what is common dist cannel and coomn division

[Former Member]

what is common distrn channel and common division?

what is purpose of its?

when it is using two of them?

[Former Member]

Common Distribution Channel and Common Divison are maintained so that if any master data like customer or material maintained with respect to one distribution channel can be used in other DCh. It prevents the multiplication of master records.

Eg: A customer is created for say sales area 1000/20/00 then the same customer can be used in sales area 1000/30/00 if we maintain 20 as common distribution channel. Hence no need for extending the customers...the same for materials also.

[Former Member]

hi,

Distribution channel

If you do not need the master data (customer / material and condition master data) to

be differentiated according to distribution channels, you have to set up a representative

distribution channel. The master data for the representative distribution channel

applies to all distribution channels for which you have set up this reference in

Customizing.

By doing this, you can minimize the effort of entering and maintaining master data.

In addition, you can update statistics for distribution channels without having to create

master data for the various distribution channels.

Division

Define Common Divisions Master Data Tcode: VOR2 -- Sales and Distribution

If you do not need the master data (customer or condition master data) to be

differentiated according to divisions, you have to set up a representative division.

The master data in the representative division applies to all divisions for which you

have set up this reference in Customizing.

By doing this, you can minimize the effort of entering and maintaining master data.

In addition, you can update statistics for divisions without having to create master

data for the various divisions.

Consider you have three Dist Chnls (01, 02 & 03) and 10 customers who can buy thru either of these dist chnls. In order to enter a sales order you will have to extend the customers to all the 3 Dist Chnls, which means for 10 customers you will have 30 records in the tables. In real time scenario the number of customers and dist chnls are huge and they keep increasing. Imagine the amount of data you will have to maintain.

For this purpose SAP came up with the Common Distribution Channel Concept where you would identify the dist chnl for which you can maintain records and in the process reduce the number of records and also use it for the other dist chnls too.

If you create the dist chnl 01 as the common dist chnl and link 02 & 03 to it, you will have to maintain only 10 records and still can use it for all the 3 dist chnls. The same is applicable for the common division.

chandu