Merchant ID Determination (SAP Library - mySAP Customer Relationship Management)

Merchant ID Determination

Use

Based on the organizational unit and payment card type, the system automatically determines the correct merchant ID when you create a payment card transaction, and enters the ID in the transaction document.

Prerequisites

You have assigned the standard role clearing to the organizational units that process credit cards.

In Customizing, choose Customer Relationship Management ® Basic Functions ® Payment Cards ® Settings for Authorization ® Determine Organizational Unit for Clearing.

For more information on organizational units and role definition, see Determining Organizational Data.

You have assigned merchant IDs to these organizational units and to the payment card types in the system.

In Customizing, choose Customer Relationship Management ® Basic Functions ® Settings for Authorization ® Payment Cards ® Assign Merchant ID.

The merchant IDs assigned to organizational units in CRM match those assigned to the corresponding general ledger accounts in your online transaction processing system, such as SAP R/3.

In R/3 Customizing, choose Sales and Distribution ® Billing ® Payment Cards ® Authorization and Settlement ® Maintain Clearing House ® Maintain Merchant IDs.