Vendor master has three segments, each segment controls specific filed for a vendor. These segments are;
General Data Segment of SAP vendor master record
Data created under this segment are valid for the vendor master regardless of the company codes using it.
Certain Fields under this segment;
- Address
- Communication
- Bank Details
- Alternative Payee Account
- Tax code
- Customer
Company Code Segment of SAP vendor master record
Data created can only be used at the company code level not by all the company codes.
Certain Fields under this segment;
- Reconciliation Account
- Planning Group
- Previous Account Number
- Terms of Payment
- Double Invoice validation
- Payment methods
- Clearing with customer
- Correspondence
Purchase Organization Segment of SAP vendor master record
Specific only to the purchase organization unit under which this master data is created. These fields deal with MM functionality.