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Function documentationCombined Settlement Charge

 

Using this function, you can have charges levied periodically during the combined settlement run of a master contract for the Compensation process. To do so, you map the combined settlement charge on the master contract as a financial condition.

Example Example

You wish to levy an annual charge for a master contract with the Facilities feature that depends on the number of participating accounts.

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Note Note

The master contract for the determination of pricing criteria assumes a special role in connection with the combined settlement charge. This master contract has no participants, but can still calculate charges for the combined settlement. For more information about the special configuration of the conditions, see

Example: Charge for the Determination of Pricing Criteria.

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Use

Using the combined settlement charge function, you can map charges that incur periodically during the life cycle of a master contract, for example, annually.

Note Note

You define the combined settlement charge as an item charge. If the charge depends on the number of participating accounts, you can control the amount by means of the number of free items. This is meaningful for a balance transfer, for example.

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Condition Details
Condition Differentiation

To create condition types, you can use the differentiation category 084 Calculation Base: Master Contract Charge. In this way, the amount of the charge is calculated from the number of participating accounts. The differentiation category 084 has the following characteristic values:

  • Combined settlement participants (compensation)

  • Participants: facility

  • Effective cash pooling participants (subaccounts only)

    Note Note

    Use this characteristic value if you wish to exclude the main accounts from the charge calculation.

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  • Effective cash pooling participants: (all participating accounts)

  • Balance transfer participants

Charge Posting

The system can not post charges on a master contract. Instead, you can post the charges to the account specified as settlement payment details for the master contract. The system first posts a payment item on the process interim account, and then a payment order (sender process interim account and recipient payment details account).

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

You have made the following settings in Customizing for Master Contract Management (FS-MCM) under Start of the navigation path Product Management End of the navigation path:

  • Under Start of the navigation path Master Contract Products Next navigation step Create Master Contract Product End of the navigation path or Start of the navigation path Change Master Contract Product End of the navigation path you have chosen Start of the navigation path Used Attributes Next navigation step Combined Settlement Next navigation step General Attributes Next navigation step Cross-Track Attributes End of the navigation path and set the Condition Type Restriction product attribute in such a way, that only charge conditions are settled for a master contract.

    Unless this indicator is set in the contract, an account cannot be participant in multiple master contracts with the Combined Settlement feature.

  • 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

    • Combined Settlement

      • General Attributes

      • Compensation

    • Settlement Payment Details

Interim Account for Charge Posting

The system first debits the charge to the process interim account and then to the account that you have defined for the charge posting.

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

  • In order that the system can post the charges using the internal bank process interim account, 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 you bank posting area, the cost object, and the currency.

Account for Charge Posting

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

  • You have stored the account for the charge posting on the Payment Details tab page of the master contract in the Settlement Payment Details group box. For more information, see Editing Payment Details.

  • If you wish to use your own payment details for the postings of the combined settlement charge, in Customizing for Master Contract Management (FS-MCM), you have chosenStart of the navigation path Master Contract Applications Next navigation step Combined Settlement End of the navigation path and executed the Customizing activity Define Payment Details Types for Combined Settlement Postings.

Activities

For more information, see Define Combined Settlement Charge.

Example

For examples of combined settlement charges 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 when a certain event occurs. For more information, see Event Charges.

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