If returns or payment lots posted under a reconciliation key still contain open clarification cases, the reconciliation key also remains open and you cannot transfer it to the general ledger. To transfer the postings that have been made to the general ledger, you have to assign new reconciliation keys to the lots for the outstanding clarification postings. This enables you to close the reconciliation keys originally used and transfer them to the general ledger.
This is the only way you can reconcile your cash clearing accounts precisely on a daily basis, even if there are still clarification cases.
You can always assign a new reconciliation key when you are processing a lot if clarification postings are still outstanding. If you have the system assign new reconciliation keys automatically for all lots that still contain clarification cases, the system only assigns a new key if postings have actually been made for the key currently being used.
The transactions
Assign New Reconciliation Key to Payment Lot
and
Assign New Reconciliation Key to Returns Lot
close the reconciliation keys for the lots concerned and assign a new reconciliation key to the postings to be clarified automatically. The new reconciliation keys for returns lots are determined in event 0251. The new reconciliation keys for payment lots are determined in event 0241. For more information about the structure of the new reconciliation keys created, see the documentation of the function modules FKK_SAMPLE_0251 and FKK_SAMPLE_0241.
To assign a new reconciliation key:
From the SAP menu, choose
.Specify the required lot and the company code.
If you do not specify a lot and a company code, the system selects all open and closed lots that contain clarification cases.
Run the program.
In the display you see
The lots that contain clarification cases (
Lots
)
The number of the lot that the program closed (
closed
)
The number of the lot that the program created (
opened
)
If the program could not determine a new reconciliation key, the field
Comment
contains details of why the attempt failed.
You can execute the report as a test run.
Alternatively, you can make the assignment when processing a payment or returns lot.