SAP for Utilities

SAP for Utilities

SAP IS-U 4.72

March 2004

Release Notes

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SAP for Utilities Release Notes

SAPNet Version 4.72, March 2004

This version of the release notes may differ from the version provided with the system.

1 IS-U SAP Utilities 11.1 Efficient Processes in IS-U/CCS 11.2 Changes to Implementation Guide (IMG) for Release 4.72 31.3 New entries in the Utilities Industry menu for Release 4.72 51.4 IS-U-BF Basic Functions 61.4.1 IS-U-BF-PS Portioning and scheduling 61.4.1.1 Billing Class/Division Category (Enhanced) 61.4.1.2 Activate all Meter Reading Units for Portion (Enhanced) 71.4.1.3 Create Schedule Records for an Unlimited Time in Advance (Changed) 71.4.1.4 Amount Transfer in Portion Change 71.5 IS-U-MD Master Data 81.5.1 IS-U-MD-POD Point of delivery 81.5.1.1 Authorization Group for Device Information Record (Enhanced) 81.5.1.2 Customer Enhancement for Device Information Record 81.5.1.3 Customer Enhancement for Point of Delivery (Enhanced) 91.6 IS-U-DM Device Management 91.6.1 Permitted Values for Register Codes 91.6.2 IS-U-DM-DI Device installation 101.6.2.1 Validation During Device Allocation at Register Level (New) 101.6.2.2 IDocs for Rate Maintenance and Device Allocation (New) 101.6.2.3 Inclusion of Meter Reading Data in Bill Correction (New) 101.6.3 IS-U-DM-MR Meter Reading 111.6.3.1 Authorization Check (Enhanced) 111.6.4 IS-U-DM-IS Device Inspection 111.6.4.1 IS-U-DM-IS-SL Sampling Procedure 111.6.4.1.1 Generic Lock for Complilation of Sample Lots 111.7 IS-U-EDM Energy Data Management 121.7.1 Determination of Consumption Factors in Backbilling 121.7.2 Managing Day Value Profiles 131.7.3 Analyses for Point of Delivery and Service Provider (New) 131.7.4 Unit of Measurement in Formula Profiles and RTP Billing (New) 141.7.5 Analysis Program: Points of Delivery for Settlement Document (New) 151.7.6 Archiving Object ISU_EUFASS (New) 151.7.7 Formual Profiles (Enhanced) 171.7.8 Analysis Program: Documents for Point of Delivery (New) 181.7.9 Profile Header (Enhanced) 191.7.10 Profile Value Import (Enhanced) 191.7.11 Context for Profile Allocation Role (New) 201.7.12 Measurement Units (Enhanced) 20

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1.7.13 Profile Roles (Enhanced) 201.7.14 Archiving Object ISU_SETTLB (New) 211.7.15 Business Add-In for Settlement Unit (New) 231.7.16 Wizard for Creating Settlement Parameters (Enhancement) 231.7.17 Day Offset Taken Into Account for Synthetic Profiles (New) 231.8 IS-U-BI Contract Billing 231.8.1 New form of cross-installation billing using installation groups 1.8.2 Selective Rate Transport 251.8.3 IS-U-BI-BD Billing Master Data 251.8.3.1 Implausible Meter Readings for Mass Simulation 251.8.3.2 Authorization Object for Prices 251.8.3.3 IS-U-BI-BD-RS Rate Structure 261.8.3.3.1 Maintain Billing Schemes: Notes for Schema Steps 261.8.3.4 IS-U-BI-BD-DS Discounts/Surcharges 261.8.3.4.1 Authorization Object for Discounts or Surcharges 261.8.4 IS-U-BI-PC Billing Execution 271.8.4.1 Bill Correction 271.8.4.2 Billing Simulation Scenarios 271.8.4.3 Adjustment Reversal in the Deregulated Scenario 271.8.4.4 IS-U-BI-PC-AU Automatic Billing and Simulation 281.8.4.4.1 Price Block Adjustment 281.8.4.4.2 Decimal Places for Meter Reading Results during Proration 281.9 IS-U-IN Invoicing 291.9.1 Changes during a Reversal 291.9.2 Grouping Together Partial Bill Document Line Items 291.9.3 Procedure for Determining Tax Codes 301.9.4 IS-U-IN-PC Invoice Processing 301.9.4.1 Defer Open Items in Invoicing 301.9.4.2 New Customizing Settings for Gross Prices 311.9.4.3 New Functions for the Event: Document Enhancements (R402) 311.9.4.4 New Parallel Processing Object for Bill Reversal 311.9.5 IS-U-IN-BB Budget Billing Plan 321.9.5.1 Extrapolation of Budget Billing Amounts Using Meter Readings or Period Consumption Values 1.9.5.2 Amount Transfer in Portion Change 321.9.5.3 Adjustment of Standing Budget Billing Amount in Event R995 331.9.5.4 New Functions and Enhancements for Budget Billing Plans and Invoicing 331.10 IS-U-CA Contract Accounts Receivable and

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Payable 341.10.1 Account Balance Display 341.10.2 Archiving for Tax Reporting Argentina (Changed) 351.10.3 Archiving 351.10.4 Authorization Objects 361.10.5 BAPIs in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable 371.10.6 Boletos 381.10.7 Business Information Warehouse 391.10.8 Cash Desk 401.10.9 Cash Journal 411.10.10 Closing operations 421.10.11 Submission of Receivables to Collection Agencies 421.10.12 Collective Bills 431.10.13 Company Codes 441.10.14 Generation of Correspondence 461.10.15 Connecting SAP Dispute Management to Contract Accts. Rec. and Payable 471.10.16 Dunning 501.10.17 Enhanced Message Management 511.10.18 New and Modified Events 521.10.19 Conversion of Finnish Bank Statement to MultiCash (Enhanced) 551.10.20 Foreign Currency Valuation 551.10.21 Funds Management 561.10.22 IDoc Interfaces for Communication with External Billing Systems 591.10.23 Modified IMG Activities in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable 601.10.24 New IMG Activities in Contract Accounts Re Payable 611.10.25 Information System 631.10.26 Deferral and Installment Plan 651.10.27 Integration 661.10.28 Interest Calculation 671.10.29 Business Locks 681.10.30 Mass Activities 681.10.31 Master Data 691.10.32 Evaluation of Open Items 701.10.33 Processing Incoming and Outgoing Payments 701.10.34 Payment Transactions 721.10.35 Collections in the Print Workbench 741.10.36 Postings and Documents 741.10.37 Prenotifications 79

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1.10.38 New Reports 801.10.39 Requests 801.10.40 Processing Returns 821.10.41 Connecting the Schedule Manager in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable 1.10.42 Stop Future Payment (Denmark) 841.10.43 Tax Reporting in Contract Accounting (New) 841.10.44 Write-Offs 841.10.45 Generic Withholding Tax Reporting (Enhanced) 851.11 IS-U-CS Customer Service 851.11.1 Waste Disposal-Specific CIC Configuration 851.11.2 IS-U-CS-FO Front Office 851.11.2.1 Enhanced data environment in the CIC customer environment 851.11.2.2 Permanent Hit List 861.11.2.3 Layout Switching for the Customer Interaction Center 871.11.2.4 Changes to the Customer Interaction Center, CIC 881.11.3 IS-U-CS-BT Process Execution 891.11.3.1 IS-U-CS-BT-DR Installation Disconnection/Reconnection 891.11.3.1.1 Accelerated Move-In / Move-Out / Move-In/Out Entry 1.11.3.1.2 BAdI ISU_SERVORD_EDCN 1.12 IS-U-WM Work Management 901.12.1 IS-U-WM-MB Work Management Mobile Business 901.12.1.1 Mobile Asset Management for Utilities 901.13 IS-U-WA Waste Management 911.13.1 IS-U-WA-MD Master Data 911.13.1.1 Archiving for Route and Waste Disposal Order Objects 911.13.1.2 New Functions in Property Maintenance 921.13.1.3 Changed Billing for Charge Assessment 931.13.1.4 Waste Disposal-Specific CIC Configuration 931.13.1.5 Enhancements for the waste disposal order 941.13.1.6 Improvements in Cleaning Object Maintenance 951.13.1.7 Enhancement for Route 961.13.1.8 Integration of SAP Waste and Recycling with Sales and1.13.1.9 Enhancements to Service Frequency 981.13.1.10 Improvements to Container Location Management 991.13.1.11 Waste Disposal Installation Creation 1001.13.2 IS-U-WA-PC Processing 1001.13.2.1 General Cargo Entry at Waste Disposal Installation 100

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1.13.2.2 Create and Process Weighing Procedures 1011.13.3 IS-U-WA-IF Interfaces 1011.13.3.1 Hardware Configuration at Waste Disposal Installation Entrance / Exit 1021.14 IS-U-IDE Intercompany Data Exchange 1021.14.1 Authorization Check for Point of Delivery (New) 1021.14.2 Adjustment Reversal in the Deregulated Scenario 1031.14.3 Data Exchange Processes for Master Data Changes (New) 1031.14.4 Definition and Consistency Check for Deregulation Processes (Enhanced) 1061.14.5 Framework for Outgoing Data Exchange Processes (Enhanced) 1061.14.6 Definition of Check Parameters in Customizing (New) 1081.14.7 Manual Billing in the Deregulated Scenario (New) 1081.14.8 ID Type in Customizing (neu) 1081.14.9 Service Provider (Enhanced) 1091.14.10 Hide Subprocesses (New) 1091.14.11 BAdI for Checking User Input (New) 1101.15 IS-U-TO Tools 1101.15.1 IS-U-TO-ARC Archiving 1101.15.1.1 Archiving for Route and Waste Disposal Order Objects 110

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1 IS-U SAP Utilities

1.1 Efficient Processes in IS-U/CCS

Use

A large number of new developments have been shipped as part of the Increased Efficiency Project inIS-U/CCS. These developments improve the efficiency of frequently used mass dialog processes. New orenhanced functions are now available in the following areas:

Master data:

o You can now use the new Maintain Bank Data transaction (FPP4).

o You can hide fields that you do not require in the Customizing settings for master data objects inIS-U/CCS. In addition to this, you can also define required entry fields or select fields to bedisplayed only.

Meter Reading:

o You can now display the previous meter reading result on the entry screen.

o Premise has been added to the selection criteria in the transaction Monitoring Meter Reading Data(EL31)

o The parameter Premise has been added to method MeterReadingDocument.MeterReadingDisplayfrom object type MTRREADDOC.

o You can now also display a business partner's name in the list of meter reading results or meterreading orders.

Billing:

o You can now use Selective Rate Transport .

o You can also now use the Price Information (ISU_PRICE_INFO) function module to provide yourcustomers with the latest price information, for example in the Customer Interaction Center or awelcome letter.

o You can Correct Bills.

o New simulation forms have been added to the transactions Mass Activity: Billing Simulation(EA39) and Mass Simulation via Installation Intervals (EAMASI).

Invoicing:

o The Express Transaction: Change Budget Billing Amount (EA61EX) optimizes the way youwork with budget billing plans. A number of changes have been made to this transaction

o When you invoice a billing document you can now clear the next or first budget billing plan itemwhen you use the Partial Bill Procedure as the budget billing procedure.

o Several enhancements have been made to the Reversal Functions.

o The billing key date enables you to allocate a single billing key date to a billing document and theresulting print documents. You can group together billing documents that have the same billing key

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date.

o You can now also print existing budget billing plans and payment plans in display mode.

o In bill printout, you can now sort print documents using different criteria, for example, street route.

o There are now two reports that enable you to find contracts that have not been billed for a long timeand also identify contract accounts for which a budget billing plan has not been created for a longtime.

Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable:

o You can now use the Account Balance Display.

o Previously, you could display the name and address of a business partner in the evaluation report:Evaluate Open Items. Now, you can also do this with the following reports:

- Display installment plan history

- Display security deposit

- Display dunning history

Customer service:

o The Accel. Move-In / Move-Out / Move-In/Out (EC70) transaction helps you optimize theprocessing of move-ins, move-outs and move-in/move-outs. This transaction has been enhanced inseveral ways

o The following functions are also available in the transaction Accel. Move-In / Move-Out /Move-In/Out:

- Error Processing

- Monitoring parked documents

o You can now enter interim meter readings in rate maintenance. The meter reading is entered on theday before the installation from-date. Entering interim meter readings is optional, and takes place ina subscreen.

Customer Interaction Center

o General changes

o The business partner search now has a new function. This function means that the search does notuse individual value entries in the corresponding search fields. Instead it uses a general search stringwithin the search parameters of the IS-U Data Finder.

o You can now set up a permanent hit list for the business partner search.Further new functions for the business partner search include:

- A general search string in the IS-U Data Finder search parameters.

- Screen variants in the CIC Framework Customizing.

o The Customer Overview has been enhanced.

See also

For further information on these and other functions that increase efficiency when using our product, readthe Cookbook Incr. Efficiency IS-U/CCS - New Developments. You can download this from the Service

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Market Place under service.sap.com/utilities. Select Product Information -> IS-U/CCS -> General ->Cookbooks&Guidelines.

1.2 Changes to Implementation Guide (IMG) for Release 4.72

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, changes have been made to the structure of the following areas in SAPUtilities.

