Factors should be considered when configuring an Accounts Payable Vendor Group? sapexpertsolutions

The following are determined by the creation of a new AP vendor group (transaction OBD3):

1. Whether the vendors in this group are one-time vendors – i.e. no master record is created
but the address and payments details are entered against each invoice to this vendor.
2.Field status group – which fields on the vendor master are suppressed, optional or
mandatory when creating vendors belonging to this group.

Additionally the vendor number ranges defined in transaction XKN1 need to be assigned to your vendor account groups in transaction OBAS. The decision needs to be made whether to assign an external number range (where the user chooses the master record number) or an internal number range (system assigned)