Technical Details

Technical Name of Product Feature	FICAX_NEWPM_POSTDATEDCHECKS
Product Feature Is	New
Country Dependency	Valid for some countries
Software Component Version	FI-CAX 617
Application Component	FI-CAX (Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable)
Available As Of	SAP Enhancement Package 7 (SP05) for SAP ERP 6.0
Prerequisite Business Function	FICAX_LOC_1

Additional Information

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Effects on Customizing

Specify for each company code in Customizing for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable under  Organizational Units Set Up Company Codes for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable whether postdated checks can be used.

Enter document types and other specifications for posting check deposits, transferring checks, and check encashment in Customizing for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable under  Business Transactions Payments Processing Incoming and Outgoing Payments Postdated Checks Make General Settings .

For each company code, house bank, and house bank account, enter the bank clearing account for postdated checks in Customizing for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable under  Business Transactions Payments Processing Incoming and Outgoing Payments Postdated Checks Enter Bank Clearing Account for Encashment of Incoming Checks .

In Customizing for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable under  Business Transactions Payments Processing Incoming and Outgoing Payments Define Bank Clearing Accounts for Payment Lots , specify the bank clearing accounts intended for the receipt of postdated checks, and set the Valid for Postdated Check Lot indicator.

In Customizing for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable under  Business Transactions Payments Processing Incoming and Outgoing Payments Define Screen Variants for Payment Lot , define a screen variant that contains the fields for postdated checks, that is, the check number (field name CHCKN) and the date of the check (field name ISDAT). When you enter the name of this screen variant, you can store it in the user parameters (SPA/GPA parameters) under parameter ID 825PDCTC.

Define clearing type 6A in Customizing for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable under  Basic Functions Open Item Management Clearing Control Define Clearing Types . Use clearing type 25 or 05 as a template.

Under  Clearing Control Define Specifications for Clearing Types Define Defaults for Incoming Payments , also make similar settings for clearing type 6A.

For transferring postdated checks (for instance to other departments such as Accounts Payable), define short account assignments with specifications for the accounts to be posted in Customizing for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable under  Business Transactions Payments Processing Incoming and Outgoing Payments Define Short Account Assignments for Transfer Postings . If you wish, enter the e-mail addresses of clerks who are to receive notifications.