FI  implication of common division

Dear ALL
Request for your help
Company has numerous divisions
For billing invoice company wants only a single invoice for materials from all divisions , for common customers
All divisions have been assigned credit control areas
If we create common division what will be the effect on FI / credit control areas
pls suggest ,
Thanks
Anil

if you common div-and cross div in sales doc type settings , i think you can do without in fi/credit control area

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  • Common Distribution Channels and Common Division

    Hi experts,
    We are encoutering an error and i think its because of common distribution channels and common divisions.
    1:IN Development client we can see the common distribution channels and common divisions setup. But no one says he/she has set them up. Is it possible that the enterprise structure settings filter to this?? May be weird doubt but i wanna make sure.
    2: If they are setup in Development , there should be a transport request and am unable to see any??
    3: If we need the same settings in Test, We will have to set them up in Test client or we can move the transports from DEV to TEST for these settings??
    4:And also if these are not setup , do we get an error while creating customers and materials for sales areas?
    Please Advice.
    Thanks & Regards
    Sai

    1. Defining Common Distribution Channels for Master Data
    Use
    The purpose of this activity is to define distribution channels which have common master data..
    Procedure
    Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
    IMG Menu -> Sales and Distribution -> Master Data -> Define Common Distribution Channels
    Transaction Code: VOR1
    2. Defining Common Divisions for Master DataUse
    The purpose of this activity is to define distribution channels which have common master data..
    Procedure
    Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
    IMG Menu -> Sales and Distribution -> Master Data -> Define Common Division
    Transaction Code: VOR2
    1:IN Development client we can see the common distribution channels and common divisions setup. But no one says he/she has set them up. Is it possible that the enterprise structure settings filter to this?? May be weird doubt but i wanna make sure.
    2: If they are setup in Development , there should be a transport request and am unable to see any??
    3: If we need the same settings in Test, We will have to set them up in Test client or we can move the transports from DEV to TEST for these settings??
    4:And also if these are not setup , do we get an error while creating customers and materials for sales areas?
    Configuration of common distribution channels and common divisions is a required setting, else it will give an error for Customer & Material Master. This setting has to be done in Development Server & transported to Test & Production Server. If you do not find Transport request, then try to do change in configuration & redo the correct configuration & save the Transport Request.
    Hope the above is helpful to you.
    Regards, Rajesh Banka

  • Common dist channel and common division

    Hai guys,
      can any one send me configuration setting and screen shots on common division and common distribution channel in ECC 6 version.
    my email id is [email protected]
    regards,
    Shruthi

    Hi Shruthi,
    In SPRO -> Sales & Distribution -> Master Data -> Define Common Distribution Channel, you would be able to define a distribution channel as a reference (common).
    Similarly in SPRO -> Sales & Distribution -> Master Data -> Define Common Division, you would be able to define a division as a reference (common).
    I dont think you should have too much of a problem with the configuration.
    Regards
    Nadarajah Pratheb

  • Common distribution channel and common division

    Hi experts,
    Wt is the use of common distribution channel and common division in sale prcocess?
    let me know wt are the configuration i have to do for common dist chanl and common division activation.
    Regards
    Ishikesh

    Hi
    SAP has the concept of common distribution channel for sharing master data( for customer/material and conditions) across multiple distribution channels under a sales orgsnization
    That means say if you have the sales org say 1000 and three distribution channels under them say 10,20 and 30
    Now you create a common distribution channel say 40 and assign them in VOR1 like this
    sales org--DC-common distribution channel for customer/material ---common DC for conditions
    1000--1040--
    40
    1000--2040--
    40
    1000--3040--
    40
    Now you can or need to  create master data for customer/material and conditions only  for DC 40
    There is no need to create separate master records for 10 and 20 and 30  distribution channel's
    That one master record created for DC 40 will solve the purpose for  10 and 20 and 30  distribution channel's
    *When you create a sales order for the distribution channel say 10 system will check whether that customer is created for DC 40  and material is created for DC 40 and condition record is valid in DC 40*
    Similarly for  distribution channels 20 and 30 also system will check whether that customer is created for DC 40 and material is created for DC 40 and condition record is valid in DC 40
    That means whenever you say DC as 10/20/30 in sales order system will take that as  DC  40 and whatever is valid for  DC 40 will be applicable for 10/20/30
    Instead of three master records one record in the name of DC 40 is sufficient
    Similarly for common division but with a difference
    The common divisions is for customer and conditions only not for materials
    You can see this in VOR2 go to VOR2 t code and observe the difference of that with VOR1
    This is a key assignment in SAP and without this being defined you cannot create CMR, or MMR or condition record and one in t codes VOR1  common distribution channel and  VOR2 common division
    This is a fundamental basic concept any SD consultant should be very clear in his mind
    Regards
    Raja

