coul d any explain about common division

[Former Member]

hi gurus

what is the use of common divison we will define common distribution channels, and division vor1, vor2 . How we can utilise these things . If we create common divisions how where we use this things again we have to create customer master or else directly creation of sales order. could you explain me in detail.

Thanks in advance

[Former Member]

hi nag,

just to add, say for example a pharma company is there doing business in two distribution channels

1) Institutional (corp. hospitals)

2) Wholesale (distributors, dealers etc)

and there are 4 or 5 divisions like,

1)cardio

2)Paediatric

3)Dermatology

4)General

5)Gynaec

and one sales org. Now there would be

125 = 10 sales areas. But a dealer can do business in both distribution channels and for all the divsions, without common division and common distribution channel he has to be created in 10 sales areas. But now with VOR1 and VOR2 we just create him in one sales area and he available across all the remaining.

hope it helps.

regards

sadhu kishore

[Lakshmipathi]

Dear nag

Common Distribution Channel and Common Division are maintained so that if any master data like customer or material maintained with respect to one distribution channel can be used in other DC. 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.

thanks

G. Lakshmipathi

[Former Member]

Dear lakshimipati

Thanks for yourquick response. where we have to use things again we have to create a customer master or sales order let me clear these two things.

Common Distribution Channel and Common Division are maintained so that if any master data like customer or material maintained with respect to one distribution channel can be used in other DC. 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.

Thanks

[Former Member]

Dear lakshimipati

Thanks for yourquick response. where we have to use things again we have to create a customer master or sales order let me clear these two things.

Common Distribution Channel and Common Division are maintained so that if any master data like customer or material maintained with respect to one distribution channel can be used in other DC. 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.

Thanks

[Lakshmipathi]

Dear nag

Let us assume you are supplying to a customer who is an OE customer as well they are catering to retail markets. In this case, instead of creating different sales area for this customer, you can have a common sales area.

thanks

G. Lakshmipathi