How to differentiate from differentiate vnedor from customer

[ranjeetrajendra_jain]

Hiya

Could some one please advise how can one differentiate a vendor from customer.

I do know from account group, however we might have several account groups for customers and several for vendors. then it would become a problem to differentiate, isn't it.

Regards

[Former Member]

whsts exact situation u are looking at ?

pls clarify to expkain.

regards,

GHS.

[ranjeetrajendra_jain]

Hi Guys i guess i found the solution...

If there is an vendor number maitained in KNA1-LIFNR, this could well be a deciding factor if any customer has vendor data attached or not..

If somebody has different views please let me know

Regards

Ranjeet

[ranjeetrajendra_jain]

Thanks everybody

[Former Member]

Hi Ranjeet

Vendor and Customer can be easily identified through their "Partner Type" in the Partner determination screen.

When you define "Partner function" , you always specify the "Partner type" , whether the partner you are creating is a Vendor ,customer, employee or what type of partner.

For Partner function"SP" , you will find Partner type "KU" (customer), similarly for vendor partner function, Partner type you will find "LI" (vendor)etc.

For each partner function, a partner type is specified which is mandatory.

So in VOPA, you can see it for the respective Partner function.

Edited by: pradyumna on Sep 25, 2008 1:16 PM

[Former Member]

Hi,

You can have a separate coding for Customer and Vendor,e.g Customer CXXXXX and Vendor VXXXX,which will help in easy identification.

[ranjeetrajendra_jain]

we do have number ranges however is there any single feild that can differentiate between the two functions.

The master data is already maitained so can't be changed at his moment.

Regards

[Former Member]

Hi,

Account group is controlling field activation for master data related to customer and vendor.beside monitor no.range and partner function n all.

so of course if u use 0001 for customer and 0007 for vendor u will have differant setting and field as well as u hav to locate them by assigning no. range to it.

thanks

mk