Query for Linking Two Tables without Reference

Question

Hi Folks,
Good Day!
I have this dilemma on how to link two tables without a reference. In the Business Partner Master Data, there is a field for the Territory which is from the table OTER. This OTER focuses on its description. Once you have added the particular Territory for that Business Partner, it is being stored in the Territory field of the BP right? Our client wants to have an automated way of searching for the Business Partner's Profit Center in creating a Sales Order wherein it is the same as the Business Partner's Territory. The Profit Center is from the table OPRC.
When I create a Sales Order, after I have entered the Business Partner/Customer Code, the Profit Center should have the value of the Profit Center Code wherein it is the Business Partner's Territory. My query will go like this:
Enter the BP/Customer Code automatically the Profit Center code where Profit Name = BP's Territory.
OTER and OCRD don't have connections. How can it be?
I'm thinking of retrieving the Territory first before the Profit Center but can you suggest of any other way?
Thank you much!
Regards,
Fringe

Answer 1

Hi Fringe,
Okay, I already understood your case here. I presume your configuration as follows:
OTER (Territory)
territryID - descript
1 - Philippine
2 - Indonesia
3 - Germany
OPRC (Cost Centre)
PrcCode - PrcName
25 - Philippine
33 - Indonesia
47 - Germany
Was above illustration correct? Then, you could use this formatted search in Cost Centre / Dimension field in Sales Order rows
SELECT PrcCode FROM OPRC WHERE PrcName=(
SELECT TOP 1 descript FROM OTER T0
INNER JOIN OCRD T1 ON T0.territryID=T1.Territory
WHERE T1.CardCode=$[OCRD.CardCode.0])
However, I suggest you use a little bit different approach here. Since you can't define Territory Code / Territory ID (you could only type the Territory name, Philippine etc.), why don't you standardize Territory name with Cost Centre code? Let say, you define Philippine as PHI, Indonesia as INA, Germany as DEU and so on. Therefore, user can read the Cost Centre or more precisely Distribution Rules in Sales Order form in more familiar way.
OTER (Territory)
territryID - descript
1 - PHI
2 - INA
3 - DEU
OPRC (Cost Centre)
PrcCode - PrcName
PHI - Philippine
INA - Indonesia
DEU - Germany
When FMS worked in Sales Order document, your user will read PHI instead of 25, should be more familiar to them. With that being said, you could use simpler FMS
SELECT descript FROM OTER T0
INNER JOIN OCRD T1 ON T0.territryID=T1.Territory
WHERE T1.CardCode=$[OCRD.CardCode.0]
You only need to maintain consistency between Territory Name and Cost Centre code. Just my two cents. Hope this help.
Best Regards,
Hendry Wijaya