Procedure documentationSelecting Documents for Refunding

 

You start returns refund determination (RRD) in customer refund determination (CRD) or internal refund determination (IRD) by selecting customer returns documents or cross-company returns documents to process.

Procedure

  1. On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path Logistics Next navigation step Central Functions Next navigation step Advanced Returns Management Next navigation step Returns Refund Determination End of the navigation path.

    • To process customer returns, choose Start of the navigation path Determine Customer Refund End of the navigation path.

      The Customer Refund Determination - Document Selection dialog box appears (in CRD).

    • To process cross-company returns, choose Start of the navigation path Determine Internal Refund End of the navigation path.

      The Internal Refund Determination - Document Selection dialog box appears (in IRD).

      Note Note

      You cannot determine refunds for intracompany returns. Refunding within the same company code is done by automatic booking.

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  2. Enter your selection criteria in the dialog box (optional).

    You can select:

    • Returns Order data (in CRD) or Returns STO data (in IRD)

      Here, you enter information about the returns order (rO) or returns stock transfer order (rSTO).

    • Delivery Data

      Here you can enter the Inbound Delivery document number and Document Date.

    • Subsequent Process Data

      Here, you can enter the Next Plant, Vendor name, and Vendor RMA Number.

    Alternatively, you can choose Get Variant (Shift+F5) to retrieve a stored variant.

    The system displays a list of all available variants.

    Note Note

    You can maintain variants using the Edit menu functions. Choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step User Settings End of the navigation path (Shift+F7) to set default variants in the Set Default Values dialog box. Here you can also select Start Transaction with Variant and Foreground Processing (see Determining Customer Refunds or Determining Internal Refunds). These options remain effective until you deselect them.

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  3. Select the documents to be displayed based on their refunding status.

    The tables below show the refunding status options:

    Refunding Status Options for Returns Orders in CRD

    Option

    Explanation

    Entire document is waiting for refunding

    The system displays returns orders in which all items are ready for CRD.

    Some items waiting for refunding; hide other items

    The system displays returns orders with at least one item that is ready for CRD; it hides items that are not ready.

    Some items waiting for refunding; show entire document

    The system displays returns orders with at least one item that is ready for CRD; it displays the entire document including items that are not ready.

    Some items waiting for subsequent credit; hide other items

    The system displays returns orders that have some items still waiting for subsequent credit; it hides all other items.

    Some items waiting for subsequent credit; show entire document

    The system displays returns orders that have some items still waiting for subsequent credit; it displays all items, including those that are not ready.

    All open returns orders

    The system displays all returns orders that are not completed.

    Refunding Status Options for Returns Deliveries in IRD

    Option

    Explanation

    Items waiting for IRD for which delivery is completely inspected and confirmed

    The system displays the items of completely inspected and confirmed deliveries that require IRD; it hides items waiting for subsequent credit.

    All inspected and confirmed items waiting for IRD

    The system displays only delivery items requiring IRD; it hides items waiting for subsequent credit.

    All items waiting for subsequent credit

    The system displays only items waiting for subsequent credit; it hides all other items.

    All inspected and confirmed items

    The system displays all items that have been inspected and confirmed, whether or not they require IRD; it also displays items waiting for subsequent credit.

  4. Choose Execute (Execute).

Result

The selected documents are displayed in the Document Overview. Icons indicate the status of the documents and their items.

The following tables show the icons and their meaning.

Supplying-Plant and Customer Icons

Icon

Meaning

(blank)

No document has been processed

At least one document is incorrect

Some documents have been processed

All documents have been processed

Document-Level Icons

Icon

Meaning

(blank)

Unprocessed documents

Document currently in process

Documents in which credit memo request (CMR) or credit memo creation failed

These documents can be reprocessed in the current session.

Documents successfully processed in the current session

These documents cannot be processed again in the current session. They are only displayed to provide an overview of recently processed orders.

Item-Level Icons

Icon

Meaning

Item is still in the logistical follow-up process

The item’s RRD status is undefined.

Item is ready for refunding

A credit memo or credit memo request can be issued

Item was not refunded in the current session

Item was partially refunded in the current session

Item was successfully refunded in the current session