Entering content frameProcess documentation Creation of Financial Document Master Records Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Purpose

This process explains how to create a master record for a financial document you receive from a bank.

Prerequisites

Maintain financial document settings in Customizing for Sales and Distribution by choosing Foreign Trade/Customs ® Documentary Payments.

Process Flow

  1. Enter data in the screen for the financial document master record.

    2. On the upper half of the screen, you enter information such as the company code and customer data.

    On the General data tab, you enter the opening bank data such as the financial document number and value of the financial document.

    On the Dates/Delivery dates tab, you enter the opening date and other deadlines and delivery data.

  2. Define bank data.

    3. You enter additional bank data on the Banks tab. Bank data includes defining any advising (A), confirming (B), or negotiating (N) banks in the financial document process. You can also define fees and currencies for each bank.

  3. Add any additional text to the financial document.

    4. Additional text can include special notes to shippers like handling or packing instructions.

  4. Create a list of shipping documents that must be submitted to the bank to comply with the terms of the financial document.

    5. For example, you can indicate that the financial document requires one original packing list and two copies.

  5. Activate the financial document.

Note

To ensure that a financial document’s terms have been double checked, you can configure the system to require two authorized people for activating a financial document.

See also

For instructions on how to perform the tasks above, see Maintenance of Financial Documents.

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