Vendor master data:
Storing vendor related information in the database is called as vendor mater data. Vendor master data can be created in below three levels.
- Central level (Financial & Purchasing) - XK01,XK02,XK03
- Financial level - FK01, FK02, FK03
- Purchasing level - MK01. MK02, MK03
Central level:
The central level will have the finance and purchasing level information along with the general information. The vendor can be created with central level information using Tcode XK01.
Financial level:
Using FK01 tcode we can create Vendor at the financial level. In the financial level, we can maintain all the financial-related information like reconciliation account, payment method, Vendor account details. When we are using Tcode, we can maintain the purchasing level information.
Purchasing level:
The vendor can be created at purchasing using Tcode MK01. In purchasing level, we can maintain only purchasing related information like currency, payment terms, incoterms, vendor returns and other important purchasing related information.