SEPA Payment/Collection - Group to 4 lines in F110

[aotto]

Hi all,

Is is possible to configure SEPA Payments through standard SAP in such a way, that it makes one payment from a customer or vendor account with a maximum of 4 invoices and then create the next payment of max 4 invoices and so on until all invoices are paid. Searching SCN didn't get me an answer.

Example:

Customer account 1

Line 1 - 100

Line 2 - 150

Line 3 - 100

Line 4 - 50

Line 5 - 100

Line 6 - 150

When creating a payment in F110 for this customer, we would like to have SAP create a one payment for the first 4 lines (400 Eur in this example) and a second payment within the same F110 run for the last 2 lines (250 Eur in this example). This, so that in the XML file, the invoices mentioned in Ustrd have a maximum of 4 and then a new payment within the same XML file is created for the same customer with the new invoices in Ustrd.

Thanks for your help!

Alexis

[monika_panda]

Hi Alexis,
It isn't an easy question.
Is this requirement only for one payment method?

Best regards, Mónika

[aotto]

Hi Mónika, no, in principal it's for all payment methods (both incoming and outgoing). I've already mentioned the possible risk of doing this, because this might result in netting of open items being done on group basis, which can cause my client to pay out and not to collect - instead of netting all open items. Still we've been asked to show that this would be possible (or not) in SAP.

Thanks again,

Alexis

[monika_panda]

Hi Alexis,
Have you checked if you can use the grouping key?

Which Support package are you on?
There is an other solution in the standard from 606.

Best regards, Mónika

[aotto]

Hi again Mónika,

The grouping key cannot standardly group 4 or 5 lines, it can only group based on e.g. dates, control areas, document types, etc. (correct me if I'm wrong), so we couldn't use that one.

Could you let me know the solution existing from 606 on?

Thanks again,

Alexis

[monika_panda]

Hi Alexis,
That is the field T042C-MAX_POS.
The fields according to which the payment program groups the documents are defined per grouping key in Customizing (Transaction OBAP). Please check here the possible fields for gruoping.

Best regards, Mónika

[aotto]

Great, thanks!!! I'll check this and will come if this can be used, but this looks very promising!!

[aotto]

I have a feeling it's not possible, although I think it's hard to believe, because of the maximum characters a bank statement can hold sometimes and therefore information would get lost. Any ideas if it's possible somehow?

Thanks again!