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Function documentationEvent Charges

 

You can use this function to levy a charge for a master contract when a certain event occurs. To do so, you map the event charge on the master contract as a financial condition.

Example Example

You wish to levy a charge amounting to EUR 5 for adding participants to a master contract.

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Use

Using the event charge function, you can map charges that incur once during the life cycle of a master contract. The system calculates event-based charges at the time when the status of the master contract changes, such as master contract termination.

Example Example

You wish to levy a charge when terminating a facility that depends on the actual term of the agreement.

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Condition Details

To create a condition type for an event charge, you must use the following values:

You can create a condition for an event charge based on the condition group category 3 Events.

For more information about the condition model, see Condition Groups and Condition Group Types.

    Charge Posting

    The system can not post charges on a master contract. Instead, you can either post the charges to the account specified in the payment details for the master contract or to an account participating in the master contract.

    Note Note

    In both cases, the system first generates a payment item on the process interim account, and then a payment order (sender process interim account and recipient payment details account).

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    Integration

    To realize the charge calculation on the master contract, Master Contract Management (FS-MCM) uses the Financial Conditions (CA-FIM-FCO) component. You define conditions on the basis of the condition group type and condition group:

    • If you wish to define a standard condition, you define the condition on the SAP Easy Access screen by choosing Start of the navigation path Financial Services Next navigation step Master Contract Management Next navigation step Current Settings Next navigation step Financial Conditions Next navigation step Condition Group Next navigation step Edit Condition Group End of the navigation path.

    • If you wish to define an individual condition, you define the condition on the master contract on the Financial Conditions tab page.

    For more information, see Editing Conditions.

    • If you use the Pricing (FS-FND-PRI) component, you define the condition on the SAP Easy Access screen by choosing Start of the navigation path Financial Services Next navigation step Foundation Next navigation step Pricing Next navigation step Current Settings Next navigation step Condition Group: Product Price Next navigation step Edit Condition Group End of the navigation path.

    Prerequisites

    Master Contract Product

    • For the master contract product of the main master contract, in Customizing for Master Contract Management under Start of the navigation path Product Management Next navigation step Create Master Contract Product End of the navigation path, you have defined the following attributes in addition to the attributes for the master contract application (such as Facilities):

      • Financial conditions

      • Payment details

    Process Interim Account for Charge Posting

    • You have created a process interim account in the account-managing system.

    • In Customizing for Master Contract Management, under Start of the navigation path General Settings Next navigation step Define Account Determination for Process Interim Account End of the navigation path, you have specified the process interim account for your bank posting area.

    Account for Charge Posting

    • In the account-managing system you have created an account to which you want the system to debit the event charge.

      • If you want the system to debit the event charge to a user-defined account that does not participate in the master contract, store the account for charge posting on the Payment Details tab page of the master contract in the Payment Details group box. For more information, see Editing Payment Details.

        Note Note

        In the Payment Details group box, you can use the payment details category 700000. You can give this payment details category a description in Customizing for Master Contract Management by choosing Start of the navigation path General Settings Next navigation step Edit Descriptions for Payment Details Categories End of the navigation path, such as Event Charge (MC).

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      • If you want the system to debit the event charge to an account participating in the master contract, in Customizing for Master Contract Management (FS-MCM), you must choose Start of the navigation path General Settings Next navigation step Business Add-Ins (BAdIs) Next navigation step General BAdIs Next navigation step Event Charge Next navigation step BAdI: Determine Account End of the navigation path and create and activate a customer-specific implementation.

        To inform the customer about the payment notes for the posting, in Customizing for Master Contract Management (FS-MCM) you can choose Start of the navigation path General Settings Next navigation step Business Add-Ins (BAdIs) Next navigation step General BAdIs Next navigation step Event Charge Next navigation step BAdI: Determine Payment Notes End of the navigation path and create and activate a customer-specific implementation.

    Example

    For examples of event-based charge calculations for master contracts of different applications, see:

    More Information

    For more information about other charges that you can levy for master contracts, see Charge Calculation for Master Contracts.

    Example Example

    You can have charges calculated for a combined settlement with the Compensation feature. For more information, see Combined Settlement Charge.

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