Customer Account Groups

[Former Member]

Hi Everyone,

We are currently looking at creating an additional distribution channel to our existing SD enterprise structure.

In this context, we would also like to know:

1. What is the SAP standard process for handling "Distributors" as party to who we sell in-stead of normal customers?
2. How should customer account groups 0100 "Distribution Centre" and 0160 "Wholesale customer" be used in sales order processing?

Request your help in providing details on the above.

Regards,

Jagan.

[moazzam_ali]

Hi

From your post I am assuming that you are going to add new business of distribution customers. For this you don't need to create new distribution channel. You can simply create new account group or use the standard one 0100 but this uses external number assignment. Its better to create your own by copying this.

Creating new distribution channel will increase lot of data maintenance. All materials will be extended and all document types will be assigned to new sales area etc so its better to create account group if they want separate number ranges and if they are ok with existing number range then you can differentiate on sales group field. It depends on your current reporting/pricing and customers segregation system.

Thank$

[siva_vasireddy2]

Hi,

you can go for new account group or you can map in the existing account group by defining various customer groups in the customer master data.

for pricing you can cater different price groups and maintain condition records