Vendor/Customer data into MDM and to ECC

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

Can any one explain how Vendor and customer numbers are created if the record is created in MDM? What is the actual process/method for vendor/customer creation/update?

Usually customer/Vendor numbers are created in R/3 or MDM?

And can any one share what are the issues come across while working with Vendir/Customer?

Many Thanks

Rajeev

[rajesh_chavan]

Hi,

Number creaation can be handled in both R/3 and MDM. In MDM you can use Key generation property of remote system (Preferably qualified Number range). which can give you Customer or Vendor Number while sending data to R/3. or else you can generate Numbers using API's for particular records (assuming you have EP in place) and syndicate it further to R/3. IN this case you need to make Number range as external in R/3.

If you want to generate NUmbers in R/3 then send number range should be set-up as Internal in R/3. When you send records (which will not have Customer / Vendor Numbers but MDM unique ID will be there) from MDM to r/3 it will create Number for particular record. further you can activate change pointer for the same which will trigger IDOC from R/3 to MDM and give you Customer / endor Number back to MDM. Import the same keeping MDM ID as matching field.

I think we have number of threds on discussing Number range approach...have a look at that.

Cheers,

Rc