Item - Manufacturer and Business Partner (tdipu0135m000)
Use this session to maintain item-manufacturer-business partner combinations. In this session, you define which manufacturers can be delivered by which business partners for an item or item group.
Field Information
- Item
- Item Group
- Manufacturer
- Buy-from Business Partner
- Ship-from BP
- Status
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The status of the item-manufacturer-business partner combination determines whether you can order items from the business partner that are produced by the manufacturer.
Allowed values
- Approved
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You have approved either of the following:
- The item-manufacturer-business partner combination in the Item - Manufacturer and Business Partner (tdipu0135m000) session. As a result, the business partner is approved to obtain the item from the manufacturer.
- The item manufacturer combination in the Item - Manufacturer (tdipu0130m000) session. As a result, the manufacturer is approved to supply the item.
- The manufacturer part number (MPN) in the Manufacturer Part Numbers (tdipu0145m000) session. As a result, the manufacturer is approved to supply the MPN.
- For Approval
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You have not yet approved either of the following:
- The item-manufacturer-business partner combination in the Item - Manufacturer and Business Partner (tdipu0135m000) session. As a result, the business partner is not yet approved to obtain the item from the manufacturer.
- The item manufacturer combination in the Item - Manufacturer (tdipu0130m000) session. As a result, the manufacturer is not yet approved to supply the item.
- The manufacturer part number (MPN) in the Manufacturer Part Numbers (tdipu0145m000) session. As a result, the manufacturer is not yet approved to supply the MPN.
- Blocked
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You have blocked either of the following:
- The item-manufacturer-business partner combination in the Item - Manufacturer and Business Partner (tdipu0135m000) session. As a result, the business partner is blocked to obtain the item from the manufacturer.
- The item manufacturer combination for use in the Item - Manufacturer (tdipu0130m000) session. As a result, the manufacturer is blocked to supply the item.
- The manufacturer part number (MPN) in the Manufacturer Part Numbers (tdipu0145m000) session. As a result, the manufacturer is blocked to supply the MPN.
Note: If an item-manufacturer-business combination exists with an empty Purchase Office and the status For Approval, or Blocked, and the same item-manufacturer-business combination exists with a filled Purchase Office and the status Approved, you cannot use the manufacturer on the purchase order line. - Effective Date
- Expiry Date
- Blocking Reason
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The reason why you have blocked the item-manufacturer-business combination for use.
On this field, you can only select a Blocking Reason from the Reasons (tcmcs0105m000) session when you have defined the Status field as Blocked.
Note: When a manufacturer is blocked in the Manufacturers (tcmcs0160m000) session or an item manufacturer combination is blocked in the Item - Manufacturer (tdipu0130m000) session, all dependent item-manufacturer-business partner relations will automatically be blocked in the current session. - Relation Type
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Enter a relation type code if you want to reflect the relationship between a business partner and a manufacturer. For example, to indicate that the business partner procures goods from the manufacturer only in special circumstances.
You can maintain relation types in the Supplier Manufacturer Relation Type (tdipu0140m000) session.
- Purchase Office