SAP Best Practices: Assignment Group and Tax Classification

SAP Best Practices
Create Customer Master (155.18): MDP
YBAC
Affiliated Companies - BP
400000 - 499999
YBEC
Export Customers - BP
100000 - 199999
YBOC
One-time cust. (ext. No. Assgnmt)
A - ZZZZZZZZZZ
YBPC
Dummy customer
A - ZZZZZZZZZZ
YBVC
Vendor_AT
200000 - 299999
The different Account Groups use different screen layouts. Therefore not all of the
mentioned fields are necessarily visible when creating a customer.
1. Choose Enter.
2. On the Create Customer: General Data screen; on the Address tab, enter:
- Title, Name
- Search term1
- Street, House number, Postal Code, City, Country, Region
- Choose More fields to open up the street Address section and enter Time Zone,
Transportation Zone
- Language, Telephone, Fax.
3. On the Control Data tab, enter Vendor (optional).
4. On the Payment transactions tab, enter Country, Bank Key, and Bank Account.
For the relevant customers set the flag to Collection Auth.
5. On the Contact Person tab, enter Name, First Name, and Function.
6. Choose Company Code Data.
7. On the Account Management tab, enter the adequate Recon. Account, Sort key, and the
adequate Cash mgmt group (domestic / foreign).
8. On the Payment transactions tab, enter Terms of Payment and select Payment History record. If
relevant, maintain the Payment Methods (For Example, AE (account group YB01)..
9. On the Correspondence tab, enter Dunn. Procedure and Bank Statement (account group YB01).
10. Choose Sales Area Data.
11. On the Sales tab, enter Sales District, (account group YBAC) Customer Group, (account group
YB01), Currency, Price group, (account group YBAC) Cust. Price. proc., and Cust.Stats.Grp
(account group YB01)..
12. On the Shipping tab, enter Delivery priority, Shipping conditions, Delivering Plant, (account
groups YB01, YB03, YBEC, YBVC) and select Order combination.
13. On the Billing document tab, enter Incoterms, Incoterm part 2, Terms of payment, Account
assignment group and Tax classification.
For Account group YB02 you have to select the right Partner Functions.
SAP Best Practices
14. Choose Save.
Result
The customer master is created in the system. To view a display of the customer created in the
system do the following:
Option 1 via SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI):
Run the transaction XD03 or use the menu path Logistics Sales and Distribution Master Data
Business Partner Customer Display Complete.
Option 2 via SAP NetWeaver Business Client (SAP NWBC):
Use the role SAP_BPR_AR_CLERK-K (Accounts Receivable Manager) to go to Accounts

Receivable Customers. Select the customer and choose Display.
If the ship-to address is different than the sold-to address, go to step 1.1.1.
1.1.1
Create Ship-to Master Record
Use
In this activity, you create the ship-to master record.
This activity is only necessary if the ship-to address and the sold-to address differ.
Procedure
1. Access the transaction choosing one of the following navigation options:
Option 1: SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI)
SAP ECC menu
Logistics Sales and Distribution Master Data Business

Partner Customer Create Complete
Transaction code
XD01
Option 2: SAP NetWeaver Business Client (SAP NWBC) via business role
Business role
Pricing Specialist (SAP_BPR_SALESPERSON-K)
Accounts Receiv
Business role menu
Sales Customers Customer Create

Top Menu Bar: Create Customer Create
Accounts Receiv
Top Menu Bar: C
2. On the Customer Create: Initial screen, enter Account group (see table below), and customer
number (see table below). Choose the adequate Sales Organization (domestic / foreign), and
SAP Best Practices
Distribution Channel and Division.

