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Function documentationGeneration of Billing Request Items

 

You can use this function to generate billing request items (BRIs) in leasing in the following ways:

  1. Generation of BRIs from the cash flow

    The flow categories used in the cash flow determine whether the system creates a BRI. You can specify in Customizing whether the system creates an individual BRI for each flow category or groups several flow categories in one BRI. The system generates the BRIs up to a given key date, which the system calculates using a date rule defined in Customizing (horizon of billing plan). The system recalculates the key date periodically for the remaining term.

  2. Creation of BRIs from the condition types of the financing item

    If you have entered a financing item in Customizing, the system generates a BRI for each condition type in the financing item using the attributes entered in Customizing. If you change the parameters of the contract (such as term or business partner), the system adjusts the BRI. If you change the classification of a financing item, a condition type can be added or deleted in the financing item. The system either creates or deletes a BRI accordingly.

Prerequisites

You have made the following settings in Customizing for SAP CRM:

  • Use of different payment methods and payers/bill-to parties:

    Start of the navigation path Customer Relationship Management Next navigation step Master Data Next navigation step Business Partner Next navigation step Business Agreement Next navigation step Define Parameters for Business Agreement Next navigation step Define Payment Methods End of the navigation path

    Note Note

    You must configure the payment methods in SAP CRM and SAP ERP at the same time.

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  • Generation of BRIs from the condition type:

    Start of the navigation path Customer Relationship Management Next navigation step Financial Services Next navigation step Leasing Next navigation step Billing Request Items: End of the navigation path

    • BRI: Define Item Categories That Are Relevant for Generating BRIs

    • Generation of BRIs from Conditions: Define Attributes

  • Generation of BRIs from the cash flow:

    Start of the navigation path Customer Relationship Management Next navigation step Financial Services Next navigation step Leasing Next navigation step Financial Mathematics Settings Next navigation step Define Flow Categories Next navigation step Define External Flow Categories End of the navigation path

    Note Note

    You must use the item category for BRIs generated from the cash flow differently to the item category for BRIs generated from conditions.

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  • Horizon of billing plan:

    To use the horizon function, you must define a date rule for the horizon in Customizing for the billing plan type:

    Start of the navigation path Customer Relationship Management Next navigation step Transactions Next navigation step Basic Settings Next navigation step Billing Plan Next navigation step Define Billing Plan Types End of the navigation path

    Note Note

    The date rule must contain a baseline date and a time frame.

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Features

  • Assignment of different payment methods and payers and/or bill-to parties

    You can bill all payments with different flow categories (such as down payment, repayments, and interest) separately, using the different payment method and business partner. The system creates a separate BRI for each payment. The system creates the BRIs using the payment method and business partners that are assigned in the FIMA conditions.

  • Processing of payment methods and business partners when creating BRIs

    In the FIMA conditions, you can assign different business partners (bill-to party and payer) and different payment methods. All the cash flows are assigned to the business partners. If you do not assign a payment method in the FIMA conditions, the system creates all BRIs with the same payment method. If you do not assign a business partner in the FIMA conditions, the same payer and bill-to party is used for each BRI. This means that the cash flow cannot be split across multiple business partners.

  • Generation of billing request items according to horizon

    • BRIs are generated only up to a specified key date, which is calculated using a date rule (Customizing). The key date is recalculated periodically for the remaining term as soon as the last BRI for the current period has been billed. The function then regenerates BRIs for the new period.

    • If you execute a change process in the leasing document that terminates a financing item, the function generates the outstanding BRIs for this item up to the effective contract end date of the item, regardless of the key date of the horizon. This means that the validity date of the most recently generated outstanding BRI is before or the same as the effective contract end date.