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Definition

A data medium exchange (DME) file that you send – for instance, to your bank or tax authority.

Integration

You model the external format file as a format tree in the DME Engine. The following application areas (tree types) in Financial Accounting can then use format trees to create an outgoing file:

The system can trigger the creation of a DME file from the payment program if, for example, you want to submit your vendor payments to your bank electronically. For this tree type, you use the Payment Medium Workbench (PMW) to configure payment media.

When you execute a payment run, the system triggers the generic payment medium program of the PMW for creating payment media. The PMW format uses the DMEE format tree to create the file to be sent to your bank. In this case, the system requires special configuration of the corresponding payment method.

You use this program (RFUMSV00) to create an advance return for tax on sales/purchases. To create a file using a DMEE format tree, choose the Posting parameters button, then set the Create DME file indicator, specify which format tree the system is to use, and enter a name for the file that is to be created.

You can use this program (RFIDYYWT) to prepare a withholding tax return as a DME file. Under Files, set the Create File indicator and specify a file name. You do not enter a format tree directly; rather, the system takes the information it needs from the process type and output group you specify.

To create an EC sales list as a DME file, you need to run report RFASLD20 (and not the standard report RFASLM00). Under Output control, you specify the format tree to be used (in the DMEE tree type field), as well as the name the file is to be saved under.

From a technical view, the calling application carries out the following steps:

  1. Selects data and fills the transfer structure
  2. Calls DMEE modules with the data that has been selected
  3. Obtains an internal table with data in format structure
  4. Writes data to a file or to File/TemSe/... and, in the case of tree type PAYM, possibly updates DME administration

Creating Format Trees

To create a format tree for outgoing DME files, follow the standard procedure. Note, however, that a few of the steps contain information specific to outgoing files:

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