Account Group
Account Name
possible No. range
YB01
Sold-to party
100000 - 199999
YB02
Customer (ext. Number assgnmnt)
A - ZZZZZZZZZZ
YB03
Sold-to party Demo (in. Numb.)
3000000 - 3999999
YBAC
400000 - 499999
YBEC
100000 - 199999
YBOC
One-time cust. (ext. No. Assgnmt)
A - ZZZZZZZZZZ
YBPC
Dummy customer
A - ZZZZZZZZZZ
YBVC
Vendor_AT
200000 - 299999
3. Choose Enter.
4. On the Create Customer: General Data screen, on the Address tab, enter:
- Title, Name
- Search term1
- Street, House number, Postal Code, City, Country, and Region,
- Choose More fields to open up the street Address section and enter Time Zone,
Transportation Zone
- Telephone, Fax.
6. On the Sales tab, enter the Pricing Procedure (Cust.pric.proc.).
7. On the Shipping tab, enter Delivery priority, Shipping conditions, Delivering Plant, Max. Partial
deliveries and select Order combination
8. On the Billing document tab, enter Tax classification.
9. Choose Save.
Result
The Ship-to master record is created in the system. To view a display of the customer created in the

SAP Best Practices
1.1.2
Assign Ship-to Master Record to Sold-to Master Record
Use
In this activity, you assign the ship-to master record to the sold-to master record.
Procedure
SAP ECC menu
Logistics Sales and Distribution Master Data

Business Partner Customer Change Complete
Transaction code
XD02
2. On the Customer Change: initial screen, enter Customer (number), Sales Organization, and
Distribution channel and Division.
4. On the Partner Functions tab, enter Partner Function (SH) together with the corresponding
Customer number (created in previous step).
5. Choose Save.
1. Access the transaction as follows:
Business role
Business role menu
Sales Customers
2. Select the line with the Sold-to-Customer.

3. Choose Change.
4. On the Customer Change: initial screen, enter Customer (number), Sales Organization, and
Distribution channel and Division.
6. On the Partner Functions tab, enter Partner Function (SH) together with the corresponding
Customer number (created in previous step).
7. Choose Save.
Result
The sold-to-master record is created in the system. To view a display of the customer created in the
SAP Best Practices

1.1.3
Update Credit Master Record for Customer
Use
In this activity, you update the credit master record for the customer.
Procedure
SAP ECC menu
Accounting Financial Accounting Accounts Receivable

Credit Management Master data Change
Transaction code
FD32
2. On the Customer Credit Management: Initial screen, enter customer number, Credit control area
and select Status.
3. Choose Enter.
4. On the Customer Credit Management Change: Status screen, enter the Credit limit.
5. Choose Save.
Business role
Accounts Receivable Manager (SAP_BPR_AR_CLERK-K)
Business role menu
Accounts Receivable Customers
2. Select the line with the customer you want to change.

3. Choose Edit Credit Limit.
4. On the Customer Credit Management Change: Initial screen, enter customer number, Credit
control area and select Status.
5. Choose Enter.
6. On the Customer Credit Management Change: Status screen, enter the Credit limit.
7. Choose Save.
Result
The customer credit master record is updated. To view a display of the updated customer credit in
the system, do the following:
SAP Best Practices
Run the transaction FD33 or use the menu path Accounting Financial Accounting Customers
Credit Management Master data Display.
Use the role SAP_BPR_AR_CLERK-K (Accounts Receivable Manager) to go to Credit Management.
1.1.4
Create CPD Customer Master (Complete)
Use
In this activity, you create the CPD Customer.
Procedure
SAP ECC menu

Transaction code
XD01
Business role
Accounts Receiv
Business role menu

Top Menu Bar: Create Customer Create
Accounts Receiv
Top Menu Bar: C
2. On the Customer Create: Initial Screen, enter the Account group: One time Customer (YBOC),
Customer (number, number range A - ZZZZZZZZZZ), and Company code.
3. Choose Enter.
4. On the Create Customer: General Data screen, on the Address tab, enter Title, Name and
Search term1 and Country. Select a Language.
6. On the Account Management tab, enter the adequate Recon. Account, Sort key and adequate
Cash mgmt group (domestic / foreign).
7. On the Payment transactions tab, enter Terms of Payment, a Tolerance Group and the payment
method C.
8. On the Correspondence tab, enter Dunn.Procedure and an account memo (for example, onetime customer).
10. On the Sales tab enter the adequate Customer group, Cust.pric.proc. and Cust.Stats.Grp.
11. On the Shipping tab enter Delivery Priority, Shipping Conditions and the adequate Delivering
Plant as well as the Max. partial deliveries.
12. On the Billing Documents tab enter in Delivery and payment terms the Incoterms and Terms of
payment, in Accounting the Acct. assgmt. group and in Taxes the tax classification 1.
SAP Best Practices
13. Choose Save.
Result
The CPD customer master is created in the system. To view a display of the customer created in the
system, do as follows:
Use the role SAP_BPR_SALESPERSON-K (Pricing Specialist) to go to Sales Customers. Select

the customer and choose Display.
1.1.5
Create Dummy Customer Master
Use
In this activity, you create the Dummy customer master.
Procedure
SAP ECC menu

