Creating Down Payment Chains (SAP Library - FI Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable)

Creating Down Payment Chains

Prerequisites

If you want to create a debit-side down payment chain, you selected Debit-Side Down Payment Chains (transaction /SAPPCE/DPCD01). The Debit-Side Down Payment Chain screen appears.

If you want to create a credit-side down payment chain, you selected Credit-Side Down Payment Chains (transaction /SAPPCE/DPCK01). The Credit-Side Down Payment Chain screen appears.

Procedure

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1. Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text with quick info Create.

2. Enter the following data:

Field	Use
Chain type	Select the chain type.
Company code	Enter the company code.
Customer or vendor	If you are referring to a sales order item or purchasing document item, the system determines the business partner from the document. In this case, leave the field blank. If you are not referring to a document, you must enter the relevant business partner in this field. With this information, the system can determine the currency defined in the master data for the customer or vendor.
Sales order item or purchasing document item	You can create the down payment chain with reference to a sales order item or a purchasing document item. You can also leave the field blank. You cannot enter a reference to the purchasing document item. When you create the purchase order item, on saving, the system automatically creates a credit-side down payment chain with reference to the purchasing document item.

3. Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text with quick info Continue.

4. Enter the contract data. For more information, see Down Payment Chain Contract Data.

5. Save your entries.

Result

The system assigns a chain number to the down payment chain, which lies within the number range interval defined in the chain type.

You return to the Debit-Side Down Payment Chain or Credit-Side Down Payment Chain screen. The system displays the down payment chain for the contract in the Down Payment Chain Structure screen area.

Then you can:

● Post a transaction (see Posting of Transactions)

● Edit the contract data

If you have posted a transaction you can:

● Call the detail view for the transaction

● View the transaction documents

● Execute the down payment chain transaction overview

● Call the down payment chain overview