Vendor account group The account group is a classifying feature within vendor master records.

The account group determines:

the number interval for the account number of the vendor, whether the number is assigned by the user or by the system, which specifications are necessary and/or possible in the master record

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_40b/helpdata/en/12/084438470311d1894a0000e8323352/content.htm Vendor: Account Group When you create a vendor master record, you are required to enter an account group. The account group determines: How numbers are assigned (externally by you or internally by the system) and the number range from which they are assigned Whether the vendor is a one-time vendor Which fields appear on the screen and whether the user can or must make an entry Whether there are any other levels on which data can be retained below the purchasing organization level (site and/or vendor sub-range), and if so, what these are Which partner procedures are valid Whether article default data is to be passed on to article master records and/or purchasing information records; In Customizing, you define the account groups that are to be available. One-Time Vendors You can create special one-time master records for vendors from which you only order goods once or very rarely.

For example, you order merchandise from a different vendor, because your preferred vendor cannot deliver. In this case, you store the information on the vendor in a one-time vendor master record.

When you create a one-time vendor master record, you have to enter a one-time account group. The vendor-specific fields are then switched off. Information that the system usually provides as default data when you create documents does not appear and has to be entered manually. Unlike other master records, one-time master records are used for a number of different vendors so that you do not have to create an unnecessarily large number of master records. This is why no vendorspecific data is stored in the master record. When you create a purchasing document using a one-time vendor, the system automatically branches to a master data screen for you to enter vendor-specific data such as name, address, or bank details. This information is then stored in the document. Like other master records, one-time vendor master records can be displayed, blocked or deleted.