You must regenerate the project IMGs if you want these changes to be included.

o Master Data

- Under Basic Settings, the functional location Area from the Waste Management componenthas been added to the activity Define Structure Indicator and Category of FunctionalLocations.

o Device Management

- TechnologyThe activity Define Permitted Values for Register Code has been added to the RegisterGroup.

o Energy Data Management

- The activity Define Units of Measurement for Division Category/Profile Value Categoryhas been added to Profile Management. The node Profile Allocation has also been added.The activity Define Roles for Profile Allocation is allocated to this node.

o Contract Billing

- The activity Maintain Bill Correction Control has been added to Billing Execution.

o Invoicing

- The activity Define Tax Determination Procedure for Each Company Code Group hasbeen added to Basic Settings.

- The activities Override Application Form for Bill Simulation and Define Criteria forGrouping Partial Bill Items have been added to Bill Printout.

- The complete Budget Billing Plan section has been restructured.

o Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable

- Basic FunctionsThe activity Define Different Accounts for Consumption Shares from Previous Years(IS-U) has been added to Postings and Documents under Document -> Define AccountAssignments for Automatic Postings -> Automatic G/L Account Determination.

o Customer ServiceThe activities Set Time-Delayed Restart in IS-U Error Monitor and Maintain MessageTable for Time-Delayed Restart in IS-U Error Monitor have been added to Process

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Execution under Move-In/Out -> Fast Data Entry and under the "CRM Integration" node.

o Work Management

- The complete section on Mobile Asset Management for Utilities has been added to WorkManagement.

o Waste Management

- The activities SD Integration and Define Period Control for Selections have been added toBasic Settings.

- The following activities have been added to Master Data:Under Property, the activities Define Number Ranges for Technical Locations for aProperty and Field Selection Control for Property Address Data.Under Service Frequency, the activity Activate Incompleteness Check for ServiceFrequency.Under Billing, the activities Consistency Check for Waste-Disposal-Specific Billing Dataand Define Scheduling for Charge Assessment.

- The activity Define User Status has been added to Processing of Waste Disposal Orders.

- The complete Waste Disposal Installations section has been added to Waste Management.

o Information System

- The Process Statistics section has been added to the Business Information Warehousesection under Settings for Application-Specific DataSources (PI) -> Utilities Industry.

o Intercompany Data ExchangeThe following activities have been added to Bill and Payment Advice Note Processing:

- Define Process Control (Part 2)The name of the existing activity Define Process Control has been changed to DefineProcess Control (Part 1).

- Define ID for Bill and Payment Advice Note Parts

- Define Check Parameters

o Tools

- ArchivingThe functions Activate Info Structure for Prepayment Documents, Activate Archive InfoStructure for Waste Disposal Order and Route have been added to the activity ActivateInfo Structure for Archiving.The activity Define Control Parameters for Archiving has been added to Archiving.

- System ModificationsThe Analyses node and the activity Analysis Function for Deregulation have been added tothe section User-Defined Enhancements for Energy Data Management.The activity Define Field Check has been added to User-Defined Enhancements for IDEunder Change of Supplier -> Message Data.The node Bill and Payment Advice Note Processing has been added. This contains theDefine Identification Systems activity.

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1.3 New entries in the Utilities Industry menu for Release 4.72

Use

The following transactions have been added to the SAP Menu:

o Business Master Data:

- Business Partner:-> Maintain Bank Data (FPP4)-> Enter Registration ID (DK) (FPDKCPR)

o Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable:

- Account:-> Further Information -> Clarification Case for Account Balance (FPDM00)

- Payments:-> Cash Journal -> Cash Journal Evaluation (FPCJR)-> Payment Run -> Enter Registration ID (DK) (FPDKCPR)-> External Payment Banks -> Clarification of Transferred Payments (FPCVS)

- Standing Request:-> Approve Request (FKKORDA)

- Periodic Processing:-> For Contract Accounts -> Boleto -> Mass Run (FB01) -> For Contract Accounts -> Boleto-> Single Generation (FBO1S)-> For Contract Accounts -> Boleto -> Mass Reversal (FBO1C)-> For Contract Accounts -> Reversal of Check Payments (FPCHS)-> For Contract Accounts -> Dunning Notice -> Forward Telephone List (FPVT)-> For Contract Accounts -> Set Processing Locks (FKLOCK2)-> For Contract Accounts -> Delete Processing Locks (FPLKDEL)

-> Forward Postings -> Preparation -> Recreate Totals Records (FPT6) (moved from Tools-> Delete -> Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable -> Totals Records (FPT6))-> Forward Postings -> Execution -> Cash Management Transfer (FPCF)-> Closing Preparation -> Reverse Foreign Currency Preparation (FPW2)-> Correction Postings: The sequence of the Correction Posting and Closing Preparation nodeshas been changed in the menu so that the Closing Postings node is displayed first followed bythe Correction Postings node in the menu.-> Evaluation of Open Items -> Evaluate (Parallel Processing) (FPO4P)-> Extraction for Business Information Warehouse -> Extract Installment Plans (FPIPBW)

- Administration: -> Create Search Index for Archived Payment Lot (FP05ARC)

o Tools

- Administration Mass Processing:-> Schedule Mass Activity (FPSCHEDULER)-> Enhanced Message Management -> Display Clarification List (EMMACL)

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-> Enhanced Message Management -> Clarification List With Shortcut (EMMACLS)-> Enhanced Message Management -> Clarification with Automatic Processes(EMMACAP)-> Enhanced Message Management -> Creation of Clarification Cases in Mass Run(FPEMMACGEN)

- Administration of Customer Portal:-> Customer Messages Worklist (IQS8)-> Create Customer Notifications (FPACTEN)

- Transfer Data to SAP Credit Management:-> Transfer Credit Data (FPCM1)-> Replicate Creditworthiness (FPCM2)

- Data Archiving:-> Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable -> Foreign Currency Valuation (FPAR09)-> Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable -> Clearing History (FPAR10)-> Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable -> Doubtful Entries (FPAR11)-> Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable -> Invoice Creation by Third Party (FPAR12)

- Delete:-> Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable -> Totals Records (After DocumentArchiving) (FPARS1)-> Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable -> Logs of Submission for Collection(FP03DML)-> Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable -> Entries in Dunning Telephone List (FPVT1)

1.4 IS-U-BF Basic Functions

1.4.1 IS-U-BF-PS Portioning and scheduling

1.4.1.1 Billing Class/Division Category (Enhanced)

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can enter any number of billing class and division categorycombinations in the portion and meter reading unit. Previously, you could only enter a maximum of 5combinations. This restriction no longer applies.

Table TE420AS has been created for billing classes and division categories for the portion. This containsthe combinations for each portion.

Table TE422AS has been created for billing classes and division categories for the meter reading unit.This contains the combinations for every meter reading unit.

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An XPRA transfers the data in the system to the new tables. Further user action is not required.

1.4.1.2 Activate all Meter Reading Units for Portion (Enhanced)

Use

You can now activate all meter reading units of a portion using transaction E43E. You can find thistransaction in the Utilities Industry menu under Scheduling -> Environment.

When you change a portion, you no longer have to call and activate each meter reading unit individually.

Once the program Activate all Meter Reading Units of a Portion is complete, the messages aredisplayed in the IS-U log.

Only meter reading units that do not have schedule records are activated. If schedule records do exist fora meter reading unit, you must continue to update these using transaction E41G (Change MeterReading Unit).

See also

For further information, see the program documentation.

1.4.1.3 Create Schedule Records for an Unlimited Time in Advance (Changed)

Use

You can now generate schedule records more than seven years in advance. To do this, you must define acorresponding upper limit for schedule records in the Customizing activity Define Control Parametersfor Scheduling.

The Customizing activity Define Control Parameters for Scheduling contains the fields Warning Limitsfor Schedule Records and Upper Limit for Schedule Records:

o If you execeed the value in the Warning Limit for Schedule Records field when you generate theschedule records, a dialog window appears. You can then decide either to continue using the entriesyou have made, or cancel processing. A value is not set as a default in the warning limit field.

o The value in the Upper Limit for Schedule Records field displays the maximum number of yearsin advance for which you can generate schedule records. This field contains 7 years as a defaultvalue.

Effects on Customizing

SAP Utilities Customizing menu under Basic Functions -> Portioning and Sceduling -> Define ControlParameters for Scheduling.

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Effects on Existing Data

1.4.1.4 Amount Transfer in Portion Change

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can specify in transaction EA65 ( Adjust Budget Billing Plans toChanged Billing Dates) whether a new budget billing plan is created using extrapolation or bytransferring previous amounts. Previously, you could only select extrapolation.


In event R923 (Amount Transfer in Portion Change), you can change the default data that istransferred from the previous budget billing plan. To do this, create your own function module and enterit in Customizing in the Define Customer-Specific Function Modules activity.

You can now use a new indicator in Define Control Parameters to define whether extrapolation is calledduring a cycle change, or whether the data from the previous budget billing plan is used.

See also

For further information about this transaction, see the online documentation Adjustment of BudgetBilling Plans to New Billing Dates .

1.5 IS-U-MD Master Data

1.5.1 IS-U-MD-POD Point of delivery

1.5.1.1 Authorization Group for Device Information Record (Enhanced)

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, device info records have an authorization group (as do the normal PMdevices).

As a result, you can also perform enhanced authorization checks for this object.


You make the necessary settings in Customizing for Plant Maintenance and Customer Service ->Master Data in Plant Maintenance and Customer Data -> Technical Objects -> General Data->Define Authorization Groups.

1.5.1.2 Customer Enhancement for Device Information Record

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, the device info record contains more customer-defined fields.

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You can use Business Add-In (BAdI) ISU_EGERR_CUSTOMER, customer include CI_EGERR, youcan create customer-defined fields and display them on a special subscreen in the device informationrecord.

See also

BADI ISU_EGERR_CUSTOMER

1.5.1.3 Customer Enhancement for Point of Delivery (Enhanced)

Use

As of SAP Utilities 4.72, you can enter further customer-specific fields for the point of delivery.

With business add-in ISU_EDM_POD_CUSTOMER, you can use customer include CI_EUIHEAD tocreate user-defined fields and display them on a special subscreen in the point of delivery.

See also

BADI ISU_EDM_POD_CUSTOMER

1.6 IS-U-DM Device Management

1.6.1 Permitted Values for Register Codes

Use

You can find the Register Code field at register level. Previously you could enter any value in this field.

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can specify in Customizing that only certain values are permittedas register codes (EDIS codes, for example). These settings are dependent on the division category.

In the following transactions, the system checks whether the entered values are permitted based on theCustomizing settings:

o Device Installation

o Device Modification

o Register Group Maintenance

Effects on Data Transfer

A help report uses the existing register codes to enter the permitted values in a Customizing table:REG_TEKENNZIFF_XPRA


You can define the permitted values for register codes in Customizing for SAP Utilities under DeviceManagement -> Technology -> Register Group -> Define Permitted Values for Register Codes.

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1.6.2 IS-U-DM-DI Device installation

1.6.2.1 Validation During Device Allocation at Register Level (New)

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, the following validations are performed at register level during deviceallocation:

o For transformer allocation, only the register belonging to division category Electricity is permitted

o For pressure regulator allocation, only the register belonging to division category Gas, Water,Waste Water, and District Heating is permitted

1.6.2.2 IDocs for Rate Maintenance and Device Allocation (New)

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, the data for releasing IDocs (intermediate documents) during ratemaintenance and device allocation is collected and sent when you save the data.

1.6.2.3 Inclusion of Meter Reading Data in Bill Correction (New)

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can process meter reading data directly in the Bill Correctiontransaction (EABICO). The data is displayed in an ALV grid control.

All meter reading results, including those that lie in the future, are displayed for the billing documentsthat you select.

The following functions are available:

o CREATEYou can now create a control reading or an interim meter reading with or without billing. You canset the default values (Control, Interim) in Customizing. If you need to change the meter readingreason, you can overwrite the entry in the ALV grid control. If you select the incorrect meterreading and choose Create, a corresponding meter reading order is created. If it is a control reading,the incorrect meter reading is automatically estimated as a result of the newly entered value.

o CORRECTIONYou can now correct the meter reading results.

o RELEASEYou can now manually release an implausible meter reading result.

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o ESTIMATEYou can now estimate a meter reading result.

o RESETYou can now reset the data to its original state.


Controling Bill Correction

1.6.3 IS-U-DM-MR Meter Reading

1.6.3.1 Authorization Check (Enhanced)

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, there is a new authorization object (E_MR_DOC2) in meter readingthat also checks the company code. If you use the one-client model for deregulation, you can defineauthorizations that support the processing of supplier and distibutor data.

In addition, the following transactions are new in the authorization check for meter readings:

o Order Creation (EL01)

o Meter Reading Result Estimation (EL30)

o Monitoring of Meter Reading Data (EL31)

Previously, the authorization check was available for the following transactions:

o Single Entry (EL28)

o Fast Entry Without/With Correction (EL20, EL22)

o Correction of Plausible/Implausible Meter Reading Results (EL27, EL29)

o Reversal of Meter Reading Results (EL37)

A BAdI with method EL31_CHECK_SELOPTIONS has also been created. As a result, you can specificthat the Monitoring of Meter Reading Data transaction (EL31) terminates if the amount of data selected istoo large. This prevents unnecessary timeouts, which can occur if you make an error when entering data.

1.6.4 IS-U-DM-IS Device Inspection

1.6.4.1 IS-U-DM-IS-SL Sampling Procedure

1.6.4.1.1 Generic Lock for Complilation of Sample Lots

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As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can choose how to lock the lot device when compiling sample lotsin the Compile Lot - Background Processing transaction (EG8A).

You have the following options:

o Lock devices individuallyEvery device included in the sample lot is locked individually (if possible).If there are a large number of devices in the lot, this method can take a long time and can lead toproblems with the size of the lock table.

o Generic lock of all devices and pieces of equipmentAll devices in the relevant client are locked. If this is not immediately possible, the system waitsbefore trying again. You can choose how many times you want the system to retry setting the lock.The devices are locked very quickly in this method because only one lock is used.

