Maximizing SAP ERP Financials Accounts Payable

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Vendor Master Data
cess that could end up delaying the implementation process. To help you with the
decision process, the following list contains characteristics that justify separate
account groups:
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
Regular vendors with company code and purchasing data
Vendors require special access authorization
Vendors contain sensitive information
Vendors are one-time vendors
Vendors are only used for special purposes, that is, remittance addresses only
or additional ordering addresses only
Vendor account groups that are not clearly defined is a common mistake during
implementation that causes confusion for end users and results in duplicate vendors
as well as vendors created in the incorrect group. Table 1.2 describes sample
vendor account groups and lists their purpose.
Account
Group
Description
VEND Regular vendor EE
REMT Remittance vendor EE
ORDR Ordering addresses EE
EMPL Employees EE
PYRV Payroll vendors EE
Table 1.2 Sample Vendor Account Groups
Purpose
Purchase orders are created and invoices are
received from this vendor.
This vendor group is used for additional
remittance addresses for vendors. No purchasing
documents or invoices can be created
This vendor group is used for a vendor with
multiple ordering addresses in purchasing. No
invoices can be created.
No purchase orders can be created
Payroll vendors are used for invoices that
need to be created as a result of payroll, for
example, IRS, Social Security, or garnishments.
Special authorizations to display the vendors
and transactions apply.
As you can see, a meaningful four-character code for the vendor account groups,
which matches the description and the purpose, is used. You can delete the predelivered
SAP sample vendor groups and create your own groups. For example,
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