Free Return

Use

You use free returns to return an amount that you do not record as an item in Account Management . This, for example, can involve one item of several items from a collective bank transfer that you want to return. However, since this item is not recorded as a line item, you need to create a separate payment order.

Prerequisites

To create a free return, you need to define return reasons for the transaction type of the item in the Customizing for Account Management (FS-AM) , by choosing Start of the navigation path Item Management Next navigation step Basic Functions Returns End of the navigation path .

Procedure

From the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Account Management Account Turnovers, Balances and Key Figures Payment Item Free Return.
Enter the transaction type and the data of the account from which you wish to return the amount and then choose Continue .
Enter the value date, and any comments required.
Choose a return reason, the medium and the payment method.
Specify the return amount in transaction currency.
Enter the data of the original ordering party.
Choose Free Return .

Result

The system generates and updates a payment order with the ordering party and recipient of the return. If and how payment advice notes of the business partners involved are supported depends on the Account Management Customizing settings made by choosing Start of the navigation path Item Management Next navigation step Basic Functions Returns End of the navigation path .

For more information, see Account Assignment for Returns .