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You use this function to close collectors and queues automatically based on the closing criteria defined in a clearing agreement and to close collectors and queues manually.

The closing criteria for collectors are based on any of the following attributes:

  • Maximum amount

  • Defined time with or without a minimum amount and a minimum number of items

  • Maximum number of payment items

  • End-of-day processing

Payment items in a queue or collector with the status Closed are locked for processing and no more payment items can be assigned.

The reasons you can specify for closing collectors are:

  • Maximum total reached

  • Maximum item number reached

  • Final time reached

  • Closed manually

  • Time and minimum total reached

  • Time and minimum item number reached

  • Time, minimum total, and minimum item number reached

  • Closed during end-of-day processing

  • No posting-relevant items

  • Maximum total reached and maximum item number reached

Integration

The system assigns payment items to a collector category or a queue category based on the collection criteria defined in clearing agreements. If at least one of the attributes in a payment item does not match the criteria defined for the open categories, the system generates a new collector category or queue category with a new collector number. It then assigns the payment item to this category.

Each collector category and queue category is given a collector number based on a number range that you define in Customizing.

The system assigns the payment items to new or existing sequences depending on the closing criteria defined for the category in the clearing agreement. For more information, see Clearing Agreement.

Prerequisites

You have defined the closing criteria: On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose   Payment Engine   Master Data   Routing Control   Manage Routes and Clearing Agreements   (transaction /PE1/RN).

Features

You can specify the following closing conditions for a particular queue category or collector category:

  • Time-based closing criteria

    You can specify that collectors and queues close at different times and at different time intervals. You can also specify the minimum closing criteria for a scheduled closing time.

  • Non-time-based closing criteria

    You can specify that collectors and queues close when the number of payment items reaches a maximum item limit or a minimum amount of x currency units.

You can specify multiple closing criteria for a queue or collector. If one closing condition is met, the system closes the queue or collector and you can no longer assign payment items to the queue or collector.

Note Note

When you close queues or collectors manually, the system ignores the closing criteria defined in the clearing agreement.

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Activities

  • To close collectors and queues manually, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose   Payment Engine   Clearing   Manage Collectors and Queues   (transaction /PE1/CP_COLL).

  • To close queues or collectors that meet the closing criteria defined in the clearing agreement automatically, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose   Payment Engine   Periodic Processing   Processes   Execute Processes   (transaction /PE1/POLLER).