Difference of Bank key and Bank Account

Hi,
Can Some one guide me to unsderstand the maning of,
1) Bank Key and Bank Account in Vendor Master ?
2) Bank Key and Bank Account number in FI12 Tcode ?
3) Because My understanding is In FI12 T Code those are our company code banks thorugh which payment is done to Vendors correct me if Iam wrong.
Points will be awarde.
Regards,
Pallavi.

Hi Pallavi,
Press F1 help in the Bank key field, this is the information you find there:
Bank key you specify the bank key under which bank data from the respective country is stored.
When you define the country key, you also specify the country-specific definition of the bank key.
Normally, you manage banks using their bank number. The bank number in the control data for the bank is then displayed twice, that is, as the bank key too.
In certain countries, the bank account number takes on this function; then there are no bank numbers and the bank data is managed using the account number.
For data medium exchange, you may find it useful to be able to enter foreign business partners without a bank number, even if there are bank numbers in the country in question. In this case, the bank key can be assigned internally.
To manage bank data using another key, for example, the SWIFT code, external number assignment can also be used.
Bank Account number is your account number in the respective Bank.
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Sreekanth....

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But while changeing the bank account system throws an error like "Bank account number or bank number are not of valid length".
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It seems that earlier bank account number contained 10 digits and then setting was changed to 9 digits that may be the cause of the error. Do one thing, go back to country setting and restore the bank account number digit to 10. Then make changes to bank account number to 9 digits. Make similar changes to all bank in your company code which has 10 digits.
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I checked right now in SPRO, but no validation with combination of Bank key and Bank account - that to particular first 3 digits not available. Option available is with ABAP Development.
Option 1.
You create Bank key using transaction FI01. Remove authorizations for FI01 from all users [Hope this already exists in your system].
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