  • Common division

    My client has 4 divisions. He wants all the products in 4 divisions to be in a single sales order. I suggested common division. But he is adamant on keeping all the divisions seperate but at the same time wants them in a single sales order. Plz suggest solution.
    Can i use user exits here.
    Regards,
    Pankaj

    Hi Pankaj
    The common division factor will not work for you
    The assignment in commom division is for conditions and customers only not for materials
    Suppose if you have three divisions like 01,02,03
    Suppose sales raeas like this 1000,10,01 and 1000,10,,02 and 1000,10,03
    In common division if you have assigned 01 against 01 and 02 against 02 and 03 against 03 in VOR2
    These 01,02,03 are the divisions for three different products in material master
    I beleive this is what you are doing
    You will not be able to succeed
    If you keep common division as 00 against 01,02,03 in VOR2
    Basically the material master then should have 00 against all products then only it will work
    But this is what client is against as per your statement
    In VOV8 there are 2 fields called check division and item division
    These are troubling you
    Suppse for a customer who is in sales area 1000,10,01 if you enter a sales order for the product which belongs to 01 no problem the moment if you enter products of 02,03 the trouble starts
    Because header division is 01 item division is 02 or 03
    When the header div and item div is different these 2 fields check division and item division in VOV8 and their importance comes into picture
    The check division is the reaction you want the system to give
    Keep this as blank
    If item division is ticked then the sales order with header div and item div different is not possible or permitted and i beleive this is what is happening to you
    Pls untick the this item div field
    Now in this case if the header div and item is diffrent then there should be a SH in the tem div sales area who is assigned to this SP
    Means 1000,10,01sales area of  SP, order entered for material of div 02
    then there should be SH in sales area 1000,10,02 who is assigned to this SP
    then only it is possible
    Alternatively you have to extend this SP to sales area 1000,10,02 in XD01
    For you the best soln is SP has to be extended to all the possible sales  areas or the sales areas where material div will fall  in XD01
    Without this being done it is not possible in SAP
    Sol in a nutt shell is
    Keep check division blank in VOV8
    Untick itemdivision in VOV8
    Extend the CMR to all possible sales areas in XD01 for that customer
    I know it is slighly difficult area to understand
    But if you do some R & D on this you will understand it better
    I will be really happy if you reply to this post
    Regards
    raja
    Edited by: ramanathan raja on Dec 13, 2008 1:40 PM

  • Common division doubt

    Dear SAP guru's
         Can you tell me if i create a common division and assign it. When we create a sales order we give the sales org, dist channel, common div.
          Now customer is created in one of the divisions - so how do we take the reports for same customer - division wise, dist channel wise, and sale org.
         And whether the customer has to be created with common division or how to go about.
    points will be rewarded
    regards,
    Reshmi

    Hi reshmi
    You can define that customer master records, which have been created for each sales organization for a distribution channel (or division), are also valid in other distribution channels (or divisions). As a result, you create and change customer master records that are required in different distribution channels or in different divisions only once. This makes it easier to create and change master records.
    You can also use the same function to process article master data and prices.
    Activities
    In the standard R/3 System, you can define common master data for the following:
    Distribution channels
    In Customizing, you can specify other distribution channels in which the customer master data (and article master data and prices) from the reference distribution channel are also valid.
    Divisions
    In Customizing, you can specify other divisions in which customer master data (and article master data and prices) from the reference division are also valid.
    Prerequisites
    You do this in Customizing for Master Data (Sales and Distribution) in the following activities:
    Define Common Distribution Channels
    Define Common Divisions
    Example
    Customer master record has been created
    Sales organization
    Distribution channel
    Customizing: Data is also valid for these distribution channels
    Yes         0001          01            02
    No          0001             02
    You create a customer master record for the sales organization 0001 and distribution channel 01. In Customizing, you specify that this customer master data is valid for the distribution channel 02. When you process a sales order for a customer in the sales organization 0001 and distribution channel 02, the system uses the customer master data entered for distribution channel 01.
    Reward if useful to u

  • COMMON DIVISIONS

    Hi Gurus,
    I have created folln divisions.
    10-xxxxx
    11-zzzz
    12-aaaaa
    13-pppp
    And common division as
    01- Common Division.
    material masters are created with respective division in material master.
    However I want sales orders to be created on common division but effect should be of particular division.
    As I do not want to create / extend customer master for each and every division.
    please let me configuration setting.

