Functions to Block a Supplier
On the SAP Fiori launchpad you can use the following apps, to block a supplier:
- Block Vendor (Purchasing)
- Block Vendor (Centrally)
To open the corresponding GUI transactions on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose the following menu paths:
Logistics → Materials Management → Purchasing → Master Data → Vendor → Purchasing → Block ( MK05)
Logistics → Materials Management → Purchasing → Master Data → Vendor → Central → Block (XK05)
Transactions MK05 and XK05 redirect you to transaction BP, which can also be called directly. The purchasing block is in the additional purchasing data area. You have to select role FLVN01 Supplier and the purchasing view for the desired purchasing organization.
When you block a supplier, you receive a warning message from the system if documents are still open for this supplier. Pay special attention to this, as you can still enter goods receipts for and undertake changes to the open documents, but you will not be able to post any invoices if there is a posting block.
Hint
Blocking Using the Source List
You can make a distinction between the following cases:
Blocking a source list entry with an outline agreement item:
If you set the blocking indicator in a source list entry with an outline agreement item, you cannot then create a release order or schedule line against that item. However, you could order the material without reference to the outline agreement item. A blocked outline agreement item is not suggested during the source determination process in a purchase requisition or purchase order. It also cannot be assigned manually.
Blocking a source list entry without an outline agreement item:
If you set the blocking indicator in a source list entry without an outline agreement item (which means the source in question is an info record or a plant), you generally cannot order or schedule the relevant material from the supplier concerned – either with or without reference to an existing outline agreement item. During the source determination process in a purchase requisition, neither an info record nor an outline agreement item is proposed for the blocked combination of material and supplier. An existing quota arrangement item is no longer taken into account in this case either.
If you set the blocking indicator and enter a validity period but no supplier, the material is completely blocked for procurement in this plant.
You can also block a material for procurement in the material master record using the material status. The material status can be assigned client-wide (Basic Data view) or specific to a plant (Purchasing or MRP view).