If the lot is small or medium-sized, it makes sense to lock the devices individually.

If the lot is large, you have the option to call the transaction several times in succession thus reducing thenumber of devices in each run. Alternatively, you can use the generic lock method. If you decide to usethis method, it is important to take the following points into account:

o The generic lock of devices and equipment means that you cannot make any changes to devices orpieces of equipment in the relevant client until the device data has been changed. The time involveddepends on the number of devices in the lot and on the performance of the database.

o You can only set the generic lock if no devices are already locked.

o We recommend that you only use the generic lock at times when no other users need to access thesystem.

1.7 IS-U-EDM Energy Data Management

1.7.1 Determination of Consumption Factors in Backbilling

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can determine consumption factors for a (dynamic) backbillingperiod. In order to do this, you have to implement the Time Slices for Consumption Factor BAdI(ISU_BI_USAGE_FACTOR). You must also write a variant that provides you with non-aggregatedconsumption factors. This variant must work analog to variant QUANTI24.

If you enter a backbilling group for a schema step that determines consumption factors, the systemcorrects the consumption factors that were determined in previous documents. However, if you reversethe document created during backbilling, the system reverts back to the status before billing.

You can also make other changes in the internal table of consumption factors created by your variant (orvariant QUANTI24).


Consumption factors created by variant QUANTI24 are normally aggregated from all schema steps foreach operand. If consumption time slices are not located within the billing period, billing terminates with

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an error. If you want to determine consumption factors for (dynamic) backbilling, use the BAdIISU_BI_USAGE_FACTOR to switch off the period checks. Read the BAdI's example coding to do this.

Existing consumption factors are not influenced by the new function. You can only use a reversal torestore previous consumption factors if billing was executed with Release IS-U/CCS 4.72.

Effects on System Administration

Use BAdI ISU_BI_USAGE_FACTOR to implement your own logic. For more information, see thedocumentation on this BAdI.

1.7.2 Managing Day Value Profiles

Use

As of SAP Utilities 4.72, you can manage day value profiles in Energy Data Management.

o Each day has exactly one value

o The value is always entered at the time of the day offset

o A value exists for every day

Restrictions:

o It is not possible to enter multiple values for a day

o It is not possible to enter a value for a time that is different to the day offset in the profile header

o It is not possible to convert the interval length when you open the profile

o In formula calculation, only use formulas that are compatible with day value profiles

o In formula calculation, only use day value profiles that have the same day offset

o If one of the input parameters or output parameters of a formula is a day value profile, all otherinput and output parameters also have to be day value profiles

o In RTP billing, no functions are permitted to split a day (for example, no separation into on-peaktimes (08:00:00-19:59:59) and off-peak times (20:00:00-07:59:59))

o The DataSource (0UC_EDM_01) does not use day value profiles


This does not affect existing data.

See also

Enhancements to Profile Value Import

Enhancements to Formula Profiles

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1.7.3 Analyses for Point of Delivery and Service Provider (New)

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can perform analyses for the following data:

o Service provider

- Data exchange

- Change of supplier

o Point of delivery

- Services and contracts

- Supply scenarios

- Settlement units

- Data exchange

- Change of supplier

You use the Analyses for Point of Delviery and Service Provider program to evaluate existing data. Itdoes not create any new data or change existing data.

You can find the program in the Utilities Industry menu under Intercompany Data Exchange ->Utilities.


The program run time depends on the size of the dataset and on the maximum number of hits for eachselection.

1.7.4 Unit of Measurement in Formula Profiles and RTP Billing (New)

Use

As of SAP Utilities 4.72, you can enter a dimension and a unit of measurement when you create aformula for input and output parameters.

If you enter a dimension, the following checks take place for each dimension when you allocate profilesto a formula profile and when you execute the RTP interface:

o The units of measurement for all input profiles of a profile value category must be the same.

o The units of measurement for all output profiles of a profile value category must be the same.

o The units of measurement for all input profiles of a profile value category must be transferable tothe target unit of measurement - it must have the same dimension.

If you enter a unit of measurement in addition to the dimension, no checks are made for thecorresponding parameters.

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Adapt the formulas for which less stringent unit of measurement checks are to be performed.

If you carry out a thermal gas conversion in Energy Data Management, you must enter a dimension and aunit of measurement for the parameters in the formula. The influencing factors such as temperature,pressure, calorific value, and so on are defined as profiles belonging to profile value category Factor.However, the measurement units are different. The measured quantity has the dimension Volume,whereas the unmeasured quantity has the dimension Energy. As a result, it is not possible to create aformula profile that processes the above mentioned gas factors correctly without the new Dimension andUnit of Measurement fields.


The Dimension and Unit of Measurement fields have been added to the input and output parameters inthe formula definition.

The following rules apply for creating a formula:

o If you enter a dimension for one parameter in a formula, you must also enter a dimension for allinput and output parameters of that formula.

o If you enter a unit of measurement within a dimension for one parameter in the formula definition,you must also enter measurement units for all parameters of that dimension.

See also

The formula GAS01 now exists for the thermal gas conversion in Energy Data Management (addreference to function module ISU_EDM_FORMULA_0019).

1.7.5 Analysis Program: Points of Delivery for Settlement Document (New)

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, an analysis program exists which allows you to display the points ofdelivery for settlement documents. You can find the program in the SAP Menu under Utilities Industry-> Energy Data Management -> Settlement -> Analyses for Settlement -> Points of Delivery forSettlement Document.

1.7.6 Archiving Object ISU_EUFASS (New)

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, when profile allocations and usage factors are archived, the data iswritten to one or more archive files.

You use archiving object ISU_EUFASS to archive data from the following tables:

o ELPASS: Profile allocations for installation

o EUFASS: Usage factors for installation

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o EUFASS_HIST: Usage factors for installation (historical)

Checks

The following conditions must be fulfilled to ensure that only profile allocations and usage factors thatare no longer needed are archived:

o The profile allocations and usage factors must lie within the specified range of the object key andthe reference object type.

o The retention period of the profile allocations and usage factors must have expired.You can define the retention periods for profile allocations and usage factors separately. However,the retention period for the profile allocations must always be longer than that for the usage factors.You define retention periods in Customizing.

In a subsequent analysis process you can define your own checks to determine the achivability ofsettlement documents thus making further restrictions. For more information, see the documentation forBAdI ISU_EDM_EUFASSARCHIV and method ANALYSE_EUFASS.


Once you have executed the deletion report, all profile allocations and usage factors (based on the archivecreated beforehand) are deleted from the database.

Function and report allocation

o Analyze, ArchiveAnalysis of profile allocations and usage factors with regard to possible archiving. Archiving ofrelevant profile allocations and usage factors.

o DisplayReads archives for profile allocations and usage factors and issues parts of data in a list.

o DeleteDeletes profile allocations and usage factors from the databased based on the previously createdarchive.

o ReloadReloads deleted profile allocations and usage factors that you have archived. Only use this functionif it is absolutely necessary.

Display individual profile allocations and usage factors

Using the standard business view for object ISU_EUFASS, it is possible to display archived profileallocations and usage factors individually by means of the archive information system (SAP AS).

The information structure provided by SAP (SAP_ISU_EUFASS) contains the following fields:

o OBJKEYObject key

o OBJTYPEReference object type

o LOGLPRELNO

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Logical number of the load profile allocation

o BISDate until which a time slice is valid

o ARCH_ABFrom-date of the last archiving

o ARCH_BISTo-date of the last archiving

You can display the information structure in transaction ESARJ09.

You can display individual profile allocations and corresponding usage factors from the archive. You dothis using the Display Installation transaction, which you can find in the SAP Menu under UtilitiesIndustry -> Technical Master Data -> Installation -> Display.

The system can only find profile allocations and corresponding usage factors that are included in thearchive index.


You can define time-related conditions for archiving in Customizing.

You can define a minimum retention period in the system for each profile allocation and usage factor.The retention period for profile allocations must always be longer than that for usage factors.

SAP Utilities -> Tools -> Archiving -> Define Retention Period for Archiving Objects

1.7.7 Formual Profiles (Enhanced)

Use

Allocation of Documentation to Formulas in the Formula Definition

Before SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you could call function module-specific documentation in the formuladefinition (Customizing forSAP Utilities under Tools -> System Modifications -> User-DefinedEnhancements for Energy Data Management -> Formulas -> Define Formula).

The formula definition is a characteristic of the formula. You can now create your own documentation forthe formula definition. You can then also call the documentation in the profile header (transactionsEEDM06, EEDM07, EEDM08).

Enhancement to the Where-Used List in the Formula Definition

Before SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you could display a where-used list for formula definitions. Theformer where-used list specified where the formula is used in the RTP interface.

However, since the formula definition is also used for calculating formula profiles, you can now call anadditional where-used list specifying the allocation of formulas in the formala calculation.

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Automatic Creation and Change of Formula Allocations

You can have profile headers created or changed automatically for mass processes (in the backgroundwithout using the Create/Change Profile Header transactions). Before SAP Utilities Release 4.72, thiswas not possible for profiles belonging to the Formula Profile profile category.

The following service function modules are now available, which allow you to have complete formulaallocations created or changed automatically:

o ISU_S_FORMINST_CREATE

o ISU_S_FORMINST_CHANGE

Update of Elementary Profiles During Calculation

Before SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you could not generate a synthetic profile with a formula profile(output profile).

You can now generate an elementary profile in parallel to an output profile (profile copy).

As a prerequisite, you must have entered the profile type for the copy in the relevant formula definition.

All user-defined profile types are offered for selection in the formula definition (Customizing for SAPUtilities under Tools -> System Modifications -> User-Defined Enhancements for Energy DataManagement -> Formulas -> Define Formula). When you select a profile type, the output profiles inthe formula allocation contain two additional fields: Create Profile Copy and Profile Number ofProfile Copy.

If you select the Create Profile Copy field and save the formula allocation, an elementary profile iscreated automatically. The profile header entries are the same as those in the output profile. The newprofile only belongs to a different profile category. The generated profile number is displayed in theProfile Number of Profile Copy field.

When you perform a formula profile calculation, all profiles including the profile value status are copiedto the profile copy. In the profile copy header, the profile number of the source profile is displayed in thenew Source Profile field. You cannot change the profile values or the status of the profile copy. If youdouble click on the profile number on the formula allocation, you can branch to the profile value displayby means of the calendar function.

If values have already been calculated for the formula profile (in this case, the field for the profile copy isselected later on or it has beendeactivated), the profile copy is updated with the calculated values so thatthe formula profile and the profile copy are consistent. This action can take quite a long time.

If there are more than three months worth of values that need updating, you must confirm via a dialogbox whether you want the alignment between the two profiles to take place.

Calculation of Day Value Profiles

You can calculate day value profiles using day offsets (for example, gas day).

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1.7.8 Analysis Program: Documents for Point of Delivery (New)

Use

As SAP Utilities Release 4.72, an analysis program exists which allows you to display documents for thepoint of delivery. You can find the program in the SAP menu under Utilities Industry -> Energy DataManagement -> Settlement -> Analysis for Settlement -> Display Documents for Point ofDelivery.

1.7.9 Profile Header (Enhanced)

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, business add-in ISU_EDM_PROFHEAD allows you to display anumber of additional fields by choosing a new tab page in the profile header.

See also

BADI ISU_EDM_PROFHEAD

1.7.10 Profile Value Import (Enhanced)

Use

Enhancement to the Selection Options when Monitoring Profile Value Import

When you call BAPIs BAPI_ISUPROFILE_IMPORT and BAPI_ISUPROFILE_UPLOAD, you can useparameter UPLOADINFO to include an external reference. As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can usethis external reference for selection purposes in monitoring for profile value import (transaction EDM1).

If the profile value import is based on the point of delivery ID, the PoD ID is also included in the display.As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can use the point of delivery ID for selection purposes inmonitoring for profile value import (transaction EDM1).

Once you have made a selection, you can double click on the point of delivery ID to branch to the pointof delivery display (transaction EEDM11).

Import of Day Value Profiles

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can import day value profiles with a day offset (for example, gasday).

See also

Managing Day Value Profiles

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1.7.11 Context for Profile Allocation Role (New)

Use

As of SAP Utilities 4.72, you can select additional information as context as well as the role for a profileallocation in the profile allocation transaction. In the settlement procedure, the context for a profileallocation is used to uniquely determine the settlement parameter.

The following context categories existed before SAP Utilities 4.72:

o Settlement unit

o Supply grid

o Settlement procedure

Now you can define additional context categories in Customizing.


You can define context categories in Customizing in addition to those predefined by SAP.

Define Context for Profile Allocation

1.7.12 Measurement Units (Enhanced)

Use

Previously, all measurement units were displayed for their corresponding divisions and profile valuecategories.

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can influence the search help for the meter reading measurementunits in the profile header transactions (EEDM06, EEDM07, EEDM08). Also, the relevant measurementunits are displayed as default values based on division and profile value category.

You can define your own values in Cutomizing in addition to the standard entries. To fo this, enter adivision, a profile value category, and a dimension.


You make the necessary settings under Define Measurement Units for Division/Profile Value Category.

1.7.13 Profile Roles (Enhanced)

Use

As of SAP Utilities 4.72, you can specify in Customizing that profiles that belong to a specific role canno longer be changed once they have been billed.

Previously, this restriction was predefined by SAP and was limited to certain profile role categories

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(Reading and Forecasting).


