How Account Relationship as "is payer of" behave in system?

[watcharaphon]

Hello,

In SAP ByDesign, I would like to ask how system behave on payment/clearing when I config Account Relationship as "is payer of", or if it is for information purpose only.

Best regards,

Toom

[alexandre_colombo · Accepted solution]

Hi Toom,

Let's assume supplier account 'A' and 'B'.

If account 'A' has the relationship "Has the Payee" as 'B' in its master data, this means that supplier 'B' is then responsible for the invoices' payments. In the master data of account 'B' you also see the relatioship "is the payee of " 'A'.

In pratical terms, you create a supplier invoice for account 'A', this invoice becomes an open item in the supplier account monitor of account 'A', however when you choose e.g. Pay Manually By -> Outgoing Check the system fills in the check document with payee as 'B'.

I hope this answers your question.

Regards,
Alexandre.

[watcharaphon · Accepted solution]

Hi Alexandre,

Thank you for your answer.

Please help explain me how system work if I set relationship of A "is a payer of" B in Customer Account. If I create a customer invoice for 'B', I assume from your above answer that open item will be in Customer Account of 'B'. Then, how system work when has incoming payment.

Best regards,

Toom

[alexandre_colombo · Accepted solution]

Hi Toom,

Yes, you are right. If A "is a payer of" B and you create a customer invoice for 'B', this invoice is shown in B's account monitor. At the time you create the e.g. incoming check, the system determines account 'A' for the payer field in the document.

Regards,
Alexandre.

[CESAR_LOPEZ · Accepted solution]

Hello Alexandre,

I see that the current system behavior of SAP ByD is that, even when having A2 as the payer of an invoice posted for account A1, the system shows the receivables under A1. On a business scenario where A2 sends payment with reference to invoices, the expectation is that the system offers the open items on where A2 was assigned as payer, however, SAP ByD doesnt show open items. All the open items are showed on A1 only.

What is the purpose of the payer role in SAP ByD?, is it just a reference?

Has this been assessed before by SAP ByD product management team and the behavior planned to be enhanced in the future?

Thanks in advance!

Cesar Lopez

[jsiseidor · Accepted solution]

alexandre.colombo with one of our customers are facing the same issue as Cesar. The receivables are in an account and we expect that this works in different way and all open items should go to the account who acts as a payer.

If it is not the behaviour, why we have the payer role?

Thanks and regards,

Jordi

[avilleneuve]

Hi Alexandre,

If we look at the open invoices to be paid to supplier 'B', we do not see the supplier invoice created on account 'A' but that "Has the Payee" as 'B'. Is this standard behaviour? Is there any way to correct this?

Regards,

Ashley

[watcharaphon]

Dear Ashley,

In my understanding, open item of supplier invoice for Supplier 'A' is still belong to Supplier 'A'. So, you will not see open invoice of 'A' in Supplier 'B' payable. This relationship setting will be used in Payment step only as system will automatically entry Supplier 'B' as payee.

Regards,

Toom