    Go To Img>Sales and Distribution>Master data-->Commom dist channel/division.
    Enter your 'Sales org' & 'Dist channel/ Division' (as per ur req 10 & 11) and Assign common dist channel/division (01).
    Ex:
    1000    10                01
    1000    11                01
    Then create a master data for common dist/division (01). Now u can process a sales order from 10, 11 and 01 also.
    Please Note.
    1. You cannot create/change a master data to the distribution/div that refered to the common dist/div.
    2. You cannot Refer common division for material master as a division is material master feild.
    3.Here you may/may not also refer for condition records.
    I think this will solve your problem.
    Reward if usefull for you.
    Muthupandiyan.
    Message was edited by:
            Muthupandiyan

  • Common Division and Sales Order

    I setup the common division for the company.
    [see image|http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h336/809836724/sd/SO_vor2.jpg]
    My understanding is, the purpose of this common division is so that I do not need to create separate master record for each of the division for the customer master and the material master.
    When I tried creating a sales order the sales area window comes up and and asking me to select a sales area.
    [see image|http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h336/809836724/sd/SO_commondivJan13.jpg]
    I selected one sales area (not the common division) and I was able to create and save my sales order with no problem.
    When I tried selecting the common division on that screen ([see image|http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h336/809836724/sd/SO_commondivJan13.jpg]) and
    input my material, I got an error message ([see image|http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h336/809836724/sd/SO_errorJan13.jpg])
    Question:
    1. Should I select that common division on the sales order window or other appropriate sales area?
    2. My goal is to create a sales order, with different materials (each with different division). Is that possible on one sales order? I suppose the common division is the solution but it is not working on my end. How can I make it happen?

    will try removing check division on vov8 as advised here:
    Common Division

  • Common Divisions cannot be deleted

    Hi,
    I have created one new division and maintain common divisions and moved to Quality system.
    But in quality system i cannot find the common divisions and i am getting error that Sales area is not maintained.
    Could you please tell me how can i move the changes from Development to Quality system
    Thank you for your support
    Best Regards
    Amjathpasha

    In development go to VOR1 AND VOR2
    SELECT TABLE VIEW-TRANSPORT. CREATE REQUEST
    SELECT THE  ASSIGNMENTS FOR COMMON DT CHANNELS  AND EDIT -TRANSPORT -INCLUDE IN REQUEST.
    SELECT THE ASSIGNMENTS FOR COMMON DIVISION AND EDIT -TRANSPORT -INCLUDE IN REQUEST.
    RELEASE THIS REQUEST AND IMPORT IN QUALITY.

  • 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
    Thanks
    Rishi

  • Common division and Sales Office

    Do common division and common distribution channel have effect on the setup of sales office and sales group?
    When I need to setup the sales office to be connected to the sales area, will I need to just connected it to the sales area which has the common division or I need to setup the sales office to ALL of the sales area?

    Hi,
    Common distribution channel and division is for creating master data like customer master or material master, so even if you have more channel and division you need not to extend customer or material many times.
    Now sales office you have to assign sales office to all sales area because when you creating sales documents you are maintaining sales area that is not common rather it is conditional (Distribution and divisions are different not common).
    Kapil

  • How to define common division?   give some examples

    how to definfe common division?   give some examples

    Hi,
    You can define that customer master records, which have been created for each sales organization for a distribution channel (or division), are also valid in other distribution channels (or divisions). As a result, you create and change customer master records that are required in different distribution channels or in different divisions only once. This makes it easier to create and change master records.
    Divisions
    In Customizing, you can specify other divisions in which customer master data (and article master data and prices) from the reference division are also valid.
    You do this in Customizing for Master Data (Sales and Distribution) in the following activities:(SPRO>SD>Master data)
    Define Common Distribution Channels
    Define Common Divisions
    Regatds
    SD

  • What is purpose of common division?

