Definition

A clearing is an update between commitment items of the same or a different type (revenue/expenditure expenditures commitment item) that does not change the amount of the target cash balance. The clearing request is therefore a request containing neither a vendor nor a customer and does not usually result in a payment.

Use

The clearing request can be used for different types of clearings. A sender/receiver commitment item are entered with data entry. This enables you to map both transfers (sender and receiver commitment item of the same category) and also internal clearings (sender and receiver commitment item of a different category).

Clearing requests are used for postings between commitment items (commitment items and advance and holding accounts).

You can also use a clearing request to display adjustment postings, if the posting accidentally causes an incorrect account assignment debit.

Structure

There are no customer/vendor line items here because the clearing request does not usually lead to a payment. (Payment and acceptance requests must be used for clearings processed by subledger accounts). The sender and receiver commitments are entered in order to map the clearing. There is one receiver commitment item but as many sender commitment items as required.

For more information on clearing requests, see Processing Clearing Requests .