Processing of Bank Files 

Use

You use standard electronic bank statement functions to import DME files you receive from your bank. The system automatically reads and processes files in the formats it supports; this includes posting and clearing of open items in Accounts Receivable (FI-AR) and Accounts Payable (FI-AP), including simultaneous processing of different forms of payment in FI-AP.

In Brazil, a company typically sends a DME file (arquivo remessa) to its bank to request it to perform collection or payment. The bank confirms receipt of this file by sending a return file (arquivo retorno). The system enables you to clear open items based on this return file.

Prerequisites

See Customizing for Incoming DME Files.

Activities

To process incoming files, from the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Accounting ® Financial Accounting ® Banks ® Incomings ® Bank Statement ® Import, Reprocess, or Display.

You import a file following the standard procedure; note, however, the following entries for Brazilian formats:

·        Specify an electronic bank statement format:

¡        B for collection (cobrança)/payments (pagar) for Itaú or Febabran

¡        1 for collection/payments for Bradesco

You may want to create a report variant for each of the formats you work with, and one each for collection and payment.

·        Enter a name for the file in the Statement file field. Unlike other formats, in Brazil you do not enter a name in the Line item file field.