SAP ABAP IMG Activity SIMG_CFMENUFNMCFZCS (Define Flow Types)
Hierarchy
☛ EA-FINSERV (Software Component) SAP Enterprise Extension Financial Services
   ⤷ FS-CML (Application Component) Loans Management
     ⤷ FTLC (Package) Customizing Treasury: Loan management
IMG Activity
ID SIMG_CFMENUFNMCFZCS Define Flow Types  
Transaction Code S_ALR_87004655   IMG Activity: SIMG_CFMENUFNMCFZCS 
Created on 19981222    
Customizing Attributes SIMG_CFMENUFNMCFZCS   Define Flow Types 
Customizing Activity SIMG_CFMENUFNMCFZCS   Define Flow Types 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name SIMG_CFMENUFNMCFZCS    

In this step you define the flow types.

The cash flow and postings are controlled by two indicators, which have to be assigned to each flow type:

  • Flow category:
    The flow category controls position management and the internal program logic.
  • Calculation category:
    The calculation category controls processing in the cash flow.

The flow categories and calculation categories are predefined in the system.

Note:

  • Calculation Category NOOP (No Operation)

    No flow records are generated from conditions that have been assigned a flow type with a calculation category NOOP. You use this setting if conditions are assigned to a contract for information purposes.

  • Calculation Category ' ' (Empty Field)

    If you leave the field Calculation Category empty then only fixed amounts can be allocated to those conditions that have been assigned this type of calculation category. The system does not calculate amounts using financial mathemetics (for example, 5% of the disbursement amounts). Instead, the fixed amounts are caluclated pro rata temporis if necessary.(For example, an annual account management charge is calculated proportionately if the contract is repaid or paid off within half a year.) The pro rata temporis calculation is based on the value date for the flow. The previously used calculation category TF* is no longer to be used.

    If you use calculation category NOOP or leave the field empty, the flows for this flow type can always be reversed with no prerequisite settings, that is, a reversal sequence does not need to be observed.

  • Financial Mathematical Calculation

    To enable flows to be included in the financial mathematical calculation, you need to define the following activity indicators:

    • For loans managed according to the planned principle, you need to enter the indicator '1 Receivables' or '2 Payables' for the required flows.
    • For loans managed according to the actual principle, you need to define the indicators '1 Receivables', '2 Outgoing Payment', '3 Payables', or '4 Incoming Payment' for the required flows.
      • For loans according to the actual principle, the flow categories 'EABS Write-Down', 'SABS Repayment Write-Down', 'VERZ Waiver', or 'SVER Repayment Waiver' are comparable to flows for incoming /outgoing payments. Moreover, the flows for write-downs and waivers must each receive the same calculation category as the corrresponding flows for receivables and payables.
  • Activity Category

SAP supplies flow types for all common transactions. You can use these without making any adjustments.

Note

Before making any changes to flow types, you are advised to print out the current status. To do this, choose Table view -> Print -> Standard list or Variable list.

Flow types are used in a variety of different Customizing tables and so you need to make the corresponding adjustments there too.

Recommendation

SAP recommends that you accept the settings defined in the standard system. In this case, no action is required on your part.

Activities

To define new flow types, carry out the following steps:

  1. Choose New entries. The New Entries: Details of Added Entries screen appears.
  2. Enter a unique key (max. 4 characters) and a short name for the new flow type.

    You now need to enter the settings for the new flow type. These settings are divided into the following main groups:

    • Grouping
    • Effective interest
    • Settings relevant for posting
    • Other
  3. Grouping
    1. Select an appropriate flow category and calculation category using the F4 possible entries function. Make sure that the flow category and calculation category match.
    2. Assign the flow type to a flow type group.
    3. In the Activity ID field, assign an activity ID to the flow type using the F4 possible entries function.
      4. Ensure that the value "04" is entered for all incoming payment flow types.
      Cash Management interprets the activity IDs 01-04 as follows:
      01 = Debit
      04 = Debit
      02 = Credit
      03 = Credit
      When you assign the activity ID, use the Customizing settings delivered with the system as a reference.
    4. Choose an activity category.
    5. Set the Assets/Liab. indicator.
  4. Effective interest:
    1. The +/- sign field controls how the flow is considered for the effective interest calculation (for example, inflows are considered as positive and outflows as negative values).
      2. The direction does not affect the effective interest calculation, but is relevant for the interest scale
    2. The Eff.int.calc. indicator determines whether a flow type is considered in the effective interest calculation. In this case, you must assign a calculation category for the cash flow to the flow.
    3. The Intern.eff.int. indicator determines whether a flow type is used as a basis for the internal effective interest calculation. In this case, you must assign a calculation category for the cash flow to the flow.
    4. The Comp.eff.int. indicator determines whether a flow type is used as a basis for the comparative effective interest calculation. In this case, you must assign a calculation category for the cash flow to the flow.
  5. Posting:
    1. Posting control
      2. This flag controls whether planned records for a flow are to be generated manually or automatically.
    2. Incoming pmnt
      3. Controls whether an incoming payment is to be generated immediately for a debit position (an example of this might be a salary deduction).
    3. Third party pmt
      4. Subdivides flow types into two groups. This flag is only relevant for postings to customer accounts.
    4. IP clearg
      5. This flag is used for updating loan data in the loans subledger. This only affects advance payments, overpayments and prepayments.
      WARNING: You should not set this flag for any other flows, since this would result in a dual update.
    5. Withhold.disb.
      6. Flag for withholding amounts from disbursements.
  6. Other settings:

    The Relev. to CM indictor controls whether flows of this type are transferred to Cash Management. In this case, Cash Management must be set to active.

  7. Payment details:
    • Direction:
      • If no direction is specified for the flow, the payment details for the loan are not transferred (for example, rate gain, accrual/deferral). Otherwise, the system uses the relevant payment details for the direction specified.
    • Payment request permitted:
      • You can use this field to prevent the generation of payment requests for a particular flow type.
    • Individual payment required:
      • You can use this field to make individual payment mandatory for a flow type.

Further notes

Since setting parameters for flow types is complex, you should copy an existing flow type and make the necessary changes to it if you want to create a new flow type. We recommend that you print out the current definitions before you make any changes to the flow types. Also remember that flow types are used in various Customizing tables. If you change flow types, you must change them in all the relevant tables.

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 203   Establish Master Data 
Mandatory / Optional 1   Mandatory activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 1   Critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG SIMG_CFMENUFNMCFZCS 0 HLA0100074 O HLA0100041  
SIMG SIMG_CFMENUFNMCFZCS 1 O I070004705  
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
V_TZB0AD V - View SM30 0000000000  
History
Last changed by/on SAP  19981222 
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