Setting a Posting, Sales and Distribution, or Purchasing Block (SAP Library - FI Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable)

Setting a Posting, Sales and Distribution, or Purchasing Block

On the Change Customer: Initial Screen or the Change Vendor: Initial Screen enter the following data, if it is relevant to the block:

Customer number or vendor number
Company code
Sales area (sales organization, distribution channel, division)
Purchasing organization

To set blocks for customers, proceed as follows:

Choose Enter. The Change Customer: General Data tab appears.

To set blocks for vendors, proceed as follows:

Select any view, for example, the Address field in the General data section of the screen. The system needs one entry to display the screen that contains the blocking data.

Choose Enter. The Change Vendor: Address screen appears.

Choose Extras ® Blocking data.

The Change Customer: Blocking Data screen or Change Vendor: Blocked Data screen appears.

Make the following selections or entries as appropriate:

Posting block

Select the All company codes field in the Posting block field group to set a posting block for all company codes. Select the Selected (or Specified) co. code field to set a posting block for one company code only, (the posting block is set for the company code entered on the initial screen).

Sales and distribution blocks

Enter a blocking key for one or more of the following blocks in the Sales and distribution blocks field group:

Sales Order block
Delivery block
Billing block

Enter the blocking key in the All sales areas field to set a block for the customer in all sales areas. Enter the blocking key in the Selected sales area field if the block must only be valid in one sales area (the block is set for the sales area entered on the initial screen).

Select the All sales areas field or the Selected sales area field for Block sales support to set a block for customer sales support in all sales areas or in individual sales areas.

Purchasing block

Select the All purchasing organizations field in the Purchasing block field group to set a block for all purchasing organizations. Select the Selected purchasing organization field to set a block for one purchasing organization only, (the block is set for the purchasing organization entered on the initial screen).

Save. The blocks are effective as soon as you set them.

Note

To delete a posting, sales and distribution or purchasing block, follow the same procedure.