Which of the following configuration settings can be used to automatically assign business partners? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• APartner function
• BFreight order type
• CFreight unit type
• DBusiness function

• A
  91% (20)
• C
  5% (1)
• D
  5% (1)

Explanation

In SAP Transportation Management, partner functions define the roles business partners play (e.g., shipper, carrier, consignee) and include determination rules that trigger automatic partner assignment when those roles are evaluated. Freight order types contain partner determination procedure configurations, meaning the system can automatically assign relevant business partners whenever a freight order of that type is created - making both A and B direct levers for automatic partner assignment.

Freight unit type (C) controls how cargo is grouped and structured for transport planning, not how partners are determined or assigned, so it has no direct role in business partner automation. Business function (D) is a switch-framework concept that activates or deactivates entire feature sets in SAP, but it is not a granular configuration setting for partner determination logic.

Memory tip: Think of it as who (Partner Function = the role definition with assignment rules) and when (Freight Order Type = the document trigger that invokes those rules). If the option doesn't directly touch the partner determination procedure, it's a distractor.

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