In this tutorial, we will learn, • How to create a Vendor • How to Display Changes in Vendor Master How to create a Vendor This tutorial takes you through the steps to create Vendor Master Data Step 1) Enter Transaction code FK01 in SAP Command Field Step 2) In the Initial Screen, Enter • Select Account Group • Enter the Company code in which you want to create the vendor • Enter unique Vendor id according to number range in Account Group You can also leave the Vendor field blank. The system will assign a number when the data is saved Optional - In the Reference section: • In the Vendor field, you can enter a reference Vendor if the details are similar to the new Vendor.

• In the Company Code field, you can enter the reference Vendor's company code. In this tutorial we will create a vendor without a reference. Click the Enter button. Press Enter Step 3) In the next screen, In Address Tab Enter the Following • Enter the name of the Vendor • Enter Search Term,for searching the Vendor Id • Enter Street/House Number • Enter Postal code/City • Enter Country/Region Step 4) Next in the Account Control section page Enter the Corporate Group if the Vendor belongs to a corporate group enter the group key Step 5) Next in the Account Management Section • Enter the Reconciliation Account • Enter the Cash Management Group Step 6) Next in PaymentSection, Enter the Payment Terms. Step 7) Choose Save from the Standard Toolbar Check the Status bar for Confirmation of successful creation of Vendor Master. Change an existing vendor account - transaction FK02 Display a vendor account - transaction FK03 How to Display Changes in Vendor Master Enter the Transaction Code FK04 in the SAP Command Field In the next screen, Enter the Following • Enter the Vendor Account Number • Enter the Company Code In the next screen, Select the Field from the list of Changed Fields In the next screen, List is generated with New Value and Old Value of the field • •.

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Hi,When we have XK01 to create vendor.Why did SAP provide MK01 to create Vendor?Is there any difference between XK01 and. XK01 - Create Vendor (Centrally) SAP transaction info, menu path, user exits, related t-codes.

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Concept Of A Vendor Master The vendor master stores all the data pertaining to a particular vendor in SAP. This data is made available to other transactions and modules as and when required by SAP via the inter-module integration.

The vendor master contains the following data sets: • GENERAL DATA: The general data consists of the vendor address, country, contact person, bank account, etc. • COMPANY CODE DATA: The company code data contains the data specific to a company code like the payment terms, payment methods, dunning procedures, tax details, etc. • PURCHASING ORGANIZATION DATA: The purchasing organization data contains information like the sales purchasing organization, partner functions, pricing, etc. The vendor master is extremely important for the materials management, logistics as well as the Financial Accounting module.

The details of the vendor such as the payment terms, address, purchasing organization, purchasing group, payment methods, etc. Are picked up from the vendor master and provided to the other modules as and when necessary. The total data for a vendor master is stored in multiple tables.

The General data pertaining to a vendor is stored in the LFA1 table while the company code data is stored in the LFB1 table. The purchasing organization data for a vendor is stored in the LFM1 table.

All these tables are accessed for information about the vendor by the FI and the MM module. Concept Of A Vendor Master The vendor account groups define the following features for every vendor assigned to them: • The vendor number ranges are assigned to the vendor account groups. A unique number is assigned to a vendor master record for its identification. The vendor account number may be assigned manually by the end user or Incrementing numbers may automatically be assigned by SAP. This setting for manual or automatic assignment of vendor numbers is defined in the vendor account group.

Besides, the vendor account group also defines the range of numbers that can be assigned to a vendor assigned to that account group. • SAP provides a lot of fields into which data can be entered for every vendor. Depending on the business requirements and other configurations some of the fields may be needed to be made mandatory while some fields may not be required at all. The field status is assigned to the vendor account group. All the vendor masters assigned to a particular vendor account group follow the field status settings that are assigned to the vendor account group. SAP allows any field in SAP to have four statuses as follows: • REQUIRED: A field which is set as required in SAP must be entered by the user while creating the vendor master. All important fields in the vendor master record for a business should be set as required so that they are not missed while creating a new vendor master.

• OPTIONAL: A field which is set as optional in the vendor master can hold data or it can be left blank by the user. • SUPPRESS: A field which is set as suppress is not displayed while creating the vendor master. All fields which are unnecessary and are certainly never going to be used by a business should be set as suppress. However, due care should be taken before setting the field status of a field as suppress to ensure that it will not be used later. If there is a doubt about whether a field might be used later, then it is better to leave the status as optional to be on the safe side. • DISPLAY: A field set to display status is only displayed and cannot be edited by the end user.

• The account group also determines whether a particular vendor is a one-time vendor or not. This helps in differentiating one-time vendors from regular vendors. Even Elephants Can Dance Pdf To Excel.

All these settings can be seen in the figure shown below. Vendor Account Group Settings Steps To Create A Vendor MasterVendor masters can be created from scratch or they can be created by reference. It is considered a good SAP business practice to create a vendor master by reference whenever possible. The data from the various fields in the reference vendor is automatically copied to the new vendor master being created. This saves time for creating the vendor master and also reduces the chances of entering erroneous data.STEP 1: Navigate to the path shown below or execute the transaction code XK01 to create the vendor master. Transaction code XK01 is for creating a vendor master centrally and allows the general data, company code data and the purchasing organization data to be entered simultaneously.Navigation Path For Creating Vendor Master Centrally STEP 2: Select the account group on the create vendor master screen as shown below.

Enter the other details for creating the vendor master as shown in the screenshot below. Leave the vendor number blank if the vendor account group is set to internal assignment i.e. Automatic incremental numbering will be done for vendors. Click the check button at the bottom of the dialog box to start entering further data in the vendor master record.