Buy-from Business Partners (tccom4520m000)Use this session to view buy-from business partners, which you can enter or maintain in the Buy-from Business Partner (tccom4120s000) details session. When you double-click a record, or click the New button, the Buy-from Business Partner (tccom4120s000) session is started. Note This session can be displayed in different views. When you change the view, LN changes the session's title bar, column sequence, and the number of view fields. If you click Sort by on the View menu, you can choose to sort the buy-from business partners by:
Buy-from Business Partner The business partner from whom you order goods or services;
this usually represents a supplier's sales department. The definition includes
the default price and discount agreements, purchase-order defaults, delivery
terms, and the related ship-from and invoice-from business partner. Status The status assigned to the business partner, which determines
the actions that can be carried out for the business partner. For example, you cannot specify a sales order for a business partner with status Prospect, or ship goods to a business partner with status Inactive. If there are outstanding sales orders or open invoices for the business partner, you cannot change the status from Active to Prospect. Allowed values City Code The code of the city in which the business partner is
established. Country The country in which the buy-from business partner is
established. Phone Number The buy-from business partner's telephone number. Search Key The search key to find the business partner. LN automatically fills this field with the first 16 positions of the business partner's name. The letters are converted into capitals. Creation Date The date and time at which the business partner was
defined. Address The buy-from business partner's address. Parent Business Partner The business partner that links the various business-partners
with different roles in a distributed business partner organization. If you define branches of one company as different business partners, the business partners must all have the same parent business partner. ZIP Code/Postal Code The buy-from business partner's ZIP code. City The name of the city in which the business partner is
established. State/Province The state or province where the buy-from business partner
resides. House Number The buy-from business partner's house number. Fax The buy-from business partner's fax number. Website The buy-from business partner's website. Start Date The date and time when this status takes effect. If you leave this field empty, the status takes effect immediately. End Date The expiry date and time of the business partner's status. If you leave this field empty, the status continues. Language The language used for documents addressed to the business partner.
If no document is available in this language, the document in the company
language is used. Area The area in which the buy-from business partner is established. Line of Business The buy-from business partner's line of business, which is used as a sorting criterion for statistics. Business Partner Signal If you select a signal here, the signal message is displayed
when you enter the business-partner code in an LN session. Business Partner Type A way to group business partners with similar characteristics,
for example, members of the EU, or subject to specific customs
rules. Note A business-partner type is not the same as a business-partner role or financial business-partner group. Vendor Rating If you want to apply vendor rating to
the business partner, select this check box. Vendor Classification The business partner's classification as a result of vendor rating. Note To retrieve the business partner's vendor classification, LN uses the last record from the Vendor Ratings by Criterion (tdpur8102m100) session for which the Criterion Type field is Period Rating. Business Partner for Statistics Update The business partner for whom LN updates the
statistics with transactions from the current business partner. For example, you can enter the parent business partner. If this field is empty, LN updates the statistics for the current business partner. Calendar The business partner's calendar. Contact The business partner's default contact. Rate Determiner The way in which LN determines the exchange rate that is used in purchase orders. Allowed values Use Purchase Rates for Receipts If this check box is selected, LN uses purchase rate
data for the debit side of the purchase order/receipt transaction. Purchase Price List The price list used to link price and/or discount agreements to the business
partner. These agreements can be overruled by other price agreements that you reach with a buy-from business partner. Order Discount The default order discount percentage that you apply to the business partner's purchase
orders. Business Partner for Prices/Discounts Prices and discounts for purchase orders to the buy-from
business partner must be based on the terms and conditions agreed with the
business partner selected in this field. If you leave this field empty, LN applies the prices and discounts that you agreed with the buy-from business partner specified on the purchase order. Note This business partner must have the same parent business-partner as the buy-from business partner defined in this session. Retro-Billing Applicable The value that is used by default for the Item applicable for Retro-Billing check box in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session for the buy-from business
partner. Purchase Office The purchase office that LN uses by default
for purchases from the buy-from business partner. If you define a purchase office as the enterprise unit's default purchase office in the Departments (tcemm1124m000) session, LN uses the enterprise unit's default purchase office for automatically generated purchase orders. Buyer The employee of your company responsible for contact with the
buy-from business partner. Purchase Order Type The default purchase order type for purchase orders. If you leave this field empty, LN takes the default order type from the Purchase User Profiles (tdpur0143m000) session. Our Customer Number The identification or code that the business partner uses for
your organization. List Group The list group used to find the list item components when you buy a list item from this business partner. Print Purchase Order by Exception If this check box is selected, only new and changed
purchase order lines to which you assign a purchase acknowledgement code are
printed on the purchase order. In this way, you can control which changes to the purchase order lines are printed on the next purchase order. This accommodates buy-from business partners who wish to receive a printed purchase order in special cases only. For example, when you have changed the delivery date, item, or price. If this check box is cleared, purchase orders are printed for all order lines, regardless of the acknowledgement codes. Self-Billing If this check box is selected, self-billing is used by
default for purchase orders that you issue to this buy-from business partner. Invoice After If self-billing is applicable, use this field to define the
stage at which self billed invoices can be generated.
Self-Billing Date type If the Self-Billing check box is selected, use this field to
define on which date the self-billing payments are based. Either the receipt date or the shipping date can be used as the invoice date on self-billed invoices. Generate Release per Vehicle If this check box is selected, LN sends EDI messages
for the releases of shipments sorted by end item instead of sorted by the
supplied item. In the automotive industry, the vehicle is an end item. This check box is only relevant for sequence shipping schedules. This check box is the default setting for the business partner of the Generate Release per Vehicle check box in the Purchase Releases (tdpur3120m000) session. You can change the setting on the purchase release header. Environmental Compliance Declared Worldwide, various regulations exist to limit the use of
hazardous chemical substances in electronic equipment preventing environmental
pollution. Companies, in most cases producers of electronic equipment, are legally required to:
If this check box is selected, the business partner works in compliance with the regulations preventing environmental pollution. Item Cross Reference The default alternative way of communicating with the business
partner about items. Note You can only set this field to MPN if the Manufacturer Part Numbers check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session. Allowed values Use Confirmation If this check box is selected, ordered quantities must
be confirmed by the customer. Therefore, the Confirmation Accepted check box must be selected
before a purchase order or schedule can be released to Warehousing. Note This field is only visible if the Use Confirmation (Purchase) check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session. Delivery Terms The delivery terms agreed with the business partner. Point of Title Passage The default point of title passage used for the business partner. Return Delivery Terms The delivery terms agreed with the business partner concerning the delivery of goods in case of a return order. Ship-from Business Partner The default ship-from business partner that issues the goods that you buy from the buy-from business
partner. Schedule Quantity Qualifier The types of quantities that are communicated to the supplier. Invoice-from Business Partner The invoice-from business partner from whom you receive invoices connected with the purchase
orders that you send to this buy-from business partner. Note One of the following must be true:
Invoice Business Partner for Freight If this check box is selected, you charge the business
partner for the freight costs of the goods that you purchased. Text If this check box is selected, a text is present.
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