SAP ABAP Data Element INFO_AUSGLEICH_KK (Explanation for Clearing Processing)
Hierarchy
FI-CA (Software Component) FI-CA
   FI-CA (Application Component) Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable
     FKKB (Package) Contract A/R & A/P: Central Objects
Basic Data
Data Element INFO_AUSGLEICH_KK
Short Description Explanation for Clearing Processing  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type CHAR1    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
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Documentation

Select Items

If you have not selecte the command column in your personal settings, you can select the items displayed for further processing. To select individual items, klick on the selection field in the left side of the line. If you want to select several items, you can use the following functions:

@4B@ Select All
@4D@ Delete All Selections
@KG@ Select All Filtered Items (in the case of a filter with several levels, only the items for the last filter level are selected)
@4C@ Select Block (Place the cursor on the first line of the block, select this key, place the cursor on the last line of the block and select the key again.)

Set Items as Active or Inactive

You can set individual items as active or inactive by double-clicking the Gross Amount or Net Amount field.

To set several items as active or inactive simultaneously, first select the required items. Then choose the required function:

@3C@ Activate Items
@8I@ Deactivate Items

If you want to change the clearing amount for an activated item (partial clearing) enter the required clearing amount in the Gross Clearing or Net Clearing column.

Set Cash Discount to Active or Inactive, Change Cash Discount Amount

You can set the cash discount for individual items to active or inactive by double-clicking the Cash Discount or Cash Discount Percent field.

To set cash discount for several items to active or inactive simultaneously, first select the required items. Then select the required function

@3C@CD Activate Cash Discount
@8I@CD Deactivate Cash Discount

If you want to change the amount of the cash discount, enter either the required percentage rate in the Cash Discount Percent field or the required cash discount amount in the Cash Discount field.

Assign Difference Automatically

You can assign a remaining difference amount automatically.

If you want to assign the difference to one open items, double-click the Gross Clearing or Net Clearing field. If the amounts permit, the system adjusts the clearing amount such that the difference is zero.

If you want to distribute the difference to items that are inactive, select the function

@IA@ Distribute Difference

If you have selected some of the inactive items, the system assigns the difference to the selected items automatically. If you have not selected any of the inactive items, the difference can be assigned to any of the inactive items.

A selection that you make before the difference is distributed is retained. If you did not select any items before the distribution, afterwards, those items to which the difference was assigned ar selected. This enables you to set these newly activated items to inactive if you do not want to accept the propsed distribution of the difference amount.

Sort Items

Place the cursor in the column that you want to sort and select one of the following functions:

@3E@ Sort in Ascending Order
@3F@ Sort in Descending Order

Filter/Find Items

To find items with certain characteristics, place the cursor in the relevant characteristic column (for example, due date) and choose the function

@4G@ Filter

On the following screen, enter the value or value interval that you are looking for. With the exception of the amount, percentage, and date fields, you can also search with generic entries.

The system places the items found at the start of the list and they are indicated in the Filter column.

If you want to search further within the items found (for example, first search by due date, second search by business area), select the function

@4G@+ Filter Further

After the search, in the Filter column, you can see which items belong to which filter level. If you sort after filtering, the sorting is for each filter level. If you want to reset the filter, choose the function

@GD@ Reset Filter

Expand or Summarize Items

If the application creating the document support this function, you can display several items from a document summarized (as one item) or not summarized (as several items). You can recognize summarized items by the total character in the Status column.

If you want to change the display for individual items, choose the functions

@3S@ Breakdown Item
@3T@ Summarize Item

Alternatively, to break down the items you can double-click on the total symbol. If you want to change the display for all items, choose

@68@ Expand All
@69@ Compress All

Original Items for Collective Bill, Installment Plan, Bundling

You can recognize collective bills, installment plans, and bundles by special icons in the Status column. You can find out the meaning of the individual icons from the field documentation of the status column.

To display or process the original items for these items, double-click on the relevant icon in the status column or place the cursor in the required line and choose the function

@3A@ Collective Bill/Installment Plan Original Item

Personal Settings

You can define personal settings for displaying open items using the function

@MS@ Change Display

Select Further Items

If you want to include further items in clearing processing, select them with one of the following functions:

@GU@ Select Further Items
@GU@BP Read All Items for Partner
@GU@CA Read All Items for Contract Account

Write Off Statistical Items

You can reduce statistical receivables during clearing processing, that is, they are cleared with no follow-on posting (for example, statistical charges). The prerequisite is that you have the relvant authorizations. You can use the following functions:

@B6@ Write Off Statistical Items
@B4@ No Write-Off of Statistical Items

Bundle Items

You can bundle open items. This means that several open items are represented by one new item for the total amount. This new item is a bundling. From a technical view, a bundling corresponds to a collective bill. However, in bundling, the original item and the bundle document have the same business partner. Bundles are identified by corresponding icons in the status column. You can find out the meaning of the individual icons from the field documentation of the status column.

You can use the following functions in clearing processing:

@KT@ Bundle Items
@KU@ Reset Bundling

Default Amounts in Alternative Currency for Clearing

If open items are to be cleared in a currency different to the one in which they were posted, you can change the values calculated by the system in clearing currency within specified tolerances. In your personal settings, select Translated Amounts Modifiable. You can then overwrite the translated gross amount in the items that were posted in a different currency.

If you want to change the total amount for a group of items, select the items and choose the function

@3H@ Change Translated Amounts

On the subsequent screen, you can specify the required total amount or a translation ratio. The resulting amount is distributed to the items previously selected.

Set and Changes Arrears Surcharge

You can configure your system such that surcharges are levied automatically for late payments. This means that to clear an item, the gross amount plus the surcharge amount is required. Arrears surcharges are determined automatically and displayed in the Surcharge or Cash Discount/Surcharge column. You can reduce the surcharge manually. You can activate or deactivate the surcharges by double-clicking on the surcharge amount.

To reset the surcharge amount to the amount proposed by the system, place the cursor on the required item or select all items and then choose the function

@0I@ Set Standard Surcharge

Save Interim Status of Clearing Processing

For clearing processing that takes a long time, you may want to save interim statuses. These are retained for up to 30 days. You can save several interim statuses for the same business partner. Every time you save an interim status, the system prompts you to specify an ID. To save and retrieve the interim statuses, you can use the following functions:

@49@ Hold Clearing Amounts
@48@ Get Clearing Amounts

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20050223 
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