Workflow Template MMRebAgSettl (Settlement Accounting re Rebate (SAP Library - MM - Materials Management: Workflow Scenarios)

Workflow Template MMRebAgSettl (Settlement Accounting re Rebate Arrangements)

Definition

Work template to perform settlement accounting with regard to a rebate arrangement.

If the system recognizes that final or interim settlement accounting is due with respect to a rebate arrangement in Purchasing because a settlement date has been reached, a workflow is started with template MMRebAgSettl.

Workflow template: WS00900007

Identifier: MMRebAgSettl

Description: Settlement accounting with regard to rebate arrangements (Purchasing)

Triggering Events for Workflow Template

The events ToBeSettledInterim (partial settlement re rebate arrangement in Purchasing) and ToBeSettledFinal (final settlement re rebate arrangement in Purchasing) are entered as triggering events for the workflow template for object type BUS3030 (rebate arrangement, Purchasing).

Note

This "linkage" between the event and the workflow template to be triggered is deactivated in the standard system and must first be activated in Customizing for SAP Business Workflow if the workflow template is actually to be started. (See Preparation and Customizing (MM-PUR-VM).)

Workflow Container and Data Flow

The important information that must be available during the course of the workflow is the object reference to the rebate arrangement to be processed (_Evt_Object). The information is available as an event parameter in the container of the triggering event, and must be passed on from there to the workflow container via data flow.

As a result, the following data flow definition between the triggering event and the workflow container is defined in the standard system:

Workflow container	Event parameter container
RebateAgreementPurch	_Evt_Object

The element RebateAgreementPurch has been created in addition to the elements available in the standard system.

Steps in the Workflow

You can start workflows for rebate arrangements in respect of which settlement is due via a program.

For each selected rebate arrangement, the system checks whether a settlement date has been reached. If a date for interim or final settlement has been reached, a workflow is started.

A separate workflow is started for each rebate arrangement settlement date.

The attribute BusVolCompNec (business volume comparison and agreement necessary) of the object "rebate arrangement, Purchasing" indicates whether a business volume comparison and agreement process is necessary prior to actual settlement.

If this is the case, a work item is generated to carry out this process. This appears in the inboxes of all members of the purchasing group responsible for the rebate arrangement.
If this is not the case, or after this step, the system generates a work item to carry out actual settlement. The members of the responsible purchasing group receive this item in their inboxes too.