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Technical Data

Technical Name of Business Function

EA_ICM_ICM_CORE_04_02

Type of Business Function

Enterprise Business Function

Available From

SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP ERP 6.0

Technical Usage

Central Applications

Application Component

Incentive and Commission Management (ICM)

Required Business Function

Incentive and Commission Management (EA_ICM_ICM_CORE_01)

You can use this business function to provide the following enhancements in Incentive and Commission Management (ICM):

  • Sample implementations for transaction data archiving

  • Functional improvements in the entitlement and liability (ELT) process

  • Transfer of reversal postings to the universal successor

Integration

ICM is integrated with all relevant applications to support all major business processes:

  • Organizational Management

  • Use of the Central Business Partner

  • Correspondence

  • CRM

  • FS Policy Management

  • FS Collection and Disbursement

  • Payroll

  • Accounts Payable / Receivable

ICM is integrated with the central components to maximize the processing of remuneration.

Prerequisites

  • You have installed the following components as of the version mentioned:

    Type of Component

    Component

    Required for the Following Features Only

    Software Component

    SAP_APPL 603

    EA-APPL 603

  • You have activated the Incentive and Commission Management (EA_ICM_ICM_CORE_01) business function.

Features

Sample Implementations for Archiving

You can use this business function to activate sample implementations for archiving the transaction data of ICM. Sample implementations are available for the following business transaction events (BTEs):

  • BTE 1900

  • BTE 1901

  • BTE 2900

  • BTE 2901

With these sample implementations, you can do the following:

  • Create your own sample implementations to suit the archiving needs of your company

  • Implement the archiving solution at the customer site more quickly and easily

For more information, see the following:

  • Transaction Data Archiving

  • User Exit CACS1900

  • User Exit CACS1901

  • User Exit CACS2900

  • User Exit CACS2901

ELT Improvements

With the functional improvements in the ELT process, you can do the following:

  • Handle more complex business scenarios

  • Reduce the manual effort and automate the activities involved in the ELT process

The ELT process is enhanced with the following features:

  • During the reversal of a commission case, the system checks if any ELT documents are posted for this commission case. If any ELT documents exist for a commission case, these documents are automatically reversed based on the settings in the Configure Automatic Deactivation of ELT Documents Customizing activity. In this Customizing activity, you can specify the set of values for which the system triggers the automatic deactivation of ELT documents.

  • You can transfer reversal postings during the ELT process. In a Customizing activity, you can specify the set of values for which the system transfers reversal postings. Note that if settlement scheduling is present, you cannot transfer the results of reversal postings.

  • You can transfer negative entitlements during the ELT process. In a Customizing activity, you can specify the set of values for which the system transfers negative entitlements.

  • The system can automatically create and execute ELT worklists out of a Microsoft Excel file that contains information about the business objects that are transferred from the previous contract to the new contract. This feature is useful if you use an external portfolio assignment solution instead of the Portfolio Assignment (PFO) solution provided by SAP.

For more information, see Entitlement and Liability Transfer.

Reversal Postings to the Universal Successor

You can transfer reversal postings to the universal successor. During the reversal of a commission case, the system retrieves the contract number of the universal successor by using a Business Add-In (BAdI). The reversal document, which is created during the commission case reversal, is updated with the contract number of the universal successor.

For more information, see the following:

  • Entitlement and Liability Transfer

  • Universal and Time-Dependent Succession