You save a sales order and receive a system message that a business partner of a specific partner function is missing. Which of the following partner functions can cause this problem? Note: There…

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Options

• AInvoicing party (11)
• BOrdering party (1 )
• CShip-to party (SH)
• DSold-to party (SP)

• A
  10% (6)
• B
  7% (4)
• C
  83% (48)

Explanation

In SAP SD, Sold-to party (SP) and Ship-to party (SH) are the two standard mandatory partner functions that the system enforces when saving a sales order. If either is absent or unresolvable, SAP triggers a hard error stating that a business partner for that partner function is missing - SP because it is the anchor of the entire order, and SH because delivery processing cannot be determined without a ship-to address.

Why A is wrong: "Invoicing party (11)" is not a standard, mandatory SAP SD partner function. Standard billing-related functions are Bill-to party (BP) and Payer (PY); "Invoicing party" does not correspond to a recognized mandatory partner role that blocks saving.

Why B is wrong: "Ordering party" is an optional partner function in SAP SD - it represents an intermediary who places the order on behalf of the sold-to party, but its absence does not trigger a blocking message when saving.

Memory tip: Think of it as the two things you absolutely need before a sales order can exist: who the customer is (SP = Sold-to) and where the goods go (SH = Ship-to). No customer identity, no order; no destination, no delivery - both are hard stops.

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