You can find the new field in Customizing for SAP Utilities under Energy Data Management ->Profile Management -> Profile Allocation -> Define Roles for Profile Allocation.

1.7.14 Archiving Object ISU_SETTLB (New)

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, archivable settlement documents are written to one or more archivefiles.

Archiving object ISU_SETTLB is used to archive data from the following tables:

o EEDMSETTLDOC: Settlement document (header)

o EEDMSETTLUF: Usage factors for each settlement run

o EEDMSETTLIN: Load shapes for each settlement run

o EEDMSETTLDOCERR: Settlement document (errors)

o EEDMSETTLDOCLINE: Settlement document (lines)

o EEDMSETTLDOCPARV: Settlement document (persistent value parameters)

o EEDMSETTLDOCRUN: Settlement document (run)

o EEDMSETTLDOCSNDP: Settlement document (sent profiles)

o EEDMSETTLDOCSNDS: Settlement document (sent profiles) status

o EEDMSETTLDOCUNIT: Settlement document (settlement units accounted for)

o EEDMSETTLDOCUPDP: Settlement document (updated profiles)

o EEDMSETTLDOCALER: Settlement document (alerts)

Checks

The following conditions must be fulfilled to ensure that only settlement documents that are no longerneeded are archived:

o The status of the settlement document is Ended, Ended Manually, or Canceled.

o The retention period has exceeded.

You can determine the retention period in Customizing.

In a subsequent analysis process you have the option to define your own checks to determine thearchivability of settlement documents. This allows you to make further restrictions. For more informationsee the documentation for BAdI ISU_EDM_SETTL_ARCHIV and method ANALYSE_SETTLDOCS.

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Once you have executed the deletion report, all settlement documents are deleted from the database basedon the previously created archive.

Function and report allocation

o Analyze, archiveAnalysis of settlement documents with regard to possible archiving. Archiving of relevantsettlement documents.

o DisplayReads settlement document archives and issues parts of the data in a list.

o DeleteDeletes settlement documents from the database based on the previously created archive.

o ReloadReloads deleted settlement documents that you archived. Only use this function if it is absoultelynecessary.

Individual document display

Using the standard business view for object ISU_SETTLB, it is possible to display archived settlementdocuments individually by means of the archive information system (SAP AS).

The information structure provided by SAP (SAP_ISU_SETTLB) contains the following fields:

o SETTLDOCSettlement document

o DATEFROMFrom-date of settlement document

o DATETOTo-date of settlement document

o SETTLPROCESSSettlement procedure

o SETTLDOCSTATUSStatus of settlement document

You can display the information structure in transaction ESARJ09.

You can display individual settlement documents from the archive. You do this using the DisplaySettlement Document transaction, which you can find in the SAP Menu under Utilities Industry ->Energy Data Management -> Settlement -> Settlement Document -> Display.

The system can only find profile allocations and corresponding usage factors that are included in thearchive index.


You can define time-related conditions for archiving in Customizing. You can define a minimumretention period in the system for each settlement document:

SAP Utilities -> Tools -> Archiving -> Define Retention Period for Archiving Objects

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1.7.15 Business Add-In for Settlement Unit (New)

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can display additional fields by means of a new tab page.

See also

BADI ISU_EDM_SETTLUNIT

1.7.16 Wizard for Creating Settlement Parameters (Enhancement)

Use

You can use a wizard to create settlement parameters automatically in the system.

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, the wizard not only uses the parameter name to describe the profile butalso includes the ID of the settlement unit, the grid, or the reference profile for information purposes.

1.7.17 Day Offset Taken Into Account for Synthetic Profiles (New)

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, the day offset specified in the profile header data is taken into accountwhen you generate a synthetic profile.

o Example:Day offset: 06:00:00Generation for 01.01.2004 to 31.01.2004 corresponds to the period from 01.01.2004, 06:00:00 until01.02.2004, 05:59:59.

The day offset is also taken into account when you generate the synthetic consumption (when updatingthe usage factor for example).

o Example:Day offset: 06:00:00Consumption for 01.01.2004 valid for 01.01.2004, 06:00:00 until 02.01.2004, 05:59:59


If you have already defined a day offset for your synthetic profiles in the profile header data, this is nowtaken into account. If you do not want to make any changes to the calculation logic, delete the day offsetin the profile header data.

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1.8 IS-U-BI Contract Billing

1.8.1 New form of cross-installation billing using installation groups

Use

You can group utility installations together to create installation groups. An installation group consists ofa primary installation and one or more secondary installations. In order to create an installation group,you must:

o Enter a grouping type in the historical part of the utility installation that you want to use as theprimary installation.

o Enter an installation role in the historical part of the utility installations that you want to use assecondary installations. Enter the key of the primary installation in the Primary Installation field.

You can view all installations that belong to an installation group in the transaction Display Installation(ES32). To do this, select Display Installation Group from the menu. You can also use the reportISU_INSTGR_DISPLAY for this. If you enter an installation that belongs to an installation group in theinitial screen, the report displays all other installations in this group. The transaction Billing View ofInstallation contains a similar function. If you select the Complete Installation Groups field, the systemdisplays all installations in an installation group. In the transaction Monitoring Meter Reading Data, youcan also select the Installation Group field (in the Installation section) to display all billing orders in aninstallation group.

The most important function of installation groups is that they support a new form of multiple-installationbilling. When primary installations are billed, you can access billing data from secondary installations.When secondary installations are billed, you can also access billing data from primary installations. Youcan define these billing rules in the IMG activity Define Billing Rules for Installation Groups.

You can use this technique, for example, to bill serial switchings:

o Define the utility installation with the primary meter as the primary installation.

o Define utility installations with secondary meters as secondary installations.

o When you bill the primary installation, use the data exchange from the secondary installations to theprimary installation to access consumption values in the secondary installations.

o Use the data exchange from the primary installation to the secondary installations to distributeconsumption value difference (consumption from primary meters minus total consumption fromsecondary meters) among the secondary installations.

This is an alternative way of billing serial switchings. Previously, all secondary meters had to be installedin the secondary installations as well as in the primary installation. If you use installation groups, you nolonger have to install large numbers of meters in the primary installation. In addition to this, you do nothave to read all meters on the same day. This procedure also enables you to distribute consumption valuedifference. However, if you use installation groups, all secondary installations - within certain intervals -have to be billed together with the primary installation.

Important: If you use installation groups, you must create certain indexes for some database tables. Ifyou do not do this, the performance when processing installation groups will be very poor. For moreinformation, see SAP note 706837.

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Existing data is not changed.

1.8.2 Selective Rate Transport

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can use the reports Selective Rate Transport - Download(REA_RTRANS_DOWNLOAD_MUSTER) and Selective Rate Transport - Upload(REA_RTRANS_UPLOAD) to transport selected billing master data in a local file between differentsystems or clients.

Selective rate transport is executed in two steps:

1. Objects to be transported are downloaded from the source system

2. Objects to be transported are uploaded to the target system

You can use the following criteria to select the objects to be transported:

o Rate Category

o Schema

o Rate

o Division

1.8.3 IS-U-BI-BD Billing Master Data

1.8.3.1 Implausible Meter Readings for Mass Simulation

Use

As of SAP Utilities 4.72, you can select the Ignore Implausible Meter Reading Results field. This reducesthe number of installations that cannot be simulated. For further information, see the documentation onthe field.


This field is not selected in existing simulation types. Mass simulation is executed as before.

1.8.3.2 Authorization Object for Prices

Use

A new authorization object for prices is available as of SAP Utilities Release 4.72.

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The previous authorization object for prices (E_PRICE) has now been replaced by the authorizationobject E_PRICE1. In addition to the authorization fields Activity, Division and Billing Class, this objectalso checks the Authorization Group.


Adjust the authorization profiles of all employees responsible for prices so that they correspond to thenew E_PRICE1 authorization object.

Authorization object E_PRICE is no longer used.

1.8.3.3 IS-U-BI-BD-RS Rate Structure

1.8.3.3.1 Maintain Billing Schemes: Notes for Schema Steps

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can edit schema step notes in the following transactions: CreateBilling Schema (EA35) and Change Billing Schema (EA36). You can then display these notes in theDisplay Billing Schema transaction (EA37). The schema step notes are an addition to the existing notesin the schema header data.

You edit schema step notes on the schema step screen. In the line you want to edit, double click on thenew Schema Step Notes column. An icon indicates that a note has been entered for a schema step.

You can display and print the schema step notes and the schema steps together as list. Use the PrintSchema Steps (REASCHEMA) report to do this, or select Print on the schema step screen.


The schema step notes are transported during an individual or complete transport of billing Customizing.

1.8.3.4 IS-U-BI-BD-DS Discounts/Surcharges

1.8.3.4.1 Authorization Object for Discounts or Surcharges

Use

Previously, the authorization for maintaining discounts and surcharges could only be controlled using thetransactions Create/Change/ Display Discount/Surcharge (EA47, EA48, EA49). As of SAP UtilitiesRelease 4.72, you can now use the new Authorization Object for Discounts/Surcharges(E_DISCOUNT). This enables you to assign authorizations from a combination of activity, division andbilling class.


Enhance the authorization profile for all employees responsible for discounts or surcharges.

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1.8.4 IS-U-BI-PC Billing Execution

1.8.4.1 Bill Correction

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can use the Bill Correction function (transaction EABICO) withinthe framework of the increased efficiency project. This function enables you to do the following:

o Display a print document from the optical archive, or, if an optical archive is not available, simulatethe bill printout and display the simulated result

o Reverse a bill or reverse a bill for adjustment

o Correct meter reading results

o Simulate a bill based on new meter reading results

o Display information from the new, simulated bill

o Rebill and invoice using the corrected meter reading results

o Print the corrected bill

o Create a customer contact


You can make the necessary settings in the SAP Utilities Customizing menu under: Contract Billing ->Billing Execution -> Maintain Billing Control.

1.8.4.2 Billing Simulation Scenarios

Use

You can use the transaction Execute Simulation Scenarios (EASIM) to execute different scenarios forbilling simulation.


You can define the simulation scenarios in the Define Simulation Scenarios activity. Before you do this,you must define categories in the Customer-Specific Categories for Simulation Scenarios activity, forexample, the standard SAP categories. The simulation scenario category specifies how simulationscenario is implemented.Simulation scenario categories are implemented using an implementation model based on ABAP OOclasses. You can use this model to implement your own categories of simulation scenarios.

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1.8.4.3 Adjustment Reversal in the Deregulated Scenario

Use

Previously, you could not execute an adjustment reversal (transaction EA21) if you wanted to senddocuments to an invoicing service provider.

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can execute an adjustment reversal and then send the documentsthat are subsequently invoiced to the invoicing service provider.

1.8.4.4 IS-U-BI-PC-AU Automatic Billing and Simulation

1.8.4.4.1 Price Block Adjustment

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can adjust block differences instead of block limits when youmodify price blocks for the billing period. You can use the Customer-Specific Price Block AdjustmentBAdI (ISU_BI_PR_BLOCK_ADJ) to do this. You can call this BAdI in the following variants:QUANTI01, QUANTI11, QUANTI21 COMPUT50, COMPUT51 and DEMAND19.

The new variant Multiply Blocks Dependent on Pricing Quantity by a Factor COMPUT29 enablesyou to use a factor to adjust price blocks. You can control whether block limits or block differences areadjusted.


If you want to adjust block differences during price block adjustment, you must make the appropriatesettings in the ISU_BI_PR_BLOCK_ADJ BAdI. The block difference adjustment is saved as a codeexample. Block limits are adjusted as default.

For more information, see the documentation on this BAdI.

1.8.4.4.2 Decimal Places for Meter Reading Results during Proration

Use

Previously, in the case of meter readings determined for a proration date, you could only transfer thenumber of meter-reading-relevant decimal places from the meter reading group.

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can now determine these meter readings more accurately.

In order to do this, you must maintain the Number of Decimal Places for Proration in a meter readinggroup and allocate this group to the corresponding operand.


In the activity Define Meter Reading Group, maintain the Dec. Place Pror . field. This ensures that, inthe case of proration, the system rounds down to the number of decimal places entered in this field. In

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order for this to take affect, the number of decimal places for proration has to be larger than the numberof decimal places for the register or the decimal places relevant for meter reading.

1.9 IS-U-IN Invoicing

1.9.1 Changes during a Reversal

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, the following changes have been made to the reversal functions:

o The function Automatic Partial Reset now enables you to reverse part of a payment that wascleared by a specific bill. None of the other cleared items are affected by this.

o When you reverse a bill, you always have to enter a posting date that is not located in a closedposting period. You can now automate this process by defining in Customizing whether a billreversal for a closed posting period automatically uses the current system date or not.

o You can now recreate the original invoicing units after a bill has been reversed.

o You can now reverse additional, dependent billing documents during a bill reversal. This enablescompanies in deregulated markets, for example, to execute bill reversals for supply and griddocuments.

o You can now individually determine the posting date of a print document to be reversed. This isuseful, for example, for mass reversal since the posting date can only be specified globally at thestart of the transaction.

o You can now reverse individual bills within a collective bill without having to reverse the completecollective bill. You can also reset or recall budget billing requests for individual bills.


Make the necessary settings in the Customizing menu for SAP Utilities under Invoicing -> Basic Settings-> Define Basic Settings for Invoicing.

1.9.2 Grouping Together Partial Bill Document Line Items

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can group together partial bill document line items. You may wantto do this, for example, if you have split budget billing items into several subtransaction items in order topost them to Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable. Normally, these line items are printed separatelyon a bill depending on the transaction. Now, you can group these lines together for the bill printout.


