In this step, you define all the flow types which you require in the transaction management functions.
You assign a flow category to each flow type. The system uses the flow category to determine the calculation category. The classification, which divides the flow types according to business criteria, is always 'structure' for transaction flow types, and is therefore predefined in the system.
For each flow type, you define whether you want the flows to be updated to Cash Management and Financial Accounting, in other words, whether they are relevant to Cash Management and to posting.
Using the 'net payment amount' indicator, you can determine whether the flow is included in the net payment amount calculation.
In the payment management area, indicate whether payment requests, which are executed using the 'payment program for payment requests', can be generated for this flow type. To do this, enter the corresponding payment details in the transaction. You can choose from the following payment requests for each flow type:
Use the 'individual payment' field to control if the flow with this flow type must be paid together with other flows, or if a single payment is necessary.
Note here that the payment requests function is an optional condition, but that the individual payment function is a required condition. In other words, if the indicator is set for payment requests, a payment request CAN be generated. If, however, the individual payments indicator is set, payments MUST be made individually.
Use the settings in the sample Customizing when you define the flow types for the transaction.
In this table, you also see the securities flow types, which you defined by choosing Define Flow Types. These fields have a gray background, since it is not possible to maintain these flow types here.