Vendor subrange and vendor rention level???

Question

Hii
can smoebody explain me aboutt the below topics related to vendor .
1. Vendor subrange ??
2.Vendor rention level.??
Explain me what are the impartance about this ...
Thanks
SAP-MM

Answer 1

HI,
Vendor Sub-Ranges (VSRs) subdivide a vendoru2019s total product range according to a variety of criteria.
You can specify which materials or articles belong to which VSR in the info records of the relevant vendor. There you can also specify the sequential position of the material in the vendor sub-range, so that the items of a purchase order are sorted into the sequence in which your vendor expects them.
In the SAP System, you can maintain certain data at vendor sub-range level. For each sub-range:
You can maintain different data In addition to the purchasing data or partners that have been created for a purchasing organization, you can enter different data or partners in the vendor master record for each vendor sub-range, e.g. different ordering addresses, terms of payment, or partner roles.
For Example :-
Scnerio:
The Vendor currency is maitained (say) USD and you want to attach EURO, GBP to the existing vendor without creating same Vendor in Data Base
T-code XK02 u2013 Select Vendor and then Select Purchasing Data
In Purchasing Data View go to MENU BAR -> Extras -> ADDITIONAL PURCHASING DATA 
In the Screen Select check the box for
  1. DATA RETENTION AT VSR LEVEL ALLOWED
  2. DATA RETENTION AT PLANT LEVEL ALLOWED
T-code XK02 u2013 Select Vendor and then Select Purchasing Data
In the PURCHASING DATA VIEW, a Button appears in Sub-Menu Bar which Says u201CSUB-RANGEu201D
D.  Click on it and put in the Currency Code and Currency Description
e.g.
USD US DOLLAR
GBP Great Britain Pound
INR India Rupee
E.  SAVE
M. T-code XK02 u2013 Select Vendor and then Select Purchasing Data
In the PURCHASING DATA VIEW, select u201CALTERNATIVE DATAu201D
N. A new Screen is Displayed, PRESS F5, and repeat the steps H to L
Multiple Currencies are now Defined / attached to the Vendor.
Hope HElp u !
Regards,
Pardeep Malik