Business partner master data · suppliers and customers

Vendor master data cleansing: one record for every supplier

The same supplier sits in your ERP under three spellings, in Latin and Arabic script, with two tax numbers and old bank details. We find the duplicates, check tax and registration numbers, align names, addresses and bank data, and set rules so that new vendors are created correctly.

  • Duplicate suppliers and customers
  • Tax and registration numbers
  • Names in Latin and Arabic script
  • Rules for creating new vendors

Example: one supplier, four records

  1. AAl Noor Trading LLCTRN 1002…
  2. BAL-NOOR TRADING L.L.C.TRN 1002…
  3. CAlnoor Trdgno TRN
  4. Dالنور للتجارةTRN 1002…
Illustration, not client data. Result: one golden record with links to the merged ones.

What we do

What we check and fix in the vendor master

  • Duplicate suppliers and customers

    One company under different names, branches created as separate vendors, the same record for a supplier and a customer.

    • Matching by name, tax number, address and bank account
    • Different transliterations: Mohammed, Muhammad, Mohamed
    • Latin and Arabic spellings of one name
  • Tax and registration numbers

    The tax number is the strongest key, so it has to be right.

    • Format checks for TRN, VAT and other tax IDs
    • Commercial registration and trade licence numbers
    • One number on two records flagged as a duplicate
    • Missing numbers listed for follow-up
  • Addresses and bank details

    Payments and logistics depend on these fields.

    • Addresses in one structure: country, city, street, PO box
    • IBAN and SWIFT format checks
    • Outdated and conflicting bank details flagged
  • Classification and blocking

    Vendor groups, account groups and purchasing organisations in one logic.

    • Vendor and customer roles separated
    • Inactive vendors found and proposed for blocking
    • Groups aligned with procurement and finance
  • Rules for new vendors

    A clean master stays clean only if creation is controlled.

    • Mandatory fields and checks at creation
    • Duplicate check before a new vendor is saved
    • Approval workflow and data owners
  • Load back to your system

    The cleansed data goes back to SAP or another ERP.

    • Merge list with golden records and links
    • Load templates for the target system
    • Help with the load and checks after it

How it works

Four steps of vendor master cleansing

  1. 1

    Extract and profile

    An extract from your ERP, a data quality profile and a list of typical problems with real examples.

  2. 2

    Match and merge

    Duplicates found by name, tax number, address and bank account, and golden records proposed. Disputed pairs go to a person.

  3. 3

    Verify and enrich

    Tax and registration numbers, addresses and bank details checked and completed where sources allow.

  4. 4

    Rules and load

    Rules for creating new vendors, load templates and the load back to your system.

FAQ

Vendor master data: common questions

Can you match names in Arabic and Latin script?

Yes. We match transliterations and spellings in both scripts and use tax and registration numbers as a check. A person decides disputed pairs.

Which systems do you work with?

SAP business partners and vendor and customer masters in other ERP systems. We need an extract in Excel or CSV, and we return the result in a format your system can load.

Do we have to stop creating vendors during the project?

No. We agree a cut-off date for the extract, and records created after it are checked in a final pass before the load.

How long does it take?

It depends on the volume and the state of the data. We give an estimate after we look at the extract.

How is this different from material master cleansing?

The material master describes items: classes, templates, attributes. The vendor master describes companies: names, tax numbers, addresses, bank details. The methods differ, and we do both. See material master cleansing.

Contact

Let's discuss your vendor master

Tell us how many vendors and customers you have, in which system, and what problems you see. We will propose the first steps.

  1. 1
    Task and systems

    What you have now and what you need

  2. 2
    Quick assessment

    Data, processes and IT landscape

  3. 3
    Work plan

    Stages, timeline and scope

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