    what is purpose of common division? give
    some examples

    Dear Mr Raj,
    Regarding common division let me try to offer an example:-
    A petrol pump offers both petrol and diesel, of  different grades and brand names.
    There are certain pumps that are located inside cities, that do not have much diesel sales, and so confine themselves to selling petrol.
    There are other pumps, located on highways that cater solely to large commercial vehicles, that are run exclusively on diesel.
    Both products are supplied from the same depot of a petroleum product refiner.
    Vehicles from depots to the pumps, may carry either one or both of the products, concurrently, for delivery at the same or at different pumps, from the point of view of optimally utilising the capacity and similar services of the vehicle.
    Both the products are defined as different divisions, within the respective material master.
    To cater to such a scenario, the provision of common division is used, where one of the products is used as common division, say petrol for both petrol and diesel.
    It practically works as follows:-
    A common sales order may be entered for both the products indented together by the same pump.
    A common billing document would be generated.
    This is as far as convenience of order entry and billing go.
    Further, in case of pricing, terms for local levies like octroi can be set up together bringing down the maintenance of pricing conditions.
    Trust this serves to illustrate the use of common division for order entry and pricing.
    Regards,
    K Gopidas

  • Want to assign common division to 10 divisins

    Hi Gurus,
    For STO purpose i create a common division ,now i want to assing ten divisions to this common division.
    But in transaction code VOR2 , only two division  assingment  can be possible and here no NEW ENTRY is possible .
    please help me , because in tab"Define Shipping Data for Plants " only one division can be assing for one plant.
    Please reply ASAP
    Devdatta Joshi

    Hi,
    Go to SPRO -> SD -> Master Data -> Common Divisions
    Now if have created ur BP in one common division, and would like to use the same BP in other divisions (say the 10 that you have now created).
    Put ur sales org - each one of those 10 divisions - common division for all the these 10 combinations
    For eg
    S001 - Div 1 - Common Div (CC)
    S001 - Div 2 - Common Div (CC)
    If useful please reward
    Regards
    Ravi

  • Regarding Common divisions

    Dear Experts
    I am facing a problem regarding the maintenance of common div.we have div as 10,11,12,.and distribution channel as 25.We have Sold to party defined  for Sales org-25-10 sales area.Now a different SH is also defined for the same sales area.i.e. sales org/25/10.
    Now in VOR1 the config done is
    Sales org   Dchl    Dchl Cond      Dchl-Cust/Mt
    ABC            25           25             25
    & In VOR2 the config is
    Sales org   Dv     DivCon      DivCust
    ABC          10      10            10
    ABC           11      10            10
    ABC          12       10            10
    The problem that i am facing is when i prepare a sales order i give the sales area as ABC/25/10 and give the SP and a diff SH and the material is entered for DIV - 11 but the system gives a error msg as SH is not defined for sales area ABC/25/11.If i have maintained the common dc & div then this msg should not appear.
    helpful suggestions will be rewarded

    Hi
    Common division will not check material master as division is not an organizationl unit in MMR and it is a field which we specify in basic data and sales org data 1
    Suppose if you are creating an order for a customer created in sales area 1000,10,00 and you are inputting materials which belongs to
    Material X division in MMR is 01
    Material Y division in MMR is 02
    Material Z division in MMR is 03
    Here the header division is 00 and item divisions are 01,02,03
    if you tick the item division in your order type then materials divisions   01,02,03 takes control for this sales order
    That means for your sold to party in sales area  1000,10,00 there should be a ship to party in the sales area combinations of 01 and 02 and 03 or sold to party has to be extended to 1000,10,01,and 1000,10,02 and 1000,10,03 in XD01
    If item division is unticked the header division is valid for all items
    that means you can smoothly process the above scenario
    For your case i dont know what is the problem with your new plant you need to extend the customer master in XD01 in all the possible sales areas wherever your item division falls
    Common divisions will not work you can see in t code VOR2 you will see the assignments for customer and conditions only and not materials
    But in VOR1 you will see all three like customer and conditions  and materials
    Soln is
    Extend the CMR to all possible sales area that the material division lies like you have the customer for only 1000,10,00 and materials in 01,02 03 divisions then extend CMRs them to 1000,10,01 and 1000,10,02 and 1000,10,03 assuming that we have only one sales org and one distribution channel in this example
    Regards
    Raja

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