SAP ABAP IMG Activity SIMG_CFMENUOLMSOMSG (Define Account Groups and Field Selection (Vendor))
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IMG Activity
ID SIMG_CFMENUOLMSOMSG Define Account Groups and Field Selection (Vendor)  
Transaction Code S_ALR_87001714   IMG Activity: SIMG_CFMENUOLMSOMSG 
Created on 19981222    
Customizing Attributes SIMG_CFMENUOLMSOMSG   Define Account Groups and Field Selection 
Customizing Activity SIMG_CFMENUOLMSOMSG   Define Account Groups and Field Selection 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name SIMG_CFMENUOLMSOMSG    

In this step, you define account groups for vendors. When creating a vendor master record, you must specify an account group. You use the account group to determine

  • which fields are ready to accept input and which fields require entries when master records are created and changed
  • whether the account is a one-time account
  • whether the data retention levels "sub-range" and/or "plant" are allowed for a vendor master record

Account groups allow you to group together accounts according to the above criteria. You define the account number interval and the number assignment type using number ranges.

Note

Remember to maintain the field status. If you have not selected a status for a field group, the associated fields will be hidden.

  • You use the field status to define
    • which fields require the entry of data when a vendor master record is created (mandatory-entry fields).
    • which fields allow the entry of data (optional-entry fields)
    • which fields are to be hidden by the SAP R/3 System
  • Please note that a screen will not be offered during vendor master record maintenance if you have suppressed all the fields it contains.

Prerequisites

For an account group, you must have specified a number range. This in turn requires the predefinition of the number range (see Define number ranges for vendors).

Standard Settings

The SAP R/3 System comes with typical account groups already preset.

Recommendation

  • If you want to introduce new account groups, you should copy the existing ones and only then make the necessary changes. This enables you to test the new account groups at this stage (e.g. with regard to partner determination) even if you have not yet specified the remaining data.
  • The production system should contain only the account groups that are needed.
  • If you define your own account groups, the keys should begin with the letter Z since SAP keeps these name slots free in the standard R/3 System.

Activities

  1. Check to what extent you can use the account group settings contained in the standard SAP R/3 System.
  2. Copy a similar account group and make the necessary changes. In particular, define the field status of the fields in the master record.

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 203   Establish Master Data 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG SIMG_CFMENUOLMSOMSG 0 HLA0001521 Vendor Master 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
V_T077K_M V - View OMSG 02 Vendor (Creditor) Account Groups 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20011105 
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