Vendor classification based on its activity

Question

Hi..
I have a requirement where i want to sort all the vendors based on its nature of activity. for e.g i have 10 vendors who provide only services and 15 vendor which supply office consumable, and 15 vendor which supply hig value material,
NOW if i need to have a list of vendors which provides only service how do i achive it.
is there any field in vendor master where i can specify the nature of activity.
Suggestion will be worth appreciation

Answer 1

go to ct04 and create a characteristic for lets say ur service vendor.dont use any table field.give the initial inputs in basic data tab.
in the value tab give all the vendor codes and description.in restriction tab give class type as 010.
now create a class thru cl02 for the characteristic with class type 010 and assign the vendor characteristic here.
now thru cl20n and class type 010 assign each vendors seperately with the created class and assign the objects here.
now whenever u use any vendor related reports or transaction use selection criteria as vendor by class,give the class name,class type and proceed.
regrards,
indranil