Transaction code
XD01
Business role
Accounts Receiv
Business role menu
Accounts Receiv
Top Menu Bar: C
2. On the Customer Create: Initial Screen, enter Account group: Dummy Customer (YBPC), and
Customer (number) (number range A ZZZZZZZZZZ). Choose the adequate Sales
Organization (domestic / foreign), Distribution Channel and Division.
3. Choose Enter.
4. On the Create Customer: General Data screen, on the Address tab, enter:
- Title, Name
SAP Best Practices
- Search term1
- Street, House number, Postal Code, City, Country, Region
- Choose More fields to open up the street Address section and enter Time Zone
- Language
6. On the Sales tab, enter Currency, Order probab. and Customer Pricing Procedure
(Cust.pric.proc.).
7. On the Shipping tab, enter the Shipping conditions.
8. On the Billing document tab, enter Incoterms, Incoterm part 2, Terms of payment, and Tax
classification.
9. Option 1 via SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI) Choose: Extras Account Group Info
Customer Types. Check if Default SP is active.
Option 2 via SAP NetWeaver Business Client (SAP NWBC) Choose: More -> Extras
Account Group Info Customer Types. Check if Default SP is active.
10. Choose Save.
Result
The dummy customer master is created in the system. To view a display of the customer created in
the system, do as follows:

1.2 Create Customer Master Data (Accounting)

1.2.1
Create Customer Master Data (Accounts Receivable)
Use
In this activity, you create the customer master record in accounts receivable accounting.
The creation of customer master data in accounts receivable accounting does not
include any customer master data needed for the Sales and Distribution application
SAP Best Practices
(SAP ERP SD). Therefore this process step should only be executed if processes in
SAP ERP SD are not used.
Do not proceed with this section if processes of Sales and Distribution application (SAP
ERP SD) are applied. In this case refer to section Create Customer Master (Centrally) in
this document.
Prerequisites
No SAP ERP SD functionality in scope.
Procedure
SAP Best Practices

SAP Menu
Accounting Accounts Receivable Master Records Create
Transaction Code
FD01
Business Role
Maintenance of Accounts Receivable Master Data

(SAP_BPR_AR_MASTER_DATA)
Business Role Menu
Accounts Receivable Accounts Receivable Master Data

Create Customer (Accounting)
2. On the Customer Create: Initial Screen, enter Account group (see table below), Customer
(number)(see table below), Company code.
Account Group
Account Name
Possible No. Range
Comment
YB01
Sold-to party
100000 - 199999
Use for services
Customer (ext. Number

assgnmnt)
A - ZZZZZZZZZZ
YB02
YB03
Sold-to party Demo (in. Numb.)
3000000 - 3999999
YBAC
400000 - 499999
YBEC
100000 - 199999
YBPC
Dummy customer
A - ZZZZZZZZZZ
YBVC
Vendor_AT
200000 - 299999
The different Account Groups use different screen layouts. Therefore some of the
mentioned fields may not be visible when creating a customer.
3. Choose Enter.
4. On the Create Customer: General Data screen, on the Address tab page enter:
-
Title, Name
Search term1
Street, House number, Postal Code, City, Country, Region
Choose More fields to open up the street Address section and enter Time Zone,
Transportation Zone
Language, Telephone, Fax.
On the Control Data tab page, enter Vendor (relevant for account group YBVC).
SAP Best Practices
5. On the Payment transactions tab page, enter Country, Bank Key, and Bank Account (relevant
for account group YB01).
For the relevant customers, set the flag Collection Auth.
7. On the Account Management tab page, enter the adequate Recon. Account, Sort key, adequate
Cash mgmt group (domestic / foreign).
8. On the Payment transactions tab page, enter Terms of Payment. If relevant, maintain the
Payment Methods (for example AE) (account group YB01).
9. On the Correspondence tab page, enter Dunn. Procedure and Bank statement (account group
YB01).
10. Choose Save.
Result
You created the customer master in the system. To view a display of the customer created in the
system:
Run the transaction FD03 or use the menu path Accounting Accounts Receivable Master
Records Display.
Use the role Maintenance of Accounts Receivable Master Data (SAP_BPR_AR_MASTER_DATA) to
go to Accounts Receivable Accounts Receivable Master Data Display Customer (Accounting).
1.2.2
Create CPD Customer Data Master (Accounts Receivable)
Use
In this activity, you create the CPD Customer.
Procedure
SAP Menu
Accounting Accounts Receivable Master Records Create
Transaction Code
FD01
Business Role
Maintenance of Accounts Receivable Master Data

