Prerequisites for Clearing (SAP Library - FI Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable)

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Prerequisites for Clearing

The following prerequisites must be fulfilled in order for open items to be cleared:

The accounts must be managed on an open item basis.

The accounts that can be cleared automatically must be defined in Customizing for Financial Accounting.

The items to be cleared cannot trigger a posting, for example, cash discounts or exchange rate differences.

The items cannot be special G/L transactions. You use special functions to clear these items. For more information about clearing special G/L transactions, see Special G/L Transactions: Down Payments and Payment Guarantees