Configure a Partner Profile

In SAP, all partner systems involved in a distribution model have a profile. There are several profile types, such as customer profiles and vendor profiles. This distinction is generally not necessary and you usually create your partners profiles using a generic Logical System type.

To create a partner profile:

1. Run the we20 transaction.
   
   

   
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2. Click Partner Type LS.
3. Click Create.
4. Enter the Partner No. — the logical system name that was created earlier.
   
   

   
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5. Click Save.
6. Click the Add icon to add the inbound parameters.

   For a sender partner system (inbound parameters are filled in), the following important settings are set per the message type in the partner profile:

   • A process code used to indicate which function module to use to convert the IDoc data to SAP data.

   • The time the IDoc was input — when the IDoc is created in the system, or on request (using the RBDAPP01 program).

   • The post processing agent that will treat the data input errors if required. The post processing agent can be either a user or any other HR organizational unit.

7. Enter the message types that must be received from the partner systems.
   
   

   
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