Integrated Posting of Down Payments 
Procedure
Go into Accounts Payable (
Accounting
Financial accounting
Accounts payable
).
Post the down payment (
Document entry
Down payment
Post
).
In the initial screen of the transaction, enter the document header, the vendor, the special general ledger indicator (down payment to fixed asset), the amount paid, and the bank.
In the next screen, enter the amount of the down payment, the tax specifications and the asset for the account assignment.
Post the closing invoice to the asset in full (Asset Accounting:
Postings
External acquisition
With vendor
)
.
Clear the down payment in Accounts Payable with the closing invoice (
Document entry
Down payment
Clear
).
In the initial screen, enter the document header, the vendor and the document number of the closing invoice.
Select the affected line items on the subsequent screen. Choose the function Post .