Customer master creation and maintenance

Hi All,
I have a question regarding customer master. The client is implementing FSCM credit and collections management. Initially, all the existing customers in AR are mapped or loaded to SAP Business partner using the functions available (I dont remenber on top of my head but i know we can do that).
Now my questions are,
1. When creating a new customer later some point, do we have to create in AR and then establish the relationship to SAP Business partner. Or directly create as SAP Business partner.
2. If to be cretaed both in AR and as Business partner, this would be kind of duplication or maintaing in 2 seperate places. Please explain the reason behind it.
3. If only to be created as Business partner, will all the fields available in Customer master (like business area, accounting clerk, Industry field) be available in Business partner
one more question, We can automatically import credit data from External Credit Information service. Can we push the data from our system to the Provider like the payment data or anything for that matter. Client has a requirement for this to send data to provider and I am not sure. Please confirm.
I know there are too many question, but please help me undertsand this more better.
Regards,
Satya

I am sorry about that but first 3 questions are related and linked.
I understand that a link is established between AR customer data and BP's and this will migrate all data. But the data will be in AR and will be copied to BP..right.
Likewise, if you create a customer in AR, it will create a BP...will this be done automatically?
And later if we want to create a new customer, do we need to do in AR and this will automaticall create a BP? Is this not duplication. I know that BP are maintained centarlly and for master data synchronization.
Regards,
Satya

