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 Locking Payment Forms

Use

This function enables you to lock payment forms that are no longer to be used or that are to be cashed.

Prerequisites

To lock payment forms in the dialog, ensure that the Posting Lock Management indicator has not been set in the Customizing for Account Management. Choose Start of the navigation path Basic Settings Next navigation step Activate Special Components End of the navigation path . If it is set, all the locks are managed by Posting Lock Management , and you cannot set a lock online.

To enable the system to run the formal and material checks for the locked payment forms, you need to set the Payment Form Check indicator for the relevant transaction types. You do this in the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Account Management under Start of the navigation path Item Management Next navigation step Basic Functions Next navigation step Basic Settings Next navigation step Postings Next navigation step Transaction Types and Transaction Type Groups Next navigation step Maintain and Assign Transaction Types for Payment Items. End of the navigation path

Procedure

  1. On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path Account Management Next navigation step Account Next navigation step Payment Form Next navigation step Lock Payment Form End of the navigation path .

  2. Enter the data required for the account identification.

  3. Specify the payment form type .

  4. You can specify additional restrictions for data selection with the Payment Form Number From-To and the Number .

  5. The system displays a list of payment forms that can be locked. Select the payment forms you want to lock.

  6. Choose the locking period ( Lock To ) for the payment forms. The lock is automatically valid from today's date.

  7. When you choose Save, you lock the selected forms.

Result

The system issues a message and changes the status in the overview to Locked.