You can specify which lines are grouped together for every creation reason and every accountdetermination characteristic from invoicing.

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In the partial bill, it makes sense to group the line items from all subtransactions.

In a periodic bill, you can also group lines items together based on their due date. This means that youonly print one line item in the periodic bill and that this line contains the total balance from the partialbill.

In the Field Name (ERDZ) field, define one or more field names that are identical with the field namesof the ERDZ structure. The system then uses this field to group together the partial bill line items on thebill.

For further information about this field, read the F1 help documentation.


Make the required settings in the Define Criteria for Grouping Partial Bill Items activity.

1.9.3 Procedure for Determining Tax Codes

Use

Previously, you could only specify for each client whether the tax code is determined when billing isexecuted or when invoicing is executed. As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can now create additionalcompany code groups and specify procedures for these groups that are different to the procedurespecified in the client settings.


Define the exceptions in the activity Define Tax Determination Procedure For Each Company CodeGroup. Here, you can specify the time and date type of tax code determination for each company codegroup. If you do not enter any data here or do not define the company code of the contract account to bebilled or invoiced, the system uses the tax code determination procedure saved in the client settings.

1.9.4 IS-U-IN-PC Invoice Processing

1.9.4.1 Defer Open Items in Invoicing

Use

As of SAP Utilities 4.72, you can defer the following open items from the contract account duringinvoicing:

o Open items that are included as sub-items in the print document and are part of the final bill amount.

o Remaining open portions of items that have been partially cleared by integrated accountmaintenance in invoicing.

The items are deferred until the due the due date of the bill. The due date of the items and, if necessary,the existing deferral date must not be later than the due date of the bill.

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In the activity Item Selection in Account Maintenance/Define Subitems, select the option Item Selectionfor Bill Printout (Subitems) for Invoicing. In the field PS (Defer Items until Bill Due Date), select theitems you want to defer.

You can also select open items in the event IS-U Invoicing: Subitems (R410).

1.9.4.2 New Customizing Settings for Gross Prices

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can make the following settings for gross prices:

o You can decide whether the different price sections of a gross price are included in the bill or not

o You can specify the maximum difference between the gross price and the price sections

Previously, it was only possible to make these settings by modifying each presort function module.


Make the required settings in the Define Sort Criteria for Bill Printout activity.

1.9.4.3 New Functions for the Event: Document Enhancements (R402)

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can specify whether a new item that has been created in the eventDocument Enhancements (R402) is included in the final bill amount and whether it is included in theprint document at all.

o If you do not want an item to be included in the final bill amount, you must set the indicatorX_NOT_TOTAL_AMNT in the table N_FKKOP when the item is created in event R402.

o If you do not want the item to be printed, set the indicator X_NOT_PRINTREL in this table aswell.

You can use this new function for additional items in the print document as well for a new document.

1.9.4.4 New Parallel Processing Object for Bill Reversal

Use

Previously, the parallel processing object VKONT was used for Bill Reversal (EA33) and Full Reversal(EA34). This object creates intervals for all contract accounts, even if they do not actually contain anyprint documents to be reversed.

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, VKONT has been replaced by the new parallel processing object

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REV_ERDK. This new object creates intervals for contract accounts that have print documents and thathave been selected based on the selection conditions in bill reversal. The object tries to modify theintervals so that the same number of print documents is reversed in all intervals.

The parallel processing object is selected automatically at the start of each transaction.


The previous parallel processing object VKONT is no longer available for bill reversal. This may causean error in the Technical Settings tab page when viewing old reversal runs. If this happens, you cannotchoose another tab page. You then have to call up the transaction again and directly select the desired tabpage.

1.9.5 IS-U-IN-BB Budget Billing Plan

1.9.5.1 Extrapolation of Budget Billing Amounts Using Meter Readings orPeriod Consumption Values

Short Text

Previously, the necessary meter readings and period consumption values had to be saved on yourdatabase if you wanted to extrapolate a budget billing amount.

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, meter readings and period consumption values are taken directly fromthe main memory when a budget billing amount is extrapolated. When you save the extrapolated budgetbilling amount, you can decide whether you want to save the meter readings and period consumptionvalues on your database.


To use this function, you must make the necessary settings in the activity Define Control Parameters forExpress Transaction.

1.9.5.2 Amount Transfer in Portion Change

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can specify in transaction EA65 ( Adjust Budget Billing Plans toChanged Billing Dates) whether a new budget billing plan is created using extrapolation or bytransferring previous amounts. Previously, you could only select extrapolation.


In event R923 (Amount Transfer in Portion Change), you can change the default data that istransferred from the previous budget billing plan. To do this, create your own function module and enterit in Customizing in the Define Customer-Specific Function Modules activity.

You can now use a new indicator in Define Control Parameters to define whether extrapolation is calledduring a cycle change, or whether the data from the previous budget billing plan is used.

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See also

For further information about this transaction, see the online documentation Adjustment of BudgetBilling Plans to New Billing Dates .

1.9.5.3 Adjustment of Standing Budget Billing Amount in Event R995

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can automatically adjust the standing budget billing amount whenyou create a budget billing plan. You can activate, deactivate or change the standing budget billingamount.

The interface of event Change (Standing) Budget Billing Amount (R995) has been enhanced to makethis possible.

In order to activate this function, define your own settings in event R995. This does not affect existingsettings.


To adjust the standing budget billing amount, define your own function module in event R995 or changean existing function module. You can do this in the Define Customer-Specific Function Modules activity

See also

For more general information about event R995 see the documentation on the function module Change(Standing) Budget Billing Amount (ISU_SAMPLE_R995).

1.9.5.4 New Functions and Enhancements for Budget Billing Plans andInvoicing

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can use the following new or enhanced functions to process budgetbilling plans:

o You can now specify whether a budget billing plan can be created if a move-in meter reading resultis missing. To do this, activate the corresponding indicator in the Define Control Parametersactivity.

o Previously, after calling the generic object services, you had to select a budget billing plan in adialog box in order to use the available services. Now, once you have called the generic objectservices, you can use the services directly for the budget billing plan.

o The new fields Text for Item and Item can only be Cleared have been added to the Change BudgetBilling Plan transaction (EA62). You can change these fields for each due date.

o When you print a periodic bill, you can also print the posting date of the requested partial bills. Theposting date can only be used for partial bills that have been created in the future.

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o You can also print a budget billing plan at a later date. You can use this function when you change,display or create a budget billing plan. You can set a default value in the dialog box that is used forselecting the print time. In addition to this, you can also specify whether several changes that havebeen made for a customer are grouped together in one letter. You can make these settings in theactivity Define Control Parameters.

1.10 IS-U-CA Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable

1.10.1 Account Balance Display

Use

Restriction of Item Selection

If you select the button Period for Item Selection (F7) on the initial screen of the account balancedisplay, you can restrict the period that the system uses for selecting the items in the account balance.

Context Menu in the Account Balance

You can call up a context menu by clicking on the right mouse button when the cursor is on an item in theaccount balance. In events 1247 and 1248, you can adjust the functions of the context menu to meet yourrequirements or add to them.

Fields: ClearFI-CA/PrD (OPBEL_KK_RG) and ClearFI-CA/PrD (AUGBL_KK_RG)

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, these fields are now maintained as follows:

If the document item was created as a result of invoicing, the system enters the print document number inthe field ClearFI-CA/PrD. The system also adds the letter F for invoicing at the end of the number. If thedocument item was created by a normal posting document, the system enters the standard number.

The clearing number of a document is entered in the field ClearFI-CA/PrD (AUGBL_KK_RG) in thesame way.

Display documents from a print document

You can now display all documents that belong to a print document in the Display Print Documenttransaction (EA40). This function has been integrated in the account balance display. When you view adocument that belongs to a print document, you can now display all other documents that belong to thisdocument. To do this, place the cursor on the print document and select from the menu Environment ->Additional Functions -> Documents for Print Document. The item list is kept in the background.

Simplified Display of Print Document

The display of a print document in account balance display has been simplified. The system no longerdisplays certain document items. On the selection screen, you can also set the indicator Cum.Bills if youwant to hide further document items.

For further information and examples, see the documentation on SAP for Utilities 4.72 in the SAP HelpPortal on the Internet under http://help.sap.com ZK>-> SAP Industry Solutions -> SAP for Utilities ->

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Define the required function modules for events 1247 and 1248 in the Implementation Guide for ContractAccounts Receivable and Payable under Program Enhancements -> Define Customer-SpecificFunction Modules.

1.10.2 Archiving for Tax Reporting Argentina (Changed)

Use

As of Release 4.72 for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA), the following new archiveinfo structures for archiving objects FKK_GENREP, FKK_GENREV, and FI_MKKGENS are deliveredand must be used for Argentina:

o SAP_FICA_ARREP1

o SAP_FICA_ARREV1

o SAP_FICA_ARRES1

You must use these info structures in conjunction with the following function modules:

o FKK_AR_EVENT_0515

o FKK_AR_EVENT_0520

o FKK_AR_EVENT_0525

The system calls these function modules to include Argentina-specific fields from the tax reporting tablesin the archive info structures above. Only by using these info structures with these function modules doyou ensure that the system correctly connects the Argentine tax reports to the archive.


You need to assign the above function modules to each of the relevant tax events: 0515, 0520, and 0525.You do so in Customizing for Financial Accounting, under Contract Accounts Receivable andPayable -> Basic Functions - > Tax Reports -> Tax Reporting - Argentina -> Basic Settings ->Activate Recording of Tax Data.

1.10.3 Archiving

Use

Document Archiving

In future, the program for archiving documents (RFKKAR10)

checks whether the balance of the document is zero (check DOCUMENT-01).

Two new events are available:

o In event 0501 you can check document headers in blocks.

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o In event 0505, you can carry out installation-specific checks at document level.

If you need data from other tables for the document check in event 0505, you should read this data inadvance in event 0501 in order to avoid adverse effects on performance. In event 0501, you can select allof the data required for the documents transferred and save it to the local memory. This means that youcan carry out all additional checks for event 0505 with no individual database access.

The archiving log of the document archiving device has been change over to the Archive DevelopmentKit (ADK) standard log. You can now no longer display the details of documents that cannot be archivedin the detailed error log. Instead, click on the document number in the detail log to go to the documentdisplay.

The number of archived entries in the individual tables is no longer displayed for the individualdocuments. These totals are now only displayed for all archived documents. However, you can displaythe archive entered before deletion using the Archive File Browser (transaction AS_AFB) and thuscheck the archived structures/content.

Archiving Information about the Foreign Currency Valuation

You can use the new archiving object FI_MKKVAL to archive the data that arises from the foreigncurrency valuation. The prerequisites for the archiving are described in the documentation for reportRFKKAR36.

Archiving Clearing Histories

You can archive clearing histories with the new archiving object FI_MKKPCR. The prerequisites for thearchiving are described in the documentation for report RFKKAR41.

Archiving of Doubtful Entries

You can archive data for doubtful receivables with the new archiving object FI_MKKDRVA. Theprerequisites for the archiving are described in the documentation for report RFKKAR44.

Archiving of Transfer Records for Invoicing by Third Parties

You can use the new archiving object FI_MKKTHI to archive data fo invoicing by third parties (see alsodocumentation for report RFKKTHPAR01).

1.10.4 Authorization Objects

Use

Maintaining Interval Variants

With authorization object F_KKVARI, you can restrict the authorizations for maintaining intervalvariants:

o In the field OBJECT_KK, define the authorization for individual objects, such as GPART andVKONT.

o In the field ACTVT, you can control the authorizations for the following activities:

Activity Description

01 Create variants

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02 Change variants

03 Display intervals

06 Delete variants

07 Generate variants

New Authorization Object F_FKKCJ for the Cash Journal

The authorization object F_FBCJ, which controls the authorizations for the cash journal, has beenreplaced by the authorization object F_FKKCJ.

In the field ACTVT, you can control the authorizations for the following activities:

Activity Description

01 Add or create

02 Change

03 Display

10 Post

33 Read

B5 Display history

If you cannot change over to the authorization object F_FKKCJ in the cash journal quickly, see SAP note667984. This note contains a description of how you can continue to use the old authorization objectF_FBCJ in the FI-CA Cash Desk. Note that you should deactivate this temporary solution as soon aspossible. After Release 4.72, SAP will only support the authorization object F_FKKCJ.

1.10.5 BAPIs in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable

Use

Requests

You can now use new BAPIs for the business object CA_REQUEST to process requests. The followingmethods are supported:

CreateBAPI_REQUEST_CREATE Create request

GetdetailBAPI_REQUEST_GETDETAIL Read request

ChangeBAPI_REQUEST_CHANGE Change request

DeleteBAPI_REQUEST_DELETE Delete request

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EasyCreateBAPI_REQUEST_EASYCREATE Create request with template

AddPeriodsBAPI_REQUEST_ADDPERIODS Add execution periods for request

DeletePeriodsBAPI_REQUEST_DELETEPERIODS Delete execution periods for a request

AddSpecialDatesBAPI_REQUEST_ADDSPECIALDATES Add special dates for request

DelSpecialDatesBAPI_REQUEST_DELSPECIALDATES Delete special dates for a request

AddLineItemsBAPI_REQUEST_ADDLINEITEMS Add request items

DelLineItemsBAPI_REQUEST_DELLINEITEMS Delete request items

Changes to the BAPIs for FI-CA Documents

The parameters ItemRelation and CardData have been added to the BAPI CtrAcDocument.Create,

The parameters DocumentHeader and DocumentHeaderX have been added to the BAPICtrAcDocument.Change

New BAPI for Contract Accounts

From Release 4.72, you can use the new BAPI CtrAcContractAccount.GetOpenItems.

