Set Up Payment Methods per Country for Payment Transactions (SAP Library - Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable)

Set Up Payment Methods per Country for Payment Transactions

In this activity, you specify which payment methods are to be used in each country. You enter the following details for the payment method:

Country-Specific Specifications for the Payment Method:

Payment method either for incoming or outgoing payments

Characteristics for classifying payment method

Here you specify the type of payment method in question (such as check or bank transfer) and any other features of that payment method (the payment method is used for personnel payments, for example).

When you select a payment method, only the characteristics that are appropriate for that payment method are displayed. This means that you can only select fields that are relevant for the selected payment method.

Required entries in master record

Here you determine which specifications in the master record control whether the payment method is used (such as bank details or collection authorization).

Note: If the required details have not been entered in the master record, the payment method cannot be used.

Posting specifications

You specify how the payment is to be posted, for example (such as which document type is to be used).

Which procedure is to be used to issue the accompanying payment form

One option is to use the classic payment medium programs. All the payment medium programs contain extensive country-specific documentation. If required, you can call up a list of all the payment medium programs available in the standard system, as described under Activities.

You can also use the Payment Medium Workbench for the payment forms. For more information, see the SAP Library under Financials -> Financial Accounting -> Accounts Receivable (or Accounts Payable) -> FI - Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable -> Payments -> Payment Medium Workbench.

You also specify which currencies are to be permitted, dependent on the country and payment method. If you leave the currency table blank, this means that all currencies are permitted.

Note

If the payment method only allows payments in local currency, the system ignores any currencies specified.

If you use the

Payment Medium Workbench, read the documentation under Make Settings for Payment Medium Formats from Payment Medium Workbench in the section Payment Media .

Requirements

You have specified which payment methods are used by your organization.

You have already defined the following keys, which you need to enter here:

document type for posting the payment (see Customizing under Financial Accounting -> Financial Accounting Global Settings -> Document -> Document Header -> Define Document Types .)

special G/L indicator for posting a bill of exchange

Recommendation

Ensure that the payment methods to be used for paying the open items of a business partner have been entered in the appropriate customer or vendor master record.

Activities

1. Check whether the payment methods required for your origanization are defined in the system.

2. Make the necessary adjustments to the required payment methods, and enter the country-specific data.

List payment media programs

3. Choose System -> Services -> Reporting.

4. Enter RFFO* and choose Utilities -> Find program -> Program -> Execute.

A list of the payment medium programs appears. The title of the programs explains their purpose.

Further Notes

For more information about payments, see the SAP Library under Financials -> Financial Accounting -> Accounts Receivable (or Accounts Payable) -> FI - Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable -> Payments.

For more information about special G/L procedures and posting with alternative reconciliation accounts, see the SAP Library under Financials -> Financial Accounting -> Accounts Receivable (or Accounts Payable) -> FI - Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable -> Special G/L Transactions: Down Payments and Payment Guarantees.

For more information about bills of exchange, see the SAP Library under Financials -> Financial Accounting -> Bank Accounting -> Bills of Exchange Management -> Special G/L Transactions: Bills of Exchange.