner using the IDoc interface, a partner profile is needed. Partner profiles are used for automatic postings of entries from SD/MM to FI.

Input - Required Fields	Field Value/Comments
Partner number	Enter partner number.
Partner type.	Select partner type.
Process code.	Select process code.
Message.	Select appropriate message.

Output - Results	Next Steps
Partner profile created.

Key Notes

This transaction does not relate to Cross company code configuration, which is performed using OBYA.

Procedure

1. Start the transaction using the menu path or transaction code.

Partner profiles

2. Click .

Select the appropriate partner profile. If the user wants to setup a partner profile for a bank, click on Partner Type B - Bank and follow next step to create.

3. Click to create.

4. As required, complete/review the following fields:

· Partner no.

· Partn.Type

· Typ

· Agent

5. Click to verify entries.

6. Click to save the data.

Partner profiles

7. Click to create the inbound parameter.

When saving the profile, the outbound and inbound parameter will open. If the partner is a vendor, select the Inbound parameter. This needs to be defined based on the document direction flowing into or out of SAP.

Partner profiles: Inbound parameters