Changes to the BAPI for Contract Accounts

The selection field in the parameter ValueSelektions has been extended.

1.10.6 Boletos

Use

Creating Boletos

To improve the performance of the program for creating Boletos, you can use the payment method torestrict the selection of open items.

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If you also consider statistical documents in Boletos, you can delete or integrate the required statisticaldocuments in event 6303 (see FKK_SAMPLE_6303).

Mass Reversal of Boletos

You can now use a mass reversal transaction (FPO1C) for Boletos created by a mass run (see SAP menu:Periodic Processing -> For Contract Accounts -> Boleto).

You select the run to be reversed using the run date and the run ID for the creation run. After the reversal,you can create new Boletos for the open items in the reversed Boletos. The system automatically recordsthe new run date and run ID for the payments assigned to the banks during the creation of the Boletos.

Creating Boletos Online

In the transaction Create Boleto from Open Items (FBO1S), you can create Boletos online. To do this,select the required open items manually by business partner, contract account, and document number andspecify the bank and account to which the payment is to be made.

This transaction is particularly useful for installment plans. You can select the individual installment planitems by business partner, contract account, payment method, and due date and create one Boleto forthese items.

The system assigns the run date and run ID automatically and saves this data in the header of the Boleto.The payment assigned to the bank is updated in table DFKKBOL_BANKID.


You make the settings for creating Boletos in the Implementation Guide for Contract AccountsReceivable and Payable under Business Transactions -> Payments -> Creation of Incoming andOutgoing Payments -> Boleto.

1.10.7 Business Information Warehouse

Use

Extracting Open Items

During the evaluation of receivables balances in the Business Information Warehouse (BW), you cannow simulate the clearing of credits with the oldest open receivables for a business partner.

The credits are only cleared if the transaction currency of the receivables and the credits to be cleared isthe same.

In event 2506, you can determine which of the following data has to agree for the credits to be cleared:

o Company code

o Business area

o General ledger account

If you do not define the event individually, clearing only takes place if the company code and the generalledger account are the same for the receivable and the credit.

In the simulation, the due date of the credits is fixed to the due date of the receivables cleared. Thismeans that when the items are totaled and sorted, the status is the status that would be reached if the

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credits were cleared with the oldest receivables due. If a credit memo is to be distributed over severalreceivables, the extractor simulates several fictitious items.

The restriction by business partner has been added to the extraction of open items. This means that youcan now restrict the extraction of open items to a subset of business partners before the open itemanalysis. You can use event 2504 to restrict the quantity of business partners selected. The functions ofevent 2505 have also been enhanced to enable you to exclude combinations of business partner, contractaccount, and contract (GPART/VKONT/VTREF) that are not required from the extraction quantity. Thesystem recognizes the runs to be restricted from the naming convention used in the event modules. Thefields LAUFD and LAUFI have been added to the interface of event 2505 for this purpose.

Extracting Installment Plan Data

You can use a new mass activity to extract installment plan data for the evaluation in the BusinessInformation Warehouse (BW). The data can be extracted either with or without consideration ofprevious extractions (delta queue).

As standard, only the most important data for the installment plan headers, installment plan items, andoriginal items is extracted. However, you can extend the extract structures. You can use events 2525 and2530 to read additional data and fill additional fields in the extract structures.

1.10.8 Cash Desk

Use

General Ledger Account Postings In the cash desk (Short Account Assignment)

The function for transferring incoming and outgoing payments in the Cash Desk has been enhanced andyou can now carry out the transfer postings with a tax on sales and purchases part. The field Tax Codehas been added to the area G/L Account Posting on the tab page Specifications for Payment on theinitial screen of the Cash Desk. The following fields have been added to the Customizing activity DefineShort Account Assignments for Transfer Postings in the Cash Desk:

o Tax on Sales and Purchases CodeHere you can define a tax code for each short account assignment key, that is, each G/L accountposting.

o Authorization GroupWith the authorization group you can assign specific authorizations to allow a clerk, for example, touse only certain short account assignment keys. Maintain the authorization via authorization objectF_KK_KUKON.

Barcode Scanner

With Release 4.72, the connection of barcode scanners has been implemented in the cash journal and theCash Desk.

In the Customizing activity Maintain Specifications for Cash Desk/Cash Journal, you can define whetherthe barcode entry field is to be displayed or hidden. If the barcode entry field is available, you display orhide the field dependent on the workplace via the Cash Desk menu Extras -> Barcode Entry ->Display/Hide. In the menu under Extras -> Hold Settings, you can save the settings user-specific.

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entry must be entered on the input screen for the cash desk/cash journal.


You make the system settings in the Implementation Guide for Contract Accounts Receivable andPayable under Business Transactions -> Payments -> Processing Incoming/Outgoing Payments-> Cash Desk/Cash Journal.

1.10.9 Cash Journal

Use

Reversing Withdrawals

In the cash journal menu under Edit, you can use the function Reverse Withdrawal to reversewithdrawal documents. This function does not just reverse the document; it also corrects the cash deskbalance.

Barcode Reader

From Release 4.72, you can connect a barcode reader in the cash journal and the cash desk. InCustomizing, you can define whether the barcode entry field is to be hidden or displayed. If the barcodeentry field is available, you display or hide the field dependent on the workplace via the Cash Desk menuExtras -> Barcode Entry -> Display/Hide, provided the workplace has a barcode reader. In the menuunder Extras -> Hold Settings, you can save the settings user-specific.

The barcode read is interpreted in event 6060. Enter the data required on the input screen for the cashdesk or the cash journal. For more information, see the sample function module FKK_SAMPLE_6060.


Posting Areas 0150 and 0160

The field Payment Type has been added to the posting areas 0150 - Cash Journal: Specifications forPosting Cash Desk Differences - and 0160 - Cash Journal: Bank Clearing, Deposit, andWithdrawal Accounts. You can define a separate cash desk clearing account per payment type:

CS Incoming and outgoing cash payment

CP Credit card payment

CH Incoming check payment

PO Postal order payment

CO Outgoing check payment

The introduction of the new payment type CO for outgoing check payments means that you can nowdefine separate cash desk clearing accounts for incoming and outgoing check payments. Make sure thatyou also enter the cash desk clearing accounts that you enter here in the activity Define Bank ClearingAccounts for Payment Lots and that they are as follows:

Validity for the Corresponding Lot Types

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PymtType PymtLot CheckLot CardLot Online Check

CS X

CP X

CH X

PO X

CO X

Maintain Specifications for Cash Desk/Cash Journal

From Release 4.72, you can make the specifications for the cash desk and the cash journal together in theactivity Maintain Specifications for Cash Desk/Cash Journal.

1.10.10 Closing operations

Use

Summarization Accounts and Summarization Company Codes for Reclassifications

You can now display reclassifications for a group of accounts or company codes - previously, you couldonly display the reclassifications in the balance of one receivables or payables account of a businesspartner within a company code.

Summarization accounts are required for key date-related open items whose receivables and payablesaccounts are displayed in one item in the financial statements (for example, same type of legal transactionfor several utility provider divisions in the case of different receivables accounts per division).

Summarization company codes are required where company codes are in the legal entity that has to createthe financial statements (for example, consolidated financial statements).

See the release information for Foreign Currency Valuation and Evaluation of Open Items.


Summarization Accounts and Summarization Company Codes for Reclassifications

You make the specifications for reclassification by summarization company codes and accounts in theImplementation Guide for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable under Closing Operations ->Reclassifications.

1.10.11 Submission of Receivables to Collection Agencies

Use

The following functions have been added to the submission of receivables to collection agencies:

o Derivation of collection agency responsible

o Deletion of submission logs

Derivation of Collection Agency Responsible

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If you want to release receivables to different collection agencies using rules in your organization, fromRelease 4.72, you can define these derivation rules in Customizing for Contract Accounts Receivable andPayable.

The derivation rules defined in Customizing are evaluated by the derivation tool. The derivation tool isalways called in the function module FKK_COLL_AG_SAMPLE_5060 if items are released forcollection individually in transaction FP03E or in the mass release via transaction FP03M. The derivationtool determines the relevant collection agency in one or more derivation steps from a sequence of sourcefields of the enhanceable structure FKKCOLLAG. The number of derivation steps corresponds to thenumber of derivation rules that you define in Customizing.

Deletion of Submission Logs

You can now delete logs recorded in table DFKKOPCOLL by the mass run for submitting receivables tocollection agencies (FP03M). You can do this with transaction Delete Submission Logs (FP03DML)(see SAP menu: Periodic Processing -> Delete Data).


You define the derivation rules for the responsible collection agency in the Implementation Guide forContract Accounts Receivable and Payable under Business Transactions -> Submission ofReceivables to Collection Agencies -> Define Derivation Rules for Responsible Collection Agency.

1.10.12 Collective Bills

Use

From Release 4.72, you can group documents from different contract accounts in a collective billdocument in order to process them together. You can manage and process all of the individual documentsin a collective bill together via a third account the collective bill account. You can create a joint invoiceand make the payment or in the case of payment arrears, dun all of the items in the collective billtogether.

Collective bills are particularly useful, for example, for billing property and house building companiesthat process receivables from utilities companies for their tenants, and for companies with branch-headoffice relationships.


At master data level, you have to assign the individual contract accounts to a collective bill account. Acollective bill account is a contract account of the contract account category collective bill account. Youhave to define this account in the master record of every contract account whose postings you want togroup in a collective bill. There is no change to the assignment of contract accounts that you link via thecollective bill account to your business partners. To link an account with the collective bill account:

1. In the SAP menu choose Contract Account -> Create or Change.

2. In the field Collective Bill Account in the area Invoice Creation on the tab page General Data,enter the required collective bill account.

Once you have assigned the account to a collective bill account, when you enter posting documents inthis account, each business partner item is automatically linked to a statistical posting document

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(collective bill document) in the collective bill account.


To use collective bills, you have to carry out the following in the Implementation Guide for ContractAccounts Receivable and Payable:

o Under Program Enhancements -> Define Customer-Specific Function Modules, enterFKK_COLL_BILL_CREATE_0063 for event 0063, provided this module is not already integratedin the industry-specific module for event 0063.In the industry components Utilities and Telecommunications, this module is already integrated inthe industry-specific module for event 0063.

o Under Basic Functions -> Contract Accounts -> Number Ranges and Contract AccountCategories -> Configure Contract Account Categories and Assign Number Ranges, enter acontract account category for collective bill accounts.Set the indicator in the column CB (contract account is collective bill account) and assign anumber range to the contract account category.

o Under Basic Functions -> Postings and Documents -> Document -> Maintain DocumentAccount Assignments -> Document Types -> Maintain Document Types and AssignNumber Ranges, create a document type for collective bill documents and assign anumber range to this document type.

o Under Basic Functions -> Postings and Documents -> Document -> Maintain Document AccountAssignments -> Maintain Default for Document Type for Collective Bill, define the document typethat you defined in the previous step as the default for creating collective bill documents.

The main and subtransaction for the collective bill item are determined in event 2222. You can overwriteindustry definitions implemented for this event. This event has already been defined for the industrycomponent Utilities.

1.10.13 Company Codes

Use

Replacement of the Responsible Company Code in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable

Previously, the responsible company code had the following control characteristics in FI-CA:

o It determined the company codes in which you could post to a contract account

o It was the company code in which payment transactions were processed

o It was (regardless of Customizing) the company code in which payments on account were posted

The coupling of these functions heavily restricts the options in some areas and leads, for example, to youhaving to introduce auxiliary company codes to portray the organizational model.

From Release 4.72, the responsible company code is replaced by the following three new entities:

o Company code groupThe company code group includes all company codes that are permitted for posting to a contractaccount. One company code group is assigned to each contract account. Company code groups canoverlap. This means, for example, you can have a group G1 that consists of company codes 0001,

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0002, and 0003, and group G2 that consists of 0001 and 0003.

o Paying company codeExactly one paying company code is always assigned to each company code group. A payingcompany code is responsible for payment transactions. You have to define house banks andpayment methods for paying company codes. Several company code groups can have the samepaying company code. The paying company code does not have to be in the company code groupitself.

o Standard company codeOne standard company code is assigned to every contract account. You use the standard companycode for all postings for which no company code can be determined by other means (for example,for payments on account).

Transition from Responsible Company Code to the New Entities

The conversion of the responsible company codes to company code groups and paying company codestakes place automatically during the first check (contract account or document) where you check thevalidity of a company code group or where the company code group is a prerequisite.

For each responsible company code, the system creates a company code group with the same key. Thecompany codes that were previously assigned to the responsible company code are assigned to thiscompany code group. The responsible company code is assigned as the paying company code for thegroup. This ensures continuity for the existing organizational model.

The name of the responsible company code is taken as the name for the company code group. Since thenew name is language-dependent, it is automatically created in all languages used in the installation. Thelanguages are determined empirically by analyzing the document type texts.

Changes to the Contract Accounts

For new contract accounts, the company code group and standard company code are mandatoryrequirements. For existing contract accounts, you can use conversion report RFKKSTDBK to add thestandard company code. The standard company code receives the value of the former responsiblecompany code. You can convert the contract accounts in stages you do not have to convert them all atonce. The system handles accounts that you have not yet converted as if you had converted them.

