Business partner with whom payables arise in acquiring goods and services.
Classification
Business object
External supplier: a business partner from whom materials or services can be procured.
Classification
Business object
Structure
The information on a vendor is structured according to purchasing organization, allowing each purchasing organization to store its own specific data on the vendor concerned.
Integration
In Financial Accounting, a vendor is generally a creditor.
Various roles can be specified for a vendor (such as "ordering address", "goods supplier", or "invoicing party").