Supplier Conversion in R12

Supplier Conversion in R12
Vendor conversion program will load the Supplier Master, Sites and Contacts data from data files to the staging tables, validate the data and then load the data into Interface tables, finally Validated data will import into Oracle Supplier Standard Tables by using Oracle Standard Supplier Import Programs.

Pre-requisites setup’s are: Payment terms, Pay Groups, CCID, Supplier classifications, Bank Accounts , Employees (if employees have to set up as vendors).

The Interface Tables are:

AP_SUPPLIERS_INT
AP_SUPPLIER_SITES_INT
AP_SUP_SITE_CONTACT_INT
AP_SUPPLIERS_INT:

This is the open interface table for AP Suppliers. It holds Supplier information which is loaded by the user for import. The columns in the table map to corresponding columns in the PO_VENDORS table. The Oracle Payables application uses this information to create a new Supplier record when the Supplier Open Interface Import program is submitted. Each row in the table will be identified by a unique identifier, the VENDOR_INTERFACE_ID.

Mandatory Columns:

VENDOR_INTERFACE_ID (ap_suppliers_int_s.NEXTVAL)- Supplier interface record unique identifier
VENDOR_NAME – Supplier name
Other important columns:

SEGMENT1 – Supplier Number
VENDOR_TYPE_LOOKUP_CODE – Supplier type
SHIP_TO_LOCATION_CODE – Default ship-to-location name
BILL_TO_LOCATION_CODE – Default bill-to-location name
TERMS_NAME – Payment terms name
TAX_VERIFICATION_DATE – Tax verification date(1099)
VAT_REGISTRATION_NUM – Tax registration number
ATTRIBUTE1 -15 – Descriptive Flexfield Segments
PAY_GROUP_LOOKUP_CODE – Payment group type
INVOICE_CURRENCY_CODE – Default currency unique identifier
PAYMENT_CURRENCY_CODE – Default payment currency unique identifier
NUM_1099 – Tax identification number (1099)
VAT_CODE – Default invoice tax code
HOLD_FLAG – Indicates whether or not the supplier is on purchasing hold
SUMMARY_FLAG – Key flexfield summary flag
ENABLED_FLAG – Key flexfield enable flag
EMPLOYEE_ID – Employee unique identifier if supplier is an employee
AP_SUPPLIER_SITES_INT:

This is the open interface table for AP Supplier Sites. It holds Supplier Site information which is loaded by the user for import. The columns in the table map to corresponding columns in PO_VENDOR_SITES_ALL table. The Oracle Payables application uses this information to create a new Supplier Site record when the Supplier Sites Open Interface Import program is submitted. Each row in the table will be joined to the appropriate Supplier using the VENDOR_ID column.

Mandatory Columns:

VENDOR_SITE_INTERFACE_ID (ap_supplier_sites_int_s.NEXTVAL) – Supplier Site interface record unique identifier
VENDOR_SITE_CODE – Supplier Site name
Other important columns:

ADDRESS_LINE1 – First line of supplier address
ADDRESS_LINE2 – Second line of supplier address
ADDRESS_LINE3 – Third line of supplier address
CITY – City name
STATE – State name or abbreviation
ZIP – Postal code
COUNTRY – Country name
PHONE – Phone number
FAX – Supplier site facsimile number
SHIP_TO_LOCATION_CODE – Default ship-to-location name
BILL_TO_LOCATION_CODE – Default bill-to-location name
PAYMENT_METHOD_LOOKUP_CODE – Default payment method type
VAT_CODE – Invoice default tax code
PAY_GROUP_LOOKUP_CODE – Payment group type
TERMS_NAME – Payment terms name
INVOICE_CURRENCY_CODE – Default currency unique identifier
PAYMENT_CURRENCY_CODE – Default payment currency unique identifier
EMAIL_ADDRESS – E-mail address of the supplier contact
PURCHASING_SITE_FLAG – Indicates whether purchasing is allowed from this site
AUTO_TAX_CALC_FLAG – Level of automatic tax calculation for supplier
HOLD_ALL_PAYMENTS_FLAG – Indicates if Oracle Payables should place payments for this supplier on hold
AP_SUP_SITE_CONTACT_INT:

This is the open interface table for AP Supplier Site Contacts. It holds Supplier contact data. The columns in the table map to corresponding columns in PO_VENDOR_CONTACTS table. The Oracle Payables application uses this information to create a new Supplier Contact record when the Supplier Sites Open Interface Import program is submitted. Each row in the table will be joined to the appropriate Supplier Site using the VENDOR_SITE_CODE and ORG_ID.

Mandatory Columns:

VENDOR_INTERFACE_ID – Supplier interface record unique identifier
VENDOR_CONTACT_INTERFACE_ID (AP_SUP_SITE_CONTACT_INT_S.NEXTVAL) – Vendor Contact Interface Identifier
VENDOR_SITE_CODE – Supplier Site name
Other important columns:

FIRST_NAME – Contact First name
LAST_NAME – Contact last name
AREA_CODE – Area code of contact phone number
PHONE – Contact phone number
FIRST_NAME_ALT – Alternate Supplier contact first name
LAST_NAME_ALT – Alternate Supplier contact last name
EMAIL_ADDRESS – Email address for the Supplier Site contact
FAX – Facsimile number for the Supplier Site contact
VENDOR_ID – Supplier unique identifier
Validations:

Vendor Number (Check for duplicate records in ap_suppliers table)
Vendor Name (Check for duplicate records in staging as well as in ap_suppliers table)
Terms Name (Check for proper record in ap_terms_tl table)
Pay Group (Check for proper record in fnd_lookup_values_vl table where lookup_type = ‘PAY GROUP’)
Employee Id (Check for proper employee record in per_all_people_f table)
Vendor Type (Check for proper record in po_lookup_codes table where lookup_type = ‘VENDOR TYPE’)
Vendor Site Code (Check for duplicate records in ap_supplier_sites_all table)
Country Code ( Check for proper country code in fnd_territories_vl table)
Payment Method (Check for proper payment method in iby_payment_methods_vl table)
Interface programs:

Supplier Open Interface Import
Supplier Sites Open Interface Import
Supplier Site Contacts Open Interface Import
The data inserted via these interfaces are automatically populated into TCA tables.

Note: AP_SUPPLIER_INT_REJECTIONS table contains suppliers, sites, contacts rejections information.