Distribution Channel-Division

Hi Friends,
Need to know what is common distibution cannel division and how is it different from combined distribution channel division.
Thanx

Hi Anil SD,
The Common Distribution channel and division is maintained to avoid the duplication of the master records.
Eg You can, for example, create customer master data for distributionchannel "01" and define it so that it is valid for distribution channels
"02" and "03".
You can determine, for example, that the conditions which are valid in division "01" also apply to divisions "05" and "06".
These defionition can be done in the transaction VOR1 and VOR2.
Regards
Aditya.

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We are using common distribution channel and division on R3. On CRM the BP are setup against sales area - using sales org + common distribution channel of R3 + common division of R3.
But the requirement is, when an order is created in CRM it should go to R3 for the required sales area and not common distribution channel division. common distribution channel division are being used only to maintain customer master and material master to reduce master data.
I am using header division option on CRM, how do we set up common distirbution channel and division.
pl advise.

Hi.
To transfer common distribution channel and divisions from R/3 to CRM, you need to start transaction CRMD_DOWNLOAD_OM and execute report with option sales area bundling.
With this report bundling sales area will be copied to table SMOTVKOS and SMOTVKOV and then you will be able to define your master data only in the referenced sales area.
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Relation between Sales org + distribution Channel + Division.

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I have a requirement where I need to make an entry for sales data for a BP . On the Selection we have sales Org , Distribution channel and division. can any body tell me how check if the combination of entries made for the S.org , Channel and division are correct .
I tried using the FM CRM_BUPA_SALES_AREA_GET_ALL. but this doesn't show all the entries .
Thanks in advance
srinivas

Any Suggestions ?
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The use of Common Distribution Channel & Division

Dear All,
What is common distribution channel & common division ? What is the use of it ?
Regards
Rakesh

Hi
To put it simple whenever you enter a distribution channel or division in sales order the system will search for the valid records in the common distribution channel and division which is assigned
E.G if yourcommonDistribution channels assignment is like this
Distribution channels 11 commonDistribution channels 11
For 12 it is 11
For 13 it is 13
Now in sales order when you put Distribution channel 11 the system will search records against 11
Now in sales order when you put Distribution channel 12 the system will search records also against 11
Now in sales order when you put Distribution channel 13 the system will search records against 13
The same concept is applies for Division
Hope you are very clear
This is very important assignment without this you cant do anything in S.D
You test it and see and you will understand it much better
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Common distribution channel and division

Hi
Following is the scenario in our Process.
We have Sales Org 1000 % Distribution Channel 10 , 20 & 30
In Define Common distribution Channel screen have maintained following Config
Sorg Dchannel       DchConds       DchCust/Mat
1000 10                  10                    10
1000 20                  10                    10
1000 30                   10                   10
so we have maintained Ref Distribution Channel as 10 for 20 & 30
Now we wish to extend the customer to 1000/20 to main some specific data in certain fields related to that distribution channel. but is giving an error no Sales Area 1000/20/Division could be determined.
We would like to use common ref distribution channel and also if required if specific data is required to be maintined in it should be extended to other disctibution channel.
this will ensure that at the time of preparation of sales documents like sales orders it should check if the customer is extended to that distribution channel if yes it will refer data from that disctribution channel else will refer data from common distribution channel.
Is it possible.
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Sanjeev Bagarai

hi
please common distribution channel , and common division , will you check ,
you enter in distribution channel like this
1000 10 10 10
1000 20 20 20
1000 30 30 30
and also division also , you maintain same think
and also check the enterprise settings for assignment for sales organisation + distribution channel +division
please check this
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Combine division,distribution channel

hello friends,
Can somebody explain me why we do combine sales organizations,combine distribution channels, combine divisions, and ref sales organization,distribution channel,division?
regards,
sekhar_functional consultant

We use VOR1, VOR2 to share the master data and reduce the database pile up of repeated data.
The master data shared by several distribution channels applies to conditions and customer and material master data.
This helps you minimize the cost of creating and maintaining the master data.
You can also update statistics for each distribution channel and division without creating the master data for the different sub-areas of the organization.
Example
You can, for example, create customer master data for distribution channel "01" and define it so that it is valid for distribution channels "02" and "03".
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Anbu

Common division & distribution channel

Hello all,
             Kindly provide a solution to my query . Incase of same division & sales organisation but different distribution channel we can maintain common distribution channel so that no separate customer master data needs to be maintained for different distribution channels if customer details are same.
             But incase where either division or distribution channel & division is/are different we can maintain common distribution channel & division so as to use the same customer for different sales area. But here do we need to maintain separate material master record for each division along with customer -material info record as well as condition record (customer/material)...???
As in here although common division is maintained but the materials ( Pharma & Paint ) are different along with their industry sectors....so how can the same material master be maintained for both the divisions..?
Sales org : LSE
Dist chl : LR & LS
Div : PH & P1
               Please provide any input .                                                                                Thanks.

