Hierarchy
SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component⤷
CA-BK (Application Component) Bank⤷
BF (Package) FI Cross-application Objects
Basic Data
| Data Element | DTAWS |
| Short Description | Instruction key for data medium exchange |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | DTAWS | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 2 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 2 | |
| Value Table | T015W |
Further Characteristics
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| Parameter ID | ||
| Default Component name | INSTR_KEY | |
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| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Instr.key |
| Medium | 15 | Instruction key |
| Long | 17 | Instruction key |
| Heading | 2 | IK |
Documentation
Definition
For automatic payment transactions, this field (along with the house bank country and the payment method determined by the payment program) controls which statements are given to the participating banks when carrying out the payment order. This field is used in countries such as Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Finland, and Japan as well as for the internnational SWIFT format, MT100.
Selecting the instruction key
If data medium exchange is used (as well as in special cases when using document-based payment orders) the instruction key must be maintained in the customer/vendor master record, or in the system configuration for data medium exchange data for the house bank. The following holds regarding the instruction key:
- If the instruction key is maintained in the master record, then this instruction key is used.
- If no instruction key exists in the vendor master record, then the default instruction key defined for the house bank is used.
Consequently, it is not necessary to provide all business partners with an instruction key; only the exceptions need to be maintained.
Note 1
If it is necessary to specify an instruction key for a business partner's house bank that differs from the instruction key defined in the master record, this can be done when editing the payment proposal.
Note 2
The instruction key must be entered in the document for one-time accounts.
Note 3
The four instruction key fields belonging to the instruction key can be overridden by entering instruction keys in the document (the "Additional Data" screen in the customer or vendor line).
Supplementary Documentation - DTAWS 0001
Maintenance
The key is used as part of an an argument when reading the information stored for an instruction key (instruction and cost allocation key and payment method for DME, for example). Maintenance is done via Customizing.
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History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 19981111 |
| SAP Release Created in |
