Broker Processing in Subsequent Settlement 
Broker Processing in Subsequent Settlement
Use
Broker processing is a method of distribution employed by certain suppliers. In such cases, a "prior vendor", or original supplier (who may be the manufacturer, for example), does not supply an article direct to customers himself, but commissions other firms (‘brokers‘) to do this.
In these cases, you can still negotiate directly with the prior vendor regarding prices and conditions of purchase for the relevant article. These apply just to this article, irrespective of who actually supplies it.
Features
There are the following differences between broker processing and the "normal" situation:
In broker processing, you must take care to specify the prior vendor as the "condition granter" when you create a rebate arrangement. Ensure that an access sequence for broker processing is assigned to the condition type (in other words, ensure that the access sequence includes the accessing of the prior vendor).
During the price determination process when a purchase order is created, the system searches for conditions at the "vendor and article" level as well as at the "prior vendor and article" level. This search sequence is defined with the aid of the access sequences. In this connection, the prior vendor must have previously been maintained in the purchasing info record.
If, during cumulative business volume updating, the system finds that a relevant condition involves broker processing, the total business volume of all the supplying vendors affected by this condition is cumulated as soon as the article concerned appears in one of the vendor invoices or reversal documents.
The total income is posted for the settlement partner. In the information structures, the incomes are statistically distributed over the merchandise vendors. For information on settlement, please see the list Statement of statistical data and in the Standard analysis for Subsequent Settlement.