SAP ABAP Data Element WKAMET (Chain Liability Method)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_APPL (Software Component) Logistics and Accounting
   ⤷ FI-LOC (Application Component) Localization
     ⤷ ID-FI-NL (Package) Country-specific development Netherlands

Basic Data

Data Element	WKAMET
Short Description	Chain Liability Method

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	WKAMET
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	4
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	4
Value Table	TWKAMET

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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Method
Medium	15	Method
Long	20	Chain Liabil. Method
Heading	20	Chain Liabil. Method

Documentation

Definition

The WKA method is used in the Netherlands for the WKA chain liability posting procedures. The WKA method contains the following information:

• WKA percentage rate for tax amounts, given by the Dutch government, describing the tax rate of wages in case that a posting needs to be done to the locked account of a sub-contractor
• Payment Block Key, used to block payments of sub-contractors whose WKA certificates are invalid.
• Partner Bank Type, used for locked sub-contractor accounts.

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History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20050411
SAP Release Created in	600