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FB007 Session 1 session name ZPROJ was opened It is opening session ZPROJ which is your project name/object name.
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Hi selvi
as there is the problem with the accout group
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Can any give good example to create customer master from Account group to entering customer master data? so that to move forward.
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2.1 Customer Master
2.1.1 Account Group
2.1.1.1 Maintain Number Range for Account Group
Use
The purpose of this activity is to control number range of Account Group.
Procedure
Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG --> Financial Accounting (New) --> Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable --> Customer Accounts --> Master Data --> Preparations for Creating Customer Master Data --> Create Number Ranges for Customer Accounts --> Select the Icon to maintain Number Range
Transaction Code: SPRO
Data to be maintained:
No | From | To | Current No | Ext (Tick in Check Box)
01 | 0000000001 | 0000099999 | 0 | No
02 | 0000100000 | 0000299999 | 0 | No
XX | A | ZZZZZZZZZZ | Yes
2.1.1.2 Assign Number Range to Account Group
Use
The purpose of this activity is to maintain number range of Account Group.
Procedure
Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG > Financial Accounting (New) > Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable > Customer Accounts > Master Data > Preparations for Creating Customer Master Data > Assign Number Ranges to Customer Account Groups
Transaction Code : SPRO
Data to be maintained:
Group | Name | Number Range
0001 | Sold-to party | XX
0002 | Goods recipient | XX
0003 | Payer | XX
0004 | Bill-to party | XX
2.1.1.3 Define Account Groups with Screen Layout (Customers)
Use
In this step, you determine the account group of the customer.
Procedure
Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
IMG > Financial Accounting (New) > Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable > Customer Accounts > Master Data > Preparations for Creating Customer Master Data > Define Account Groups with Screen Layout (Customers)
Transaction Code : SPRO
The groups indicated below are a few examples. There are many groups in Standard SAP & if we require additional Group, it can be copied from appropriate group & maintained.
Group | Name
0001 | Sold-to party
0002 | Goods recipient
0003 | Payer
0004 | Bill-to party
0005 | Prospective customer
0006 | Competitor
Select Sold-to-party > go to Details > Double Click on General data / Company code data / Sales data. It will take to next screen which details Tab Pages of General data / Company code data / Sales data. Double Click on Tab Page for example: Address, Control, Marketing & so on. Here you can maintain whether the field is to be Suppress, Req. Entry, Opt. entry or Display
2.1.2 Process to Create Customer Master
2.1.2.1 Initial Screen of Customer Master Maintainance
Use
The purpose of this activity is to maintain Customer Master Data. Customer Master Can be created for Sales & Distribution, in which it will be possible to maintain General Data Tab & Sales Area Tab. Alternatively it is also possible to maintain Complete / FI, in which it is possible to maintain General Data, Company Code Data & Sales Area Data (Complete) or General Data & Company Code (F1)
Procedure
Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
SAP Easy Access > Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Master Data > Business Partner > Customer > Create > Sales and Distribution / Complete
Transaction Code : VD01 / XD01
Fields to be maintained in Initial Screen (referring Complete):
Field - Functionality
Account Group - Take a drop down & select appropriate Account Group
Customer Enter manually
Company Code - Take a drop down
Sales Organization - Take a drop down
Distribution Channel - Take a drop down
Division - Take a drop down
A Customer can be created with reference to an existing Customer & necessary data can be changed.
Reference
Field - Functionality
Customer - Enter manually
Company Code - Take a drop down
Sales Organization - Take a drop down
Distribution Channel - Take a drop down
Division - Take a drop down
2.1.2.2 General Data of Customer Master Maintenance
Use
The purpose of this activity is to maintain General Data. General Data is applicable to the customer centrally. Incase of extending Customer to another Sales Area, General data will remain the same.
Procedure
Fields to be maintained are as under:
ADDRESS
Field - Functionality
Title - Take a drop down
Name - Enter manually
Search Term - Enter Manually (Optional)
Street - Enter Manually (Optional)
House No - Enter Manually (Optional)
Postal Code - Enter manually
City - Enter manually
Country - Take a drop down
Region - Take a drop down
Control Data
Field - Functionality
Vendor - Enter Manually (Optional) To establish Customer Vendor Relationship.
Trading Partner - To be maintained incase of Inter-company Customer,
The above is for Illustration purpose. Please ensure to maintain the fields required.
2.1.2.3 Company Code Data of Customer Master Maintenance
Use
The purpose of this activity is to maintain Company Code Data. This is maintained by an FI person.
Procedure
Fields to be maintained are as under:
Account Management
Field - Functionality
Recon. Account - Take a drop down (Mandatory)
Payment Transaction
Field - Functionality
Terms of payment - Take a drop down.
The above is for Illustration purpose. Please ensure to maintain the fields required.
2.1.2.4 Sales Area Data of Customer Master Maintenance
Use
The purpose of this activity is to maintain Company Code Data. This is maintained by an FI person.
Procedure
Fields to be maintained are as under:
Sales
Field- Functionality
Sales Office - Take a drop down & maintain the appropriate SBU
Currency - Maintain the local / export currency.
Exch. Rate Type- Maintain M, incase of export / inter-company(if required) only.
Cust. Pric. Proc -This is maintained to pick the pricing procedure in Sales Order & Billing Document. It should always be maintained.
Customer Stat. Gr - This is recommended to be maintained to enable the data to flow to SAP standard report.
Shipping
Field -Functionality
Delivery Priority - Take a drop down & maintain the appropriate for Delivery purpose.
Order Combination - Maintain the tick
Shipping Condition -Take a drop down & maintain the appropriate for Delivery purpose.
Delivery Plant - Take a drop down & maintain the appropriate Plant.
Billing
Field - Functionality
Incoterm - Take a drop down & select. Maintain the Description manually.
Terms of payments -Take a drop down & select.
Account assignment Group -Take a drop down & maintain the appropriate. This is very important to be maintained, else it will give an error to release the billing document to accounting.
Tax - Take a drop down & select 0 or appropriate.
The above is for Illustration purpose. Please ensure to maintain the fields required.
Regards,
Rajesh Banka
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Edited by: Zelda Holloway on Oct 27, 2008 3:34 PM

Hi zelda
Then as per your requirement as all data comes in sales data in CMR , you need to put authorizations in between user1 , user 2 and user 3 .first of all.
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I want to know the time when created the CUSTOMER MASTER RECORD.
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Thanks in advance.
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