Hi
As of my understanding,
Sales org : LSE
Dist chl : LR & LS - Choose either of LR / LS as a common distribution channel.   SAY LR is a common division
Div : PH & P1 in this case SAY PH is a common division.
Now
1. Your commond distribution channel and Division will be used only in case of creating of Customer Master. So your Customer master will be created in the following sales area.
Sales org :   LSE
Dist chl :       LR
Div :              PH
2. To create Material Master Data we need only Sales org and Distribution channel. Division is not Required.
Sales org :   LSE
Dist chl :       LR
For the reporting or LIS / SIS purpose you can keep seperate divisions for the Every Material.
Say Material A with Division PH
Material B with Division P1.
Try Maintaing the data like this it will work for you.
Now here make sure when you create sales order , before that go to VOV8 and remove the entry for CHECK DIVISION (keep it blank) other wise system will give the error, Header division and item division will mismatch.
Finally for Condition again you can keep the respectively seperate division for each kind of material
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Payment terms based on specific dist.channel, division and Plant but not from customer master.

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I have a requirement,
Generally payments terms from customer master will flow to sales order. but here my requirement is to get a different payment terms based on specific distribution channel, division, customer and plant those are there in sales order but not from customer master. is there any user exit or functional module to fulfill this requirement, or any other suggestion appreciated.
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Reddy

This Problem you can solve without user exit too.
The Customer master data itself can solve the problem.
You can maitain diffrent Payment Term as per the sales area (Dist.Ch+Div+S.org) of customer master.
and each sales are wise u can change the plant also.
You just need to set your logic with the combination of sales are and plant. And need to assign which payment term should determine to sales order.
If you are rasing sales order with X sales area relavent to that payment term will trigger.
Hope above logic will work, otherwise you can go with user exit.

Common distribution channel

Hi forum,
Can we map Common distribution channel in R/3 to CRM. I know common division can be mapped by defining Common (Dummy) division. Is there any provision for distribution channel.
Thanks in advance,
Regards,

Goto VOR1 and VOR2
In VOR1:
Here you have the option of assigning a Reference Distribution Channel to your combination of Sales Org+Distribution Channel.
What ever distribution channel you give here in the Refrence Fields, you will then be maintaining the Material masters using this reference Distribution channel.
Having assigned a reference D Channel to the combination of Sales Organization and other divisions, while creation of a Sales Order with Sales Org and any other division, the system will use the master data maintained for this Reference D Channel for your Sales Area in sales order.
The use of this is that, Master data can be maintained for only Common Distribution Channel & Division. So it reduces a lot of system load.
The same applies to VOR2, here you assign a common division to the combination of Sales Org+Divisions.
Hope this helps you.
Reward points if helpful.
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Organizational Data Determination - Dristribution Channel & Division

Dear all,
I have a question regarding organizational data determination.
Defining a determination rule, I have the possibility to provide my custom FM that should perform an automatic organizational data determination. The FM offers the possibility to return a table containing all organizational units that are currently wanted/allowed.
However, what I would like to do is, to restrict the choice list to a number of combinations of org unit + distribution channel + division. I don't want the system to display a popup containing all distribution channel-division combinations from the org model. I would like to restrict this set according to my custom logic.
The question is: Is this possible at all? If yes, how?
Many Thanks
Martin

Hello Robert,
I'm sorry I don't quite understand what you meant. Maybe my requirement is not yet clear.
Everything you explained was already done by myself. The problem I face is an ugly popup I would like to get rid of. This popup shows al the combinations of channel and division for the determined org unit. However, I would like to show only those combinations that are valid for the current customer.
As far as I understood, the only "return" value of my FM is the actor_tab. The ac_container seems to be treated like an importing parameter. I don't think modifying the contain within the FM would affect anything - right?
An example:
After my FM is executed the actor_tab contains only one value, say it is a sales office. The customer in scope has only one asignment for this sales office, channel and division are also defined there.
It seems like the system would now evaluate which channels and divisions are valid for that sales office. Therefore it checks the functions in the org model. In my case, the result is a quite big list.
I would like to restrict this list to the channel and division defined for the current customer.
How can I do that? Any ideas? Am I totally wrong with my view on this?
Thanks in advance & best regards
Martin

Creating customer without maintaining common distribution channel and divis

Dear all...
can anybody tell me how to create a customer without maintaining common distribution channel & division..
sathsdn..

