Business Partner Relationship

[Former Member]

Hello:

Just started my flash book education and saw a interesting but under discussed typic. Business partner relationship. From what the Flash book is saying, it almost sounds like. If I have Customer A, B, C which all below to ABC AG... I can pay order for A with B or return material from order for B to C. How does that relationship can be established? And how is the JE gonna react to this kind of Chaos?

Few month ago I had to do a substantial addon to handle similar situations where payment can be made not but the customer that made the order but a relational customer in the same group. If this was available then it would have been much easier.

Any help will be greatly appreciated..

One more question, I am looking to become a solution Certified Consultant. wonder what study material I should be looking for and how do I get teh cerification?

Thank You!

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Bo

Using consolidation in SAP B1 you can assign another BP (e.g Head Office) to a customer (e.g branch) and that HO BP can either pay the invoices of all linked branches or invoices can be raised for the HO BP based on deliveries for the branches.

Below is the text of a hand out I use when training.

CONSOLIDATION IN SAP BUSINESS ONE

1. Payment Consolidation

Delivery Notes are raised as normal and will be sent to the ship to address defined on the delivery note. (e.g. branch)The recording of the delivery note will appear on the BP record as an outstanding delivery. (e.g. branch)

When an invoice is raised from the delivery note, the invoice will be sent to the bill to address defined on the invoice. (e.g. branch)

The outstanding delivery will be cleared on the BP record. (e.g. branch)

The invoice will be recorded on the Consolidation BP record. (e.g. Head Office)

The open items list for invoices will show the invoice against the Consolidation BP (e.g. Head Office)

The ageing report for invoices will show the invoice against the Consolidation BP (e.g. Head Office)

2. Delivery Consolidation

Delivery Notes are raised as normal and will be sent to the ship to address defined on the delivery note. (e.g. branch)The recording of the delivery note will appear on the BP record as an outstanding delivery. (e.g. branch)

Now either A.

The delivery note(s) can be copied to an invoice for that BP (e.g. branch)

In this case normal accounting applies and the details will be seen against the branch records.

Or B

Go to the AR Invoice menu, select the Consolidation BP (e.g. Head Office). Select the “Copy From” button. Select Deliveries.

A list will show of all delivery notes raised on the branch(es) or the Head Office. These can be chosen and will appear in the invoice for the Head Office.

The delivery will be closed on the branch record(s).

Regards

Linda

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thank You Linda:

But this is where I get confused, where in BP master do you setup the relationship. If I was to draw a invoice for a headerquarter and trying to copy from delivery note. Only the transaction for the headquarter will come up, which is what it suppose to do. However I can't seem to get the branch Customer's delivery show up in invoice! Again, I think I am missing a critical relationship configuration there!

Sincerely

[former_member186095]

Hi,

It sounds as same as what out client request recently. E.g the client sells some items to a dealer with total payment 1000 USD. 25% payment is from dealer but 75% is from principal and then made payment on account from both. Finally, using internal reconciliation to close the invoice. For this requirement, I think SAP B1 standard can't fulfill it.

For your issue, it could be possibly to establish using consolidation BP but I am not so sure. Its use is only like Head office and branches. The head office can pay invoices for branches. That's what I read in the help file

The certification is available in the pearson vue. (http://www.vue.com). you must have S-User Id to register. The option could solution/implementation consultant, technical or support. other is business consultant.

Rgds,