Negative posting in EBS

[former_member190954]

Dear Experts,

is it possible to set up posting rules with negative postings in standard EBS customizing? My client requires certain reversals to be posted with negative postings instead of opposite sides.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Ondrej Zatopek

[coleti]

Dear Zatopek,

The negative posting is just used in reversal processes you should have set the Company code and the Document Type to allow the Negative Posting.

Check your posting rule, if the posting type is 9 - Reset & rev. clear you should inform the Cancellation Reason. This is the Reason for Reversal (IMG -> Financial Accounting (New) -> Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable -> Business Transactions -> Adjustment Posting/Reversal -> Define Reasons for Reversal), and if it´s marked as "Generate negative postings" then your EBS will reverse it with negative posting.

I hope this help you.

Best regards,

Gabriel Coleti

[former_member190954]

Hi Gabriel,

thanks for your reply. Both company code and document type enable negative posting. I checked your recommendation but it seems that the SAP needs exact document number of the movement to be reversed: "No document number exists. Clearing cannot be cancelled."

This is not what I need. I will not have the identification of the original movement in the bank statement. I only need certain transactions to be posted with negative postings. Negative posting is not used only for reversal. It can theoretically be used in any postings...

Regards,

Ondrej

[coleti]

Dear Zatopek,

As I understand, Negative Posting is used only for reversal purpose. It does not make sense (in accounting) to have negative posting.

Of course, the reversal document is also posted, but has a different understanding for the accountants when you talk about negative posting.

I think you cannot find this solution in SAP system.

Best regards,

Gabriel Coleti

[former_member190954]

Dear Gabriel,

thanks for your answers anyway. Negative postings have multiple use in accounting, therefore you have this tick-box when posting an FI document:

Yes, it is usually a reversal, but not always. There are certain corrections that may (or even should) be done in this way. But this can be country-specific...In my cases they are reversals but the bank does not provide the link to the original transaction, therefore I cannot use a reversal, only a simple GL posting. I will keep digging .

Regards,

Ondrej

[coleti]

You are welcome.

The bank should provide you some reference, it can be some reference, or something that you can use to search the BELNR document.

If it is country-specific way-of-work, check for some Interpretation algorithm to use on your external transaction, or you can use your own developing an ABAP program code to define the BELNR document to be reversed.

Best regards,

Gabriel Coleti

[former_member190954]

Thank you Gabriel,

I have used FEB00001 to fill the field BSEG-XNEGP with "X". I suppose there is really no standard way to make a posting rule that makes a simple posting to GL with negative posting...

Regards,

Ondrej