Vendor already released from block,but showing block while creating pr-help

Question

dear friends,
my client is facing a problem in blocking of vendors.
my client actually blocked the vendor in XK05 t-code. after some days again he want the same vendor. so they release the block, that is they removed the tick mark for block (for purchase organization, company code) and again they take the vendor for the usage.when they are creating PR by using this vendor. it is giving error: stating that :VENDOR xxxxxx BLOCKED FOR PURCHASE ORGANIZATION xxxx.
so we have blocked the vendor and again released the block and take the vendor for usage.but again it is giving the same error when creating PR.
What is the solution for this ?
we have checked is there any blockage on financial side.we used the t-code FK04.
IN T-CODE FK04, it is showing new and old fields. in new field it is showing blocked state of vendor (denoted by symbol :-X )
kindly give your valuable solution for this.
thanks in advance.
regards,
FLEMMINGS

Answer 1

Hi Flemmings,
this posting in which I explained about subrange, would help you:
Hi,
(Note, in purchasing data view of vendor master, you can see Alternative Data)...When this is activated with plant, it activates vendor data maintainable at Plant Level...Which means, you can mark a vendor to be blocked at plant level ...select check box for plant level purchasing data....then when you hit enter, it shows you vendor master at porg and plant level!!! then you can see a new meanu activated under extras--> Purchasing Block...You can never see this before, without doing this step....
Try if some one played around...
In standard SAP it is not possible to block a vendor at plant level. However, I have extensively researched on vendor sub-range functionality and I could make it possible.
When you go to XK02 or MK02, maintain vendor subrange. When you select plant level data there, it allows you to maintain purchasing data at plant level. Using this, you can maintain purchasing data for the vendor at a plant level. When you are in this view at plant level, select the menu path, Extras-->Purchasing Block (you will never see this menu except in the subrange activated plant level view) it gives a pop-up on which there will be a check box to activate "Purchasing Block". If you select this, vendor is blocked at the plant level for that P Org. When you create a PO using this subrange (caution! it works only for that subrange) (subrange value can be entered at the Item details (material data tab) of the PO, system gives an error message" : Vendor 1046971 blocked for purch. org. 0150, vendor sub-range 1, and plant 0353
Message no. ME008
Diagnosis
The indicator Purchasing block has been set in this vendor's master record.
Procedure
Choose a different vendor.
Its a very impressive solution; If you can somehow get the subrange defaulted (and not changeable) for this vendor in the PO whenever the POrg and Plant matches your details, it becomes a standard functionality. Perhaps, a little bit of ABAP would make it.
Reward if it helps!
Regards
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        Gopala Turaga