Knowledge Management

Question:
Dear SAPplers,
In Vendor Master, a vendor no. can have its address input. If this vendor have different invoicing parties, it could have many addresses, as long as they are in different vendor no.
Is it possible to config. that under the same Vendor no. (e.g., 12345), its invoicing party is also 12345, but this vendor wants us to have PO in one address, and the payment for invoice is to another address?
In other words, can I send PO to a vendor in one address, and then invoice to another address without creating and maintaining a different vendor no. for invoicing party?
Thanks & regards,
GreenGreen
Answer:
Is partnering open in your vendor master ?
What you want can be done - still need different vendor numbers for all, but set them as partners in the main vendor, and the partner procedures in the PO should take care of it?
Regards
ib
Answer:
ib,
That's not I wanted. I know this can be done in maintaining different partners, but requirement is to use the same vendor no. to have two different addresses for PO and invoice.
Is there any idea?
Green Green
Answer:
In table LFA1 there are name and address fields and also an address number as a pointer to ADRC table. All maintenance transactions seem to ensure that the two lots of address info are kept in sync, so, without complex modification, I can't see how you'd keep two addresses in the same vendor master.
In address management it is possible to maintain both a street address and a postal address - perfectly possible to have your PO printing use the street address for the delivery address and the postal address for the invoicing address - we do this for Australia, but in a customised output - I seem to remember that the standard output routines may have this facility, but am not sure?
Otherwise it's partnering or nothing .........
Regards
ib
Answer:
This sounds like you are looking for a Ferrari with load capacity of a pick up.
SAP designed the partner functions to meet exact that requirement.
If you never send debit/credit notes or cheques to the invoicing adress, then you can stay with just one vendor and maintain the invoicing adress somewhere in in one of the long texts, because you will never use it.
Answer:
svetja,
SAP is already a Ferrari with pick-up capacity !!
I just wonder: Why in SAP design, a vendor could have multiple telephone numbers., fax numbers., e-mail addresses....and allows you to set one as default, but with only one address for communication ?
If the same vendor by itself also its invoicing party, it is not reasonable to create another vendor number code in order to input a different address. It will be very difficult to maintain "same vendor, different vendor no." in the long run.
Green Green
Answer:
Because a different address for a business partner usually also implies other differences that have a more significant effect on process, e.g if the different address was in a different country then things like taxes, currencies etc also change.
This partnering does not have an extensive use in MM, but in SD, the functionality is huge.
It is a good way to go ............
Regards
ib
Answer:
Green Green,
I can suggest a workaround but that would turn your ABAPers red.
Here it goes.....
You need to activate mulitlingual functionality of central address management in Basis (basis components > basis services > address management > maintain address version display formats)
You need to go SM30 and enter view name V_SAPTSADV. Create a new entry there and save. This key should be checked (indicator selected) in the basis path given above. Once you activate this, in vendor master on the address screen a new button for 'International version' will come. Press the button and then the system will ask for the key....enter the one you created above. Then a blank address screen will open up to enter the address no 2. Thus 2 addresses for the same vendor can be maintained in the same vendor number.
Now you need to give logic in your printing prog that if the address with the key created is maintained, then print the PO output with the address no 2.
Remember this functionality is actually for storing an address in more than one language but this can be moulded to suit your requirement....if it is so desparate.
sk-1
Answer:
Dear SK,
I tried and it works. Thanks for your contributions.
However, the change in the Table view V_SAPTSADV affects not only the vendor master, but also the customer master. That is, when creating both master record by XK01 or XD01, the "International Version" button also appears and could be maintained.
Is it possible that we could turn off the second address on the Customer Master side? Or other way round to deactivate it there?
Thanks
GreenGreen
Answer:
Green Green,
I don't think there is any control for switching off the functionality for customer only. In fact where ever this address screen comes, you'll find the new button...like storage loc address in customizing, plant address etc. But unless otherwise taken in your printing prog, the new address will not be printed.
However there is other workaround I can think of is creating transaction variant (using SHD0) for customer master data maintenance and then graying out the button there.....but then one prob is leading to workaround for other prob.....
Think upon your requirement and do it accordingly
best of luck
sk-1
Answer:
how can a vendor have multiple e-mail addresses????
Thanks in advance
SAP is already a Ferrari with pick-up capacity !!
I just wonder: Why in SAP design, a vendor could have multiple telephone numbers., fax numbers., e-mail addresses....and allows you to set one as default, but with only one address for communication ?
If the same vendor by itself also its invoicing party, it is not reasonable to create another vendor number code in order to input a different address. It will be very difficult to maintain "same vendor, different vendor no." in the long run.
Green Green[/quote]
Answer:
treble,
In XK01/XK02/MK01/MK02, check on the "General Data" -- "Address" checkbox, then enter.
In the "Communication" session, click on the "Other communication" button.
Choose "Com" = "INT" (Internet mail (STMP)
Add whatever new lines you like and default one.
Choose your appropriate print / send mail program, or SAPScript Form to reflect your corresponding changes.
GreenGreen