How to change vendor account group? Effects

6.Question: How to change vendor account group? Effects

A) We can change the vendor account group in XK07, whereas before changing we need to remember few things.

·        Account group controls number ranges/Field selection, both the account groups should have the same filed selection to process further.

·        Partner schema has partner functions which must be same for both account groups-Its good to have a same partner schema for both account groups, if not then both partner schema contains same partner functions.

Normally once we tell all this prerequisite to business user, they would request to create a new vendor by deleting the old vendor.

If they accepted to delete, then follow below.

Open PR/PO

GR Pending/Waiting for Invoice

Pending payment, ensure above 3 conditions are fully closed then process further.

Scenario: 

Changing vendor to internal vendor from external vendor.

1.      Preferred vendor to non-preferred vendor (Both the ways possible)

2.      Changing vendor account group from KRED to ZARG.

Question: 

what are the SAP predefined account groups?

Answer: 

KRED-Vendors

CPD- One-time vendor (Int number assignment)

CPDL- One-time vendor – Ext number assignment

LIEF- Vendors