Changes to Checks in Contract Accounts

The validity of certain fields was previously coupled to the combination with the country of theresponsible company code. The following changes have occurred in these checks:

o The country from the paying company code of the company code group is used for:

- Payment methods

- Own bank details

o The country of the standard company code is used for:

- Withholding tax codes

- Region

- County code

- Tax exemptions

Restrictions for Company Code Groups

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Using the new event 1010, you can check whether a company code group is permitted in a contractaccount. This enables you to prevent, for example, that cross-country groups (in certain contractaccounts) are used.

Authorization Check

In the authorization object F_KKVK_BUK, the responsible company code was used for the check in themaster data maintenance. The standard company code is now used instead.

Payment Program

You can also specify the paying company code in a business partner item. In this case, this specificationoverrides the paying company code determined via the company code group of the contract account. If apaying company code specified in the line item is in a different country to the paying company codedetermined via the contract account, you also have to specify a payment method in the line item. In thiscase you cannot use the payment methods from the contract accounts since they refer to a differentcountry.

In the parameters for the payment run/debit memo run, you restrict the company codes to be processed.All relevant company code groups and their paying company codes are determined for the companycodes internally. If these are in different countries, the country of the payment run must be assigned via adifferent parameter. In a payment run, you can still only create payments for one country.


You define the company code groups in the Implementation Guide for Contract Accounts Receivable andPayable under Organizational Units -> Define Company Code Groups.

You assign the company codes to the groups under Organizational Units -> Assign Company Codesto Company Code Groups.

1.10.14 Generation of Correspondence

Use

Balance Notification

You can use event 9552 to create balance notifications. In this event you decide whether a balancenotification is to be created.

Requests and Standing Requests

To print requests and standing requests, you can use events 0766: Print Request and 0767: Create RequestPrintout, and correspondence type 0039 Request (see also the release information for Requests).


You define customer-specific function modules in the Implementation Guide for Contract AccountsReceivable and Payable under Program Enhancements -> Define Customer-Specific FunctionModules.

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1.10.15 Connecting SAP Dispute Management to Contract Accts Rec. andPayable

Use

From Release 4.72, you can create and manage complaints (disputes) from your business partners withregard to incorrect invoices and credits or missing invoices and credits as dispute cases in a disputesystem as part of SAP Dispute Management. These dispute cases contain attributes, such as the reasonfor the complaint, the priority, the disputed amount, the clerk responsible for resolution, and contact dataof the business partner. During the processing of the dispute case, you can trigger functions such as thereversal of an invoice, write-offs, and postings of invoice-related credits. From the dispute case you candisplay the follow-on postings for the case. To get an overview, you can display a list with all disputecases for a business partner or document.

Definition of terms used

Dispute System The system in which the dispute cases

are created and managed.

FI-CA System The system in which

Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable runs.

Dispute Case The complaint of the business partner as

object to be managed in

SAP Dispute Management. The dispute case

contains attributes such as the amount, data

about the status of processing and for

categorizing the dispute as well as,

in the record, a list

of related objects to which the

case references (for example, document, invoice

business partner, contract, contract account).

Case Type The following case types are

differentiated:

- FICA: Incorrect invoice, incorrect credit

- FCA2: Missing payment

The case types are differentiated by

their attributes. A dispute case

of the case type Missing Payment describes, forexample,

the case when a customer complains about a dunning

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notice

that was executed despite payment having been made.

The clerk's job is to

find this payment, which may have been incorrectlyassigned,

and potentially reassign it

and then close the case. With

a dispute case of the case type

Incorrect Invoice, the customer has complained

about an incorrect

invoice amount. Here the clerk has

to check the amount

and trigger any adjustment postings,

such as reversals, write-offs, or

credits.

Internal Dispute Type Internal categorization

of a dispute case that each

dispute case must have.

Since the system behaves differently in

different case types,

and each customer can create

installation-specific case types,

an internal categorization

(assignment) is necessary. Thus, the

dispute type A001, for example, is an incorrect

invoice, and dispute type B001 is a

missing payment.

Creating Dispute Cases

Dispute cases are created from the dispute system. However, you can also create dispute cases in theFI-CA system.

In the document display, you can use the function Create Dispute Case to create a dispute case. Adialog box appears, where you can set the default values defined for event 1250. For a sample form ofevent 1250, see sample function module FKK_SAMPLE_1250.

The specification of a business partner is mandatory in each dispute case; the specification of a contractaccount and contract is option and determines the level of detail of the dispute case. The system includesthe document displayed as a disputed document in the case. The data and amounts of the document areused to determine the default values.

Dispute cases are only created at document level, not at line item level. You can create several disputecases for one document.

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You can create a dispute case from the account balance. This enables you to create dispute cases withoutan invoice reference, for example, for cases of the type Missing Payment after Dunning Notice. The samedialog box appears for creating the case. Enter the amount specified by the customer as paid as thedisputed amount; then assign the case to a business partner.

When you create a dispute case, the system proposes contact data of the contact person, such as name ande-mail address from the address data of the business partner; you can overwrite this data.

Displaying Dispute Cases

In the document display, you can use the function Display Dispute Case to display invoice-relateddispute cases. However, this function is only active if such a dispute case exists. If, for example, you haveentered various disputed partial amounts for various reasons, you can simultaneously create severaldispute cases for one document. If there are several dispute cases for one document, the system firstdisplays an overview of all cases, and there you can select the case you want to display. If you create anew dispute case for a document for which a dispute case already exists, the system notifies you of thisbefore sending the dialog for creating a case.

In the account balance you can display an icon on which you can double-click to display a dispute case.To do this, include the field IDISP (placeholder for icon Dispute Case) in a line layout variant for itemswhose document number is included in a dispute case. You also have to set the indicator Field-SensitiveDouble-Click in the settings.

With the function Environment -> Account -> Dispute Case -> Display in the menu of the accountbalance display, you can display a list of all of the dispute cases for the business partner/contract account.

With report RFKKDM00 you can select dispute cases across all business partners and contract accounts.This report provides additional selection options to the master data.

Changing Dispute Cases

When you display a dispute case you can use the function Change to switch the mode and thereforechange a dispute case. However, from the FI-CA system you can only change the disputed amount. Withcase type Incorrect Invoice, you can include additional documents in the dispute case.

With the case type Missing Payment, the payments received since the creation of the dispute case arelisted on the lower part of the screen. The system only adds the payment amounts posted in the disputecase via the payment lot as potential candidates for the missing payment, since you can assume thatpayments posted by the payment program cannot be #missing#. From this list of payments you can createone or more payments, identify them as missed, and assign them to the dispute case. The case can then beclosed in the dispute system.

In the dispute system, an amount field with the total of all potentially suitable payments received sincethe creation of the case is managed before the assignment of the payment found. With the assignment ofthe payment found, the document number of this payment and the identification of the related paymentlot are included in the case. By double-clicking on these objects in the case you can display the paymentdocument or the payment lot item.

With the case type Missing Credit, you can list the credits posted since the creation of the dispute case,identify them and assign them to the case. Only the amounts of the credits that fulfill the followingcriteria are added in the dispute case:

o They are not statistical

o They are not down payments

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o They were not posted by the payment run

o They were not posted with the main/subtransaction defined in posting area 0113 for postingpayments on account

Follow-On Postings for Dispute Case

Follow-on postings for dispute cases are reversals, write-offs, credits (invoice adjustments), and theposting of replacement receivables. In these postings, the corresponding amount fields are updated in therelevant dispute cases automatically. With the exception of the case type Missing Payment, incomingpayments are not automatically logged follow-on postings. For example, in the case of an underpaymentof an invoice, a dispute case is not created automatically for the residual open amount. Dispute cases aregenerally independent of the existence of open items and are not tied to the clearing or partial clearing ofopen items.

You can also post invoice-related credits (invoice adjustments) or replacement receivables withtransaction FPE1 - if, for example, you reverse an incorrect invoice and then post the corrected invoice.To do this, enter the document number to which the adjustment/replacement receivable refers on theinitial screen of the transaction. You can also enter such postings with reference to a dispute case. In thiscase you have to enter the case ID (external identification of the case). The input help shows you thecases for the business partner, and you can select a case.

You can also call up the transactions for reversals and write-offs in the case display of the dispute system.The dispute system calls up the corresponding transaction in the FI-CA system. You can then completethe data and post the document. However, the transactions should only be called up in the display ofdispute cases in the dispute system, since the amounts (for example, amount written off) of the case couldbe changed during the update. Locked dispute cases cannot therefore be updated and you have tosubsequently post the corresponding IDoc in this situation.

Integration in the Payment Run

If an open dispute case exists, you can reduce the amount to be collected from a business partner by thedisputed amount. You can make the logic of the reduction dependent on the status, the priority, thecomplaint reasons, and whether the dispute case is an invoice-related dispute case or a dispute casewithout invoice reference. The reduction therefore makes more sense for the collection of an invoice forwhich there is exactly one invoice-related dispute case than for the collection of the first random item tobe collected where the dispute case has no invoice reference. In order to be able to make these decisionsflexibly, you can define your process logic for event 0610. For a commented example, see the samplemodule FKK_SAMPLE_0610_DISPUTE.


Activating Dispute Management

You have to activate the integration of SAP Dispute-Management with Contract Accounts Receivableand Payable (FI-CA) at company code level in the FI-CA system. To do this, set the activity Dispute inthe activity Set Up Company Codes for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable in the ImplementationGuide for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable under Organizational Units.

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In the dunning history, you can display a text for the business partner. As standard, the text appears withthe name and address of the business partner; with a customer-specific function module defined in event4700, you can adjust this text to meet your requirements.

The dunning activity with the Dunning activity: Dunning notice printout (synchronous)(ISU_DUNNING_PRINT_REMIND_0350) function module is no longer part of the exampleCustomizing settings. Use the dunning notice printout from the correspondence container instead. Ifhowever, you still want to use the ISU_DUNNING_PRINT_REMIND_0350 event, you must alsoincorporate the print parameter in the FPVB dunning activities run:

1. Execute the RAVC0ALS report using transaction SE38.

2. Enter FI-CA_MASS in the P_APPL field and choose Execute.

3. Choose layout 0004.

4. Choose Tab page titles.

5. Make the new entry 2| print parameter and select this entry.

6. Choose Position of groups on the tab pages.

7. Make the new entry 1| S2306.

8. Save this entry.

9. Transport the Customizing request with the view.


Register your function module in the Implementation Guide for Contract Accounts Receivable andPayable under Program Enhancements -> Define Customer-Specific Function Modules for event4700.

1.10.17 Enhanced Message Management

Use

The Enhanced Message Management Analysis (EMMA) has been enhanced so that you can now analyzethe application logs of any jobs in the R/3 system. The transaction code is no longer required to identifythe job logs. Instead, business process areas and business process codes have been introduced.The Customizing has been changed so that you now have to activate EMMA for complete businessprocess areas instead of for individual transaction codes; you can also define the suppression of messagesduring log preparation per business process area.

Business process areas consist of similar business processes, such as billing and invoicing. Businessprocess codes rewrite a specific activity of a business process area regardless of whether this activitywas carried out by a transaction, a report to be started online or in the background, or by a mass activity(for example, reversal of a document in transaction FP08, or mass reversal of documents with transactionFP08M).

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1.10.16 Dunning

Use

Installation-specific transactions are evaluated via the interface IF_EMMA_LOGMSG_PROCESS.

The Customizing for the case category has been revised with regard to user-friendly aspects. For existingcase categories, you have to maintain the assigned business process code, since this has taken over therole of the clarification case type as decisive selection criterion for case generation.

You can now use clarification types for several business area codes; they are no longer coupled to an SAPentity and are used as optional specification for the categorization of case categories.

The role resolution has been integrated in Customizing for clarification case processing.

You can now insert business object attributes into the Customizing for clarification case categorieswithout programming. To do this, connect the objects of the message pool with the new case containervia a data flow definition.

In the Customizing for the clarification case categories, the administrative data of the author and the lastperson to make changes is recorded.

With transaction FPEMMACGEN (see SAP menu: Periodic Processing -> Mass ProcessingAdministration -> Enhanced Message Management Analysis -> Create Clarification Cases), youcan now create clarification cases in a mass run. You can also create clarification cases for individualintervals of a mass activity or for several.


Make the system settings required for Enhanced Message Management Analysis in the ImplementationGuide for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable under Basic Functions.