(SAP_BPR_AR_MASTER_DATA)
Business Role Menu
Accounts Receivable Accounts Receivable Master Data
SAP Best Practices
Create Customer (Accounting)

2. On the Customer Create: Initial Screen, enter the Account group: One time Customer (YBOC),
Customer (number, number range A - ZZZZZZZZZZ), Company code.
3. Choose Enter.
4. On the Create Customer: General Data screen, on the Address tab page, enter Title, Name,
Search term1 and Country. Select a Language.
6. On the Account Management tab page, enter the adequate Recon. Account, Sort key and
adequate Cash mgmt group (domestic / foreign).
7. On the Payment transactions tab page, enter Terms of Payment, a Tolerance Group and the
payment method C.
8. On the Correspondence tab page, enter Dunn.Procedure and an account memo (for example
one-time customer).
9. Choose Save.
Result
You created the CPD customer master in the system. To view a display of the customer created in
the system:
Run the transaction FD03 or use the menu path Accounting Accounts Receivable Master
Records Display.
Use the role Maintenance of Accounts Receivable Master Data (SAP_BPR_AR_MASTER_DATA) to
go to Accounts Receivable Accounts Receivable Master Data Display Customer (Accounting).
SAP Best Practices
Appendix
2.1 Reversal of Process Steps

In the following section, you can find the most common reversal steps, which you can take to
reverse some of the activities described in this document.
Create Customer Master

Transaction code ( SAP GUI)
XD01
Reversal:
Flag Customer Master for Deletion
XD06
Business role
Pricing Specialist
Business role menu
Sales Customers Customer Flag for Deletion
Comment
Customer will be deleted during the next archiving run
Create Ship-to Master Record

XD01
Reversal:
Flag Ship-to Master for Deletion
XD06
Business role
Pricing Specialist
Business role menu
Comment
Ship-to Master Record will be deleted during the next archiving

run
Assign Ship-to Master Record to Sold-to Master Record

XD02
Reversal:
Remove Ship-to Master Record Assignment
XD02
Business role
Pricing Specialist
Business role menu
Sales Customers
Comment
Delete Ship-to party from Sales Area Data Partner Functions
Update Credit Master Record for Customer

FD32
SAP Best Practices
Reversal:
Change Credit Limit
FD32
Business role
Accounts Receivable Manager
Business role menu
Accounts Receivable Customers Customer Credit

Management Change
Comment
Change as described in Update Credit Master Record for
Customer
Create CPD Customer

XD01
Reversal:
XD06
Business role
Pricing Specialist
Business role menu
Comment
CPD Customer Master Record will be deleted during the next

archiving run
Create Dummy Customer Master

XD01
Reversal:
XD06
Business role
Pricing Specialist
Business role menu
Comment
Dummy Customer Master Record will be deleted during the next

archiving run

SAP Best Practices: Assignment Group and Tax Classification

Загружено:

Сведения о документе

Исходное описание:

Оригинальное название

Авторское право

Доступные форматы

Поделиться этим документом

Поделиться или встроить документ

Параметры публикации

Этот документ был вам полезен?

Это неприемлемый материал?

Авторское право:

Доступные форматы

SAP Best Practices: Assignment Group and Tax Classification

Загружено:

Авторское право:

Доступные форматы

SAP Best Practices

Create Customer Master (155.18): MDP

One-time cust. (ext. No. Assgnmt)