SAP ABAP Data Element CIFVENDOR (Vendors in Integration Model)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_APPL (Software Component) Logistics and Accounting
   ⤷ SCM-BAS (Application Component) SCM Basis
     ⤷ CIF (Package) Core Interface
Basic Data
Data Element CIFVENDOR
Short Description Vendors in Integration Model  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type FLAG    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
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Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Vendor 
Medium 15 Vendors 
Long 20 Vendors 
Heading 11 Vendors 
Documentation

Definition

This indicator activates the transfer of vendor master data to SAP APO. The vendor masters are created as vendor locations in SAP APO.

For normal purchasing management you do not need vendor master data in SAP APO. You need the vendor locations for:

  • Transferring the following sources of supply - purchasing info record, contract, OLTP scheduling agreement, APO scheduling agreement (from SAP R/3 4.0)
  • Mapping subcontracting in SAP APO (from SAP R/3 4.0)
  • Transferring vendor consignment stock
  • Modeling restricted vendor capacities in SAP APO
  • The inbound process in Transportation Planning/Vehicle Scheduling (TP/VS)

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20130529 
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