EDIFACT File Authentication 

Use

You can automatically verify the digital signatures attached to incoming EDIFACT files, and automatically attach a digital signature to outgoing EDIFACT files containing Multiple Payment Order (PAYMUL) messages.

For these purposes, you need a file authentication program (not available from SAP). You then customize the system so that it automatically calls the file authentication program, as described below.

Activities

Customizing

To verify digital signatures attached to incoming EDIFACT messages, implement the file authentication Business Add-In in Customizing for Financial Accounting (FI), by choosing Bank Accounting ® Business Transactions ® Payment Transactions ® Electronic Bank Statement ® Business Add-Ins (BAdIs) ® Add-In: EDIFACT File Authentication.

To attach digital signatures to outgoing PAYMUL messages, customize the Payment Medium Workbench format NO_PAYMUL. For details, see the documentation for the NO_PAYMUL format in Customizing for FI, by choosing Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable ® Business Transactions ® Outgoing Payments ® Automatic Outgoing Payments ® Payment Media ® Make Settings for Payment Medium Formats from Payment Medium Workbench ® Adjust Payment Medium Format.