Display Document Flows - SAP Documentation

Use

This function is used to display the document flow for a contract billing document.

Integration

It is one of the editing functions for contract billing documents and is available to you when creating and changing billing documents and document items. You can display the document flow as follows:

Document level	Menu path
Header	Environment ® Document flow
Item detail and overview screens	Environment → Document flow

Features

Document flow documents the sequence in which sales activities are performed. Contract settlement and billing are part of this sequence.

If you display the document flow for a contract billing document or item, the system displays the following information according to the document level:

Document level	Function
Billing header	You can display document flow in a contract billing document. This contains the following information: Sales document from which the contract billing document has been produced. Billing dataset to which the billed contract has been assigned as qualifying for discount Order billing items in all order billing documents that have been produced from a billing dataset. Settlement items from interim or final settlement that have been produced from assignments to billing datasets. Contract billing items that are created from billing items. Subsequent documents for the contract billing item.
Contract billing item	You can display the document flow in a billing item. This contains the following information: Sales document from which the contract billing item has been produced. Billing dataset to which the billed contract has been assigned. Settlement items from interim or final settlement that have been produced from the contract assignment to the billing dataset. Contract billing items that are created from the settlement item. Subsequent documents for the contract billing item.

Document level

Function

Billing header

You can display document flow in a contract billing document. This contains the following information:

Sales document from which the contract billing document has been produced.

Billing dataset to which the billed contract has been assigned as qualifying for discount

Order billing items in all order billing documents that have been produced from a billing dataset.

Settlement items from interim or final settlement that have been produced from assignments to billing datasets.

Contract billing items that are created from billing items.

Subsequent documents for the contract billing item.

Contract billing item

You can display the document flow in a billing item. This contains the following information:

Sales document from which the contract billing item has been produced.

Billing dataset to which the billed contract has been assigned.

Settlement items from interim or final settlement that have been produced from the contract assignment to the billing dataset.

Contract billing items that are created from the settlement item.

Subsequent documents for the contract billing item.

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The system does not display accounting documents in document flow. Display Subsequent Documents in Accounting

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By displaying document flow in a contract billing document, you can access the individual documents or document items.

Settlement item and payer/advertiser record

You can make a multiple selection in the table of settlement items. If you do so, the system displays the document flow for the selected settlement items. If you have selected one or more payer/advertiser records, the system displays the document flow for tall associated contract settlement items.