SAP ABAP Data Element IDNLF (Material Number Used by Vendor)

Hierarchy

☛ BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   ⤷ SRM-EBP (Application Component) Enterprise Buyer
     ⤷ BBP_APPLICATION (Package) Structure Package EBP
       ⤷ ME (Package) Application development R/3 Purchasing

Basic Data

Data Element	IDNLF
Short Description	Material Number Used by Vendor

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	IDNEX
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	35
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	35
Value Table

Further Characteristics

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Parameter ID
Default Component name	VEND_MAT
Change document	☑
No Input History	☐
Basic direction is set to LTR	☐
No BIDI Filtering	☐

Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Vend. Mat.
Medium	15	Vendor Mat. No.
Long	20	Vendor Material No.
Heading	22	Vendor Material Number

Documentation

Definition

Material number used by the vendor.

Use

In most cases, the vendor uses a different number for the material than the one used in this system. The vendor's material number can therefore also be quoted in a purchase order for identification purposes.

Supplementary Documentation - IDNLF 0001

Use

Procedure

Enter the material number used by the vendor if you wish to search for purchase orders according to this criterion.

Examples

Dependencies

The vendor's material number alone is not sufficient for the purpose of searching for POs. The following fields are also necessary:

• Vendor
• Material or EAN no.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	19981111
SAP Release Created in