Scenarios for shipping material accounts and accounting schemes

Multiple business partners can be linked to the same shipping material account (SMA).

These scenarios are in place:

Scenario 1: All packaging items linked to one SMA

In this scenario, the business partners are specified, but the items are not specified in the shipping material accounting scheme.

Business PartnerItemEffective DateSMA
VW1SMA_VW_GLOBAL
VW2SMA_VW_GLOBAL

 

Scenario 2: Packaging items linked to one SMA, specific items excluded from accounting

In this scenario, all packaging items are linked to one shipping material account (SMA), except for some items that are excluded from accounting.

For this scenario, specify these entries in the shipping material accounting scheme:

  1. The business partner and the shipping material account, but leave out the packaging item.

    Consequently, all packaging items related to the business partner are linked to the shipping material account.

  2. The business partner and the packaging item, but leave out the shipping material account.

    Consequently, the packaging item related to the business partner is excluded from accounting.

Business PartnerItemEffective DateSMA
VW1SMA_VW_GLOBAL
VW1Foil
VW2SMA_VW_GLOBAL
VW2Foil

 

Scenario 3: Linking a specified subset of the packaging items to an SMA

In this scenario, specific items are linked to the SMA. This is done by defining a set of entries in the shipping material accounting scheme in which both the business partner and item are specified, with one entry for every item.

Business PartnerItemEffective DateSMA
VW1KLT345SMA_VW_SPEC
VW1KLT521SMA_VW_SPEC
VW1KLT978SMA_VW_SPEC
VW2KLT345SMA_VW_SPEC
VW2KLT521SMA_VW_SPEC
VW2KLT978SMA_VW_SPEC

 

Scenario 4: Most packaging items linked to one account, some linked to other account

In this scenario, the majority of the packaging items are linked to one shipping material account (SMA), and a small subset of the packaging items are linked to a different account.

This is done by setting up two accounts. In the shipping material accounting scheme one entry is created in which the business partner is specified but the item is not specified. Other entries are created in which both the item and the business partner are specified.

Business PartnerItemEffective DateSMA
VW1SMA_VW_GLOBAL
VW1KLT345SMA_VW_SPEC
VW1KLT521SMA_VW_SPEC
VW1KLT978SMA_VW_SPEC
VW2SMA_VW_GLOBAL
VW2KLT345SMA_VW_SPEC
VW2KLT521SMA_VW_SPEC
VW2KLT978SMA_VW_SPEC

 

Scenario 5: Searching the SMA for a site

In this scenario, the business partner is specified, but the item is not specified in the shipping material accounting scheme.

You can achieve this scenario by defining an entry in the accounting scheme in which you specify the business partner and the site.

Business PartnerSiteItemEffective DateShipping Material
BP1AMSmm-dd-yyyySMA_AMS

 

You can achieve this scenario by defining an entry in the accounting scheme in which:

  • You specify the business partner.
  • You do not specify the site.
Business PartnerSiteItemEffective DateShipping Material
BP1Item1mm-dd-yyyySMA_ITEM1