SAP Table KNVP
Customer Master Partner Functions
What Is the SAP KNVP Table?
SAP KNVP Table stores Customer Master Partner Functions used in the Sales and Distribution module. It contains information about the different business partners assigned to a customer for a specific sales area.
In SAP SD, partner functions defines the roles and responsibilities of customer involved for sales transactions. The common partner functions includes in SD are:
- Sold-to-Party (AG)
- Ship-to-Party (WE)
- Bill-to-Party (RE)
- Payer (RG)
When a Sales Order is created, SAP uses the partner functions information from KNVP to determine the relevant partners in sales documents based on the configured partner determination procedure. The partner assigned to sales documents are updated in the table VBPA.
For example:
Suppose a customer ABC100 places a sales order under Sales Organization 1010, Distribution Channel 10 and Division 01.
The following partner functions are maintained for that customer
| Partner Function | Customer | Business Purpose |
| Sold-to-Party | ABC100 | Customer Placing the Sales Order |
| Ship-to-Party | ABC200 | Customer receiving the goods |
| Bill-to-Party | ABC100 | Customer Receiving the Invoice |
| Payer (RG) | ABC300 | Customer Responsible for Payment |
When Sales Order is created using transaction code VA01, SAP can automatically determine the relevant partners based on the partner assignment maintained for that sales area and partner determination procedure settings.
VBPA table stores partner functions assigned to sales documents.
Quick overview
| SAP table | KNVP |
|---|---|
| Short description | Customer Master Partner Functions |
| Table type | Transparent table |
| Primary key | MANDT (Client), KUNNR (Customer Number), VKORG (Sales Organization), VTWEG (Distribution Channel), SPART (Division), PARVW (Partner Function), PARZA (Partner counter) |
| Client-dependent | Yes |
Important fields explained
| Field | SAP field description | What this field means |
|---|---|---|
KUNNR |
Customer Number | Customer number for which the partner functions are maintained. |
VKORG |
Sales Organization | Sales organization for which the customer partner functions are maintained. |
VTWEG |
Distribution Channel | Distribution channel for which the customer partner functions are maintained. |
SPART |
Division | Division that forms part of the sales area for the partner-function assignment. |
PARVW |
Partner Function | Partner function, such as sold-to party, ship-to party, bill-to party, or payer. |
KUNN2 |
Customer number of business partner | Customer number assigned to the specified partner function. |
At a glance
- Module
- Financial Accounting
- Application component
- LOGISTICS - GENERAL LO
- Subcomponent
- LOGISTICS BASIC DATA LO-MD
- Specific component
- BUSINESS PARTNERS LO-MD-BP
- Component level 4
- CUSTOMER MASTER LO-MD-BP-CM
Technical details
- Delivery class
- A (Application table: master and transaction data)
- Data class
- APPL0 (Master Data, Transparent Tables)
- Package
- Application development R/3 sales master data (VSCORE)
Primary key fields
| Field | Description | Data element | Type | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MANDT
|
Client | MANDT | CLNT | 3 |
KUNNR
|
Customer Number | KUNNR | CHAR | 10 |
VKORG
|
Sales Organization | VKORG | CHAR | 4 |
VTWEG
|
Distribution Channel | VTWEG | CHAR | 2 |
SPART
|
Division | SPART | CHAR | 2 |
PARVW
|
Partner Function | PARVW | CHAR | 2 |
PARZA
|
Partner counter | PARZA | NUMC | 3 |
Table fields
14 fields
14 fields
| Field | Description | Data element | Domain | Type | Length | Decimals | Check table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MANDT
Key
|
Client | MANDT | MANDT | CLNT | 3 | — | T000 |
KUNNR
Key
|
Customer Number | KUNNR | KUNNR | CHAR | 10 | — | KNA1 |
VKORG
Key
|
Sales Organization | VKORG | VKORG | CHAR | 4 | — | TVKO |
VTWEG
Key
|
Distribution Channel | VTWEG | VTWEG | CHAR | 2 | — | TVTW |
SPART
Key
|
Division | SPART | SPART | CHAR | 2 | — | TSPA |
PARVW
Key
|
Partner Function | PARVW | PARVW | CHAR | 2 | — | TPAR |
PARZA
Key
|
Partner counter | PARZA | PARZA | NUMC | 3 | — | |
KUNN2
|
Customer number of business partner | KUNN2 | KUNNR | CHAR | 10 | — | KNA1 |
LIFNR
|
Account Number of Supplier | LIFNR | LIFNR | CHAR | 10 | — | LFA1 |
PERNR
|
Personnel Number | PERNR_D | PERNR | NUMC | 8 | — | |
PARNR
|
Number of Contact Person | PARNR | PARNR | NUMC | 10 | — | |
KNREF
|
Customer description of partner (plant, storage location) | KNREF | KNREF | CHAR | 30 | — | |
DEFPA
|
Default Partner | DEFPA | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | — | |
ADRNR
|
Business Partner Address Number (from BUT020) | BU_ADDRNUM | AD_ADDRNUM | CHAR | 10 | — | BUT020 |
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Editorial and verification
- Content editor
- ERPSAP Content Team
- Technical reviewer
- ERPSAP Technical Review Team
- Verified against
- SAP S/4HANA 2023 On-Premise system
- Last updated
- October 13, 2026
The information on this SAP KNVP table page is based on the verified SAP S/4HANA 2023 on-premise system identified above. Table definitions, fields, and availability may differ across SAP releases and customer-specific systems.