We have Company Code A with sales org A, and have company code B with Sales org B. There is now a requirement to merge Sales org B to company Code A and remove its linkage from company code B.
Suggestion:
The very first Settings that needs to be changed, is:
SPRO --> IMG --> Enterprise Structure --> Assignment --> Sales and Distribution --> Assignment: Sales Org -> Company Code
Here, Remove assignment of Sales Org B with Company Code B; and
Assign Sales Org B to Company Code A.
Now, your both Sales Org, i.e. A and B, are in to Company Code A.
The second Setting, that needs to be checked, is:
T. Code: OX18 - Assignment: Pant-> Company Code
If, there is any specific Plant, who is currently assigned to Company Code B, and You require it with either Sales Org A and/or Sales Org B (and Both Sales Orgs. are in Company Code A); so assign that Plant to Company Code A.
The Third setting, that needs to be maintained:
T. Code: OVX6 - Assignment: Plant -> Sales Org./Dist. Channel
Once, done the assignment in T. Code: OX18, Assign the Plant to your Sales Org. A and/or Sales Org B.
Impact of Re-structuring the Enterprise Structure, on to Open Orders/ Deliveries/ Billing Documents
As, you know, For Delivery, Shipping Point is must and Shipping Point is assigned to Plant and Plant is assigned to Company Code (OX18) and Sales Org_Dist Channel (OVX6); System will give error as Relationship between Plant and Company Code is unique, i.e. a Plant can assigned to only one Company Code, though, a Company Code can have more than one Plant.
In short, Relationship between Sales Org, Plant and Company Code is:
Many-Many-One
It is advisable, to close all the Open Documents, before Re-Structuring the Organizational Element.
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Got a client who wants to merge the company code and would like to find out the impact on the sales & distribution module side.
This will need to create a new company code which can in principal be a merger of the proposed company codes as one sales org can be assigned to only one company code (but many to one can exist in the reverse).
Once this is done then:
1. Sales org linkage to the new company code will need to be set.
2. The plant will need to be assigned to the new company code.
3. The customer master needs to be extended to the new company code.
There is another way to do this as I am thinking further.
One of the company code can become the primary organization and acquire the inventory from the secondary company code. Amongst other things the secondary companies other assets and liabilities can be acquired by the primary company code and then the sun can be set on the secondary company code. Material master extension to the new plants will be needed.
Of course, there are other financial, legal implications which may well decide which option is taken and may dictate what SD options are available based on the bigger decisions.
