Calculating Individual Value Adjustments and Discounts 

Use

1. From the Accounts Receivable menu, select Periodic processing ® Closing ® Valuate ® Further Valuations.
2. Enter the execution data and an identification for the valuation run. Select Maintain.
3. Enter a key date. All documents that have not been cleared by this due date are not valuated.
4. Enter valuation method 02 for a discount and 03 for an individual value adjustment. If you have developed you own function module for the calculation, you can enter it here. See also Defining Customer Valuations.
5. Enter a currency type and if needed, an alternative valuation area.
6. You can also enter a target company code and select the "Use group definition" indicator if you want to make the valuation using a customer group rather than individual customer accounts. In this case, the group balance is used for the valuation.
7. Select the "Postings" indicator if you want to update the valuation differences in general ledger accounting. If you do not select this indicator, the valuation differences are calculated by the system, but they are not posted to general ledger accounting.

Also enter a posting date, a posting period, and a document type for the postings.

8. Enter an interest indicator for the discount.
9. Enter the name of a batch input session. Postings containing errors are placed in this session folder. You can correct them there.
10. Enter the selections you require. For example, the affected company codes and/or the affected customer accounts or group number for the customer group.
11. Save your entries and schedule the valuation run.
12. After completion of the valuation run, you can process the data in various ways:

• You can change or correct the valuation. To do this, select Edit ® Valuation run ® Change valuations. If you do not want an automatic calculation of the valuation difference, you can enter a flat-rate amount here.
• You can print the valuations. Select print.
• You can display the valuations. To do this, select Display or go to the list display via Edit ® Valuation run ® Valuation list. Various functions such as summation and sorting are available in the valuation list for your use.
• You can display the valuation run log. To do this, select Edit ® Valuation run ® Display log.
• You can discard the valuation by deleting the valuation run. To do this, select Edit ® Valuation run ® Delete.
• You can transfer the valuation differences to general ledger accounting. Here, the amount is posted to the account you have set up for this purpose in Customizing.

You can use your own function modules in various parts of the valuation run. See Defining Customer Valuations.