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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

In Customizing:

  • You have assigned the determination rule Clearing to the organizational units relevant for credit card processing, by choosing   Customer Relationship Management   Basic Functions   Payment Cards   Settings for Authorization   Determine Organizational Unit for Clearing  .

    For more information about organizational units and rule definitions, see Determining Organizational Data.

  • You have assigned merchant IDs to these organizational units and to the payment card types in the system, by choosing 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 ECC.

In SAP ECC Customizing, choose   Sales and Distribution   Billing   Payment Cards   Authorization and Settlement   Maintain Clearing House   Maintain Merchant IDs.