Hi
Welcome to SDN
Not possible
Because whenever you are going to create customers /materials or conditions for a distribution channel the system is going to check the reference distribution channel in VOR1 (whether any entry is there) and will accept when there is entry there only
Similarly
Because whenever you are going to create customers /conditions for a division the system is going to check the reference division in VOR2 (whether any entry is there) and will accept when there is entry there only
Without configuring VOR1 and VOR2 creating master data is not possible
If you dont want to havecommon distribution channel or division keep the same as common
Suppose in VOR1 for 1000,10 if you have to define common distribution channel then you can maintain as Ref DC customers /materials as 10 (the same) and Ref DC for conditions as also 10 (the same)
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Raja

Extend Distribution Channel in Customer Master

Dear Gurus,
Can any one explain me how to extend the Distribution channel in Customer master for the same Customer code. For example, my customer code is 100178 and the Distribution channel is PG, now i want to extend the customer to other channel PM, PR, PT.
Regds
Jeevagan.U

Hi Friend,
You can extend the CUSTOMER to different Distribution channel in XD01.
Goto the transaction code XD01 and enter the Customer number whch you want to extend and the Sales organisation/Distribution channel/Division
In the below , there is a Reference Tab in which you have to give the Customer/Sales organisation/Distribution channel/Division in which the customer was originally created and Hit Enter.
It will be extended to the said Distribtion channel
In the same way you can extend this to Sales organisations and divisions also.
regards,
santosh

Common distribution channel - data flow

hello..
I have LT as common distribution channel 01 as common division.
i have created a sales order with new sales area (DI as DC and 01 as division), The data from sold to party (ABC ) is being fetched correctly ie from LT distribution channel. however the data for Ship to party (XYZ) is not getting fetched. The master data of ABC and XYZ is created under common distribution channel LT.
example - regiion is being picked for sold to party but not for ship to party. when the master is already created to common distribution channel
The assignment of DI is done to LT.
what could be wrong?
thanks,
jaya

hi
please common distribution channel , and common division , will you check ,
you enter in distribution channel like this
1000 10 10 10
1000 20 20 20
1000 30 30 30
and also division also , you maintain same think
and also check the enterprise settings for assignment for sales organisation + distribution channel +division
please check this
regards
sankar

Distribution Channel and Division in STO

Hi All,
We are have a STO senario.We are also using the common distribution channel and common division.However when we create an Invoice with the delivery created the system is picking up the common division not the material division. In delivery also in the line item of the in delivery shows 00( cross division) and not the division of the material from the material master.
We have configure the Shipping data for plant with common division and common distribution channel.
We want the system should pick the material division compared to common division.
Kindly guide us on the issue.
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Rajev

We also search the forum and found one thread
Material division in Intercompany STO Invoice
But is not helpful for us.
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Rajev

Risk on wrong definition of sales organization, distribution channel and division

Hi,
our organization just started to implement SAP and SD module is one of the subject to complete.
We are in the defining phase of the above subject but I still can not understand the risk of being miss-defining the sales organization, distribution channel and division. Is it true will only impacting the pricing and reporting only? Are there going to be future impact on this?
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Andy

Hi Andy,
Good to see the suggestions!
These are the rules I try to follow:
Do not over do it. Simple is better and facilitates change.
One sales organization for each company code unless significant differences exist between independent sales departments. Like one wants to use CRM and others won't. It's roughly equivalent to one by each top level sales director.
One distribution channel for each sales channel group that defines different prices or different shipping conditions for the same material. Like retail and wholesale have different pricing. Special rules can apply like mail delivery require different correspondence settings.
One division for each division of the company. If company has no clearly defined divisions (like Aeronautics and Footwear) there is no need (in sales) to split (it might in financials).
Using sales office and sales group for reporting is a lot better than the top level structures because it's easy to change them in master data, unlike sales org or distribution channel. And when departments get reorganized the system effort is significantly reduced if no change occurs at those three top levels.
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regards,
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