linking / integrating two different vendors in SAP

[Former Member]

Hi

Is there a way to link or reference two different vendors in SAP. We want to show that Vendor X and Vendor P are related.

Is there any report to show relation between the two.

Thanks much.

[João_FI_FIN-CS]

Hi,

Check OBAS and XKN1 tcodes.

JPA

[João_FI_FIN-CS]

Hi Kathy,

To see changes in customer, run RFDABL00. And for vendor, run RFKABL00. Also you can see all the data for both: RFDKVZ00 and RFKKVZ00.

JPA

[Former Member]

Thanks much for the information.

But i was trying to see if vendor grouping was a possibility for approaching relationship between to individual vendors. When i entered the vendor number in transaction code xk07 and enter the new account group i created M001 the message is seen below

The number range i created is MA. Kindly inform me where to go to to define the number range for this object please or if vendor grouping on a whole will help link two individual vendors in SAP.

Thank much.

[Former Member]

Dear Kathy,

Not sure whether this is useful to you or not,

Have you tried Head Office/Branch concept, that may be one work around for your requirement.

Thanks

Regards

P

[Former Member]

Dear kathy,

In Vendor Master you have the option of maintaining Alternatee Payee.

Original Use:

1. alternate payee is used in case we invoice vendor A, by using alternate payee in vendor master we can pay Vendor B and the open item in Vendor A can be cleared.

Kindly check if this will help you in any way, by this field we can link A&B, standard report will be available to get this linkage in SAP.

Regards,

M S Lokesh

[João_FI_FIN-CS]

Kathy,

You have many reports: F.40, F.41, F.42, F.98, FBL1N. One of them can help you.

JPA

[Former Member]

Hi Joao,

Thanks  for your patience and responses.

However, what I am really trying to accomplish is forming a relationship between Two Vendors.

Therefore, if I have vendor X and vendor Y how can I create a relationship between the 2.

Do you know of any existing documentation for SAP Best Practices for dealing with Vendors who have changed their names ?

In our company we are exploring the following options for a vendor who has changed its name

1. Should we do a name change on the vendor in XK02?

2. Should we create a new vendor and link the newly created vendor to the existing?

[Former Member]

Also how can we in SAP , show a relationship between two individual vendors. Can you list the ways in which SAP can facilitate vendor relationship.

Regards

KP

[João_FI_FIN-CS]

Hi,

You can't. Check the message below:

JPA

[Former Member]

Thanks for the information again.

But is there a report that could be generated for two different vendors that are linked by the recon account #

[João_FI_FIN-CS]

Hi,

Yes it is. In the FK02 --> payment transactions --> Permitted payee. There you can assign vendors that have the same bank data.

JPA

[Former Member]

Thanks for the information.

Is there a way to link two different vendors under one PO grouping?

Such as:

If I display a PO with Vendor X could it also display that Vendor X was formerly known as Vendor P or a report showing that information?