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Technical Data

Technical name of business function

FIN_FSCM_BNK

Type of business function

Enterprise business function

Available as of

SAP ERP 6.0 Enhancement Package 4

Technical Usage

Central Applications

ECC software component

EA-APPL, SAP_APPL

ECC application component

FIN-FSCM-BNK

Business Intelligence content

Not relevant

SAP Enterprise Services

Services contained in ES Bundle BCM (optional)

JAVA software component

SWIFT 602 (optional for Swift connectivity)

Portal content

Cash Manager Work Center with EhP4 (optional)

Additional content available in other SAP applications

Not relevant

Business function requiring activation in addition

Not relevant

You can implement this business function to support you when you monitor and release payment media in payment transactions with the banks.

Prerequisites

To use any of the features in the business function, you must first activate it. To do this, go to Customizing and choose   SAP Financial Supply Chain Management   Bank Communication Management  

Features

The business function offers the following functionalities:

  • Logical structuring of payments into batches

  • Multiple approval levels for outgoing payments

  • Audit trail for payment approval decisions along with digital signatures for internal audit

  • Analysis of payment status information and full payment-flow transparency as well as status monitoring for bank statements

  • SWIFTNet integration using SAP Integration Package for Swift

Enhancements

With the business function, you can make use of the new capabilities of Bank Communication Management. New features with Enhancement Package 4 include:

  • Cash management update

  • Automatic triggering of follow-up activities via BAdI when payments are rejected or resubmitted

  • Additional reporting features

  • Capability of maintaining alternative signature users for dual control (security)

User Interface

Four new user interfaces are available:

  • Batch Approver List

  • Reset a Payment Media Batch Run

  • Maintain Signature User

  • Confirm Signature User

One user interface has been enhanced:

  • Batch and Payment Monitor

Application Menu

As a consequence of the new transactions listed above, the application menu has also changed:

  • Batch Approver List and Reset a Payment Media Batch Run appear under Environment

  • Maintain Signature User and Confirm Signature User appear under Current Settings

More Information

See the SAP Library by choosing  SAP ERP Central Component   Financials   SAP Financial Supply Chain Management (FIN-FSCM)   SAP Bank Communication Management