1.10.18 New and Modified Events

Use

New Events

0063: Include Document in Collective Bill

0086: Industry Grouping Key for Rounding

0104: Clearing: Arrears Surcharges

0113: Clearing: Transaction for Payment on Account

0175: Account Assignment Derivation for Tax Items in PS-CD

0211: Payment Lots: Propose Key for New Lot

0222: Payment Lot: Include Screen for Customer Fields

0232: Payment Lot: Additional Data for Item

0254: Payment Reversal of Locked Checks

0367: Dunning: Leading Contract Account and Company Code

0501: Document Archiving: Check Header

0505: Document Archiving: Check Complete Document

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0580: G/L Account Check for Accounting Rules

0652: Payments: Partner Bank Selection

0671: Payments: Round Payment Amount

0766: Correspondence: Print Request

0767: Correspondence: Create Request

0798: Printing: Output Mode of Attached Payment Media

1010: Contract Account: Check Company Code Group

1054: Business Partner: Determine CCARD_ID for Automatic Creation

1091: Change Payment Card Data: Print Correspondence

1092: Change Payment Card Data: Create Correspondence

1247: Account Balance: Determination of Document Category

1248: Account Balance: Supplement Context Menu

1250: Dispute: Default Values for Creation of Dispute Case

1251: Dispute: Distribute Follow-On Postings to Disputes

1252: Dispute: Define Communication Channel

1253: Dispute: Include Screen for Customer Fields

1254: Dispute: Additional Activities for Manual Changes

1311: Checks for Posting Area 1010

1742: Mass Activity: Set Locks

1743: Mass Activity: Set Locks, Move Parameters

1766: Mass Activity: Evaluation of Open items OP04

1767: Mass Activity: Integration FI/COPA

1840: Mass Activity: Credit Liability Update

1841: Mass Activity: Credit Liability Update, Move Parameters

1842: Mass Activity: SAP Credit Management Score Replication

1843: Mass Activity: SAP Credit Management Parameters, Score Replication

1970: 1099 Reporting: Determine Reporting Flag

1971: 1099 Reporting: Items Relevant for 1099 Reporting

2065: Interest: Set Value Date

2404: Posting via IDoc: Processing of Customer Header Segment

2504: BW: Open Items, Restrict Selection

2506: Open Item BW Extraction: Parameters for Credit Clearing

2805: ICWC Account Balance: Create Info Items

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2806: ICWC Account Balance: Create Item Groupings

2807: ICWC Account Balance: Prepare Items

2821: ICWC Documents: Correspondence Category Independent Data

2822: ICWC Documents: Correspondence Category Dependent Data

3031: Installment Plan: Determine Print Type for Payment Forms

3910: Migration: Document Transfer - Convert Document Data

3920: Migration: Document Transfer - Check Document Data

4030: SD/FICA Integration: Enhanced Transaction Determination

4256: Credits: Create Additional Correspondence

4257: Credits: After Creation of Correspondence

4258: Credits: Check Payment Method (Transfer/Check)

4500: SAP Credit Management: Supplement FI Summary

4501: SAP Credit Management: Filter Open Items

4502: SAP Credit Management: Determine Liability Category

4600: XI: Add FI Summary for SAP Credit Management

4601: XI: Asynchronous Outbound Interface for FI Summary

5125: Transfer of Open Items: Payment on Account

6060: Cash Desk: Barcode Interpretation

6302: Boleto: Determination of Default Instruction Key

6303: Boleto: Assignment of Instruction Key

6306: Boleto: Selection of Statistical Documents

6351: Boleto: Adjust Data Parameters for Account Statements

FKK_EMMA_MASS_CREATE_CASES: Creation of Clarification Cases in Enhanced MessageManagement Analysis (EMMA)

6507: Requests: Supplement Customer Fields for Approval

9050: Print Collection Letter

9051: Create Collection Letter

9052: Analyze Items from Collection Case

9053: Attributes for Collection Case

9510: BAPI: Create Request (ExtensionIn)

9511: BAPI: Create Request (ExtensionOut)

9512: BAPI: Change Request (ExtensionIn)

9513: BAPI: Change Request (ExtensionOut)

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9514: BAPI: Create Execution Period for Request (ExtensionIn)

9516: BAPI: Read Request (ExtensionOut)

9552: Balance Confirmation: Check Balance

9557: Document Extracts: Additional Data Records for Import

9558: Document Extracts: Additional Data Records for Deletion

9570: Set Mass Locks

Deleted Events

Events 0161, 1706, and 1707 are no longer available.


You define installation-specific function modules in the Implementation Guide for Contract AccountsReceivable and Payable under Program Enhancements -> Define Customer-Specific FunctionModules.

1.10.19 Conversion of Finnish Bank Statement to MultiCash (Enhanced)

Use

As of Release 4.72 for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA), the Bank Statement: FinlandReference Payments - Convert to MultiCash report (RFEBFI00) has been enhanced to convert thefollowing types of bank statement files in FI-CA:

o Reference payments

o Direct debits

o Direct invoices

You can also specify further processing of the converted file with the FI-CA MultiCash report,RFKKKA00.

1.10.20 Foreign Currency Valuation

Use

In the foreign currency valuation (transaction FPW1) (see SAP menu: Periodic Processing ->Closing Preparations), you can now save the valuation difference for each open item. This enables youto further process the revaluation of an open item in closing preparations, for example, in the keydate-related open item list and during reclassification of customers with credit balances.

By saving the valuation difference, you can make a more flexible assignment of valuation methods tocompany codes. This means that the foreign currency valuation is compatible with different GAAPs. Thismeans that you can valuate open items differently according to the reporting view (valuation area).

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Each foreign currency valuation that requires correction postings is logged. You can use the newtransaction Log for Foreign Currency Valuation (FPW2), you can get an overview of all foreigncurrency valuations. You can also reverse individual valuation runs in the display if you have theauthorization to run them again later with more current data.


In the Implementation Guide for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable under Closing -> ForeignCurrency Valuation, define:

o Valuation methods

o Valuation areas for each reporting view (for example, HGB, IAS, US GAAP)

o Valuation variantsFor each company code and for each local currency, you can configure the valuation method to beused for a foreign currency valuation, and for which valuation area the valuation is to be carried out.

o The general ledger accounts that the unrealized gains and losses are to be posted toYou can define different accounts dependent on the valuation area.

1.10.21 Funds Management

Use

As of Release 4.72 you can use Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable integrated with componentFunds Management (PSM-FM). Funds Management was only released for industry-specificcomponent Public Sector Contract Account Receivable and Payable until now. As of Release 4.72,Funds Management is released for Utilities Industry, all other industry-specific components can useFunds Management with a pilot project.

Prerequisites for the Integration

In order to be able to maintain data for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable in Funds Management,you must:

o Activate Funds Management in Customizing (see Activate/Deactivate Funds Management)

o Define function module FKK_EVENT_FM_1102 (FM Integration: Account AssignmentDerivation) with event 1102SAP provides this function module as a standard function module. If Funds Management is notactive, the function module will not run.

If you want to use the component Fund Accounting, you must define function moduleFKK_FM_SAMPLE_0032 (Fund Accounting: Supplementing Document Items) with event 0032 .SAP provides this function module as standard function module. If Fund Accounting is not active, thefunction module is not run.

Restrictions

Note that Funds Management does not support the update of all postings for Contract AccountsReceivable and Payable. See SAP note 686383 for a list of restrictions.

Activating FM Account Assignments in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable

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All relevant tables and structures of Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable must be enhanced withthe organizational unit of Funds Management, the FM area FM Area and the following FundsManagement account assignment elements:

o Commitment item

o Funds center

o Fund

o Functional area

o Funded program

Note that you cannot use the account assignment element Grant of component Public SectorManagement at the moment.

The exception to this is the document tables of the business partner and G/L items and their counterpartsfor sample documents. In the interest of performance in systems in which Contract Accounts Receivableand Payable is not used in connection with Funds Management, the FM account assignment fields are notincluded in tables DFKKOP and DFKKOPK. If you want to connect Contract Accounts Receivable andPayable to Funds Management, you must activate Funds Management in the IMG of Contract AccountsReceivable and Payable. On activation, the FM account assignment fields are included in the tablesmentioned automatically. SAP provides corresponding Customer includes for the integration of FMaccount assignment fields. For more information, see the documentation on activity Activate FM TableFields for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable in Customizing.

Fields for FM expenditure and revenue account assignment were also included in the business partneritems in order to improve performance. As such, the document for the FM account assignment mustdisplay zero balance for an invoice. The FM information is available immediately for clearing.

FM Account Assignment Logic for Automatically Generated Docs

To derive FM account assignments in automatically generated documents (for example, charge postings),you must define derivation rules in Customizing. The system can derive the FM account assignmentsassigned automatically from the contract account, main and subtransaction. You can also use thederivation rules to determine default values for entering documents manually and entering requests.

Enhancing Cash Security Deposits

You can also enter an FM account assignment when creating Cash Security Deposits. CommitmentItem, Fund, Funds Center and Functional Area are ready for input on the processing screen. If you donot enter any FM account assignment, the system derives these automatically from the rules defined. Thederivation also takes place automatically with the migration of Cash Security Deposits.

Enhancements for Doubtful Areas and Individual Placings

The posting data is supplied automatically with the FM account assignment for the two businesstransactions. All other FM account assignment data, apart from the commitment item is passed onthrough the original document. The system determines the commitment item based on event 1750MakeDefined Installation-Specific Function Module with Tax Adjustment. This ensures that the FM accountassignment is adjusted accordingly.

Enhancement with Posting of Delayed Revenue

The system copies the FM account assignment automatically from the original document into the delayedrevenue posting. In order to use this function, you must include structure IFKKFMOBJ in table

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Updates in Funds Management

The update of FM document data takes place at the same time as the transfer of total records to ContractAccounts Receivable and Payable into the general ledger (DFI-GL) with program RFKKGL00 (see SAPmenu: Periodic Processing -> Forward Postings -> Execute -> Transfer to General Ledger).

The update of payments and other clearing transactions take place automatically in Contract AccountsReceivable and Payable. The system updates all clearings and clearing reversals as well as invoices andpayments on account online in the totals tables of Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable.

Enhanced Transactions in the Utilities Industry-Specific Component

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, utilities-specific postings in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payableand transactions that trigger these postings can now process Funds Management data and transfer them toFunds Management where they are verified with the general ledger.

The following transactions have been enhanced for SAP Utilities 4.72 so that the Contract AccountsReceivable and Payable in SAP Utilities can be fully integrated with Funds Management:

1. Manual Postings in IS-U-CA (Transaction: Post Document FPE1):

You can now enter commitment item, fund center, fund and functional area as Funds Management (FM)account assignment elements in manual postings. If you do not enter a FM account assignment, thesystem transfers the data automatically based on the allocation in the derivation rule for FundsManagement data (defined in the transaction: Derivation Strategy for FM Object Assignment CustomizingFMDERIVE). This enhancement is implemented in function module ISU_EVENT_1100.

2. Write-off

The Write-Off Items transaction (FP04) has been enhanced so that the FM account assignment can bedetermined for a write-off document. For write -off documents in posting area 1052 (Write-Off:Specifications and Default Values) or 1053 (Mass Write-Off: Specifications and Default Values) selectone of the following three FM account determination options in the field Inherit CO AccountAssignments from Item To Be Written-Off.

o The FM account assignment is determined from the cost element of the expense or sales revenueaccount for the write-off.

o The FM account assignment is inherited from the open item to be posted.

o The FM account assignment is determined from the derivation rule for FM object assignments thatis defined for the posting document.

This enhancement is implemented in function module ISU_EVENT_5030.

3. Invoicing

Invoicing derives the FM account assignment for postings triggered in Contract Accounts Receivable andPayable. This is done at a subtransaction level that refers to billing line items.

If the business partner lines are grouped together before the IS-U-CA document is posted in invoicing,the FM account assignment is also included.


You define the settings for Funds Management in the IMG of Contract Accounts Receivable and Payableunder Integration -> Funds Management (PSM-FM).

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Define FM account Assignment Derivation

You define the FM account assignment derivations in the activity Define FM Account AssignmentDerivation. Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable uses the derivation strategy from FundsManagement by default (see the IMG of Funds Management) Government Master Data -> Allocationsto Account Assignments from Other Components -> Define Account Assignment Derivation).

If you want to use your own derivation strategy in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable, you mustset the indicator Use Derivation Strategy of Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable inmaintenance view TFK_FMDERIVSTRAT . To do this, call the view on this using transaction SM30.However, note that the derivation strategy of Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable is no longersupported.

Fund Accounting

If you want to use Fund Accounting, you must activate the Fund in the IMG of Public SectorManagement under Basic Settings -> Activate Account Assignment Elements. You can also readthe activation status in the IMG of Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable in activity ActivationStatus of Fund Accounting.

When the fund is active the system generates additional clearing lines that ensure that the balance iscleared for each document and company code. Define G/L account for the fund clearing in activityDefine Accounts for Fund Clearing .

1.10.22 IDoc Interfaces for Communication with External Billing Systems

Use

Evaluation of Mass Runs by Enhanced Message Management Analysis

The evaluation of Enhanced Message Management Analysis has been activated for the followingprograms:

o Document Data Transfer (transactions FKK_EBS_TOI_COPA and FKK_EBS_TOI_COPA_E)

o Linking with Archive Data (transactions FKK_EBS_ARC and FKK_EBS_ARC_E)

o Reversal of Documents (transactions FKK_EBS_MRD and FKK_EBS_MRD_E)

Functional Enhancements in the IDOC FKK_EBS_TOI_COPA (Document Data Transfer fromExternal Billing Systems)

To define and process customer- or project-specific document header data, you can now define areplacement segment for the segment E1FKK_EBS_TOI_HEADER in Customizing.

You can use event 2404 to process header

segment data. You can also change the standard processing by defining the standard segmentE1FKK_EBS_TOI_HEADER in Customizing. For example, you can change the field BLART orAWTYP.

In event 2404, you can also create the object relations between documents via the interfaceT_FKKOPREL.

By defining a customer- or project-specific segment you can transfer the additional data contained

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therein, for example, the classification key, to the document header.

The optional field DOC_TYPE (document type) has been added to the segmentE1FKK_EBS_TOI_HEADER. With this segment you can override the document type defined in theinterface Customizing at document level.

Maintaining Object Relations at Item Level

The maintenance of object relations (interface T_FKKOPREL) has been added to event 2413. Thismeans that you can now fill the object relations at document item level from a customer- orproject-specific ITEM additional segment.


In the Implementation Guide for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable under Data Transfer ->Communication with External Billing Systems -> Transfer of Accounting Documents, thefollowing activities have been enhanced:

o Basic Settings for Document TransferYou can now define a customer- or project-specific header data segment.

o Define Translation of External Tax IDYou can now define (optional) a tax on sales and purchases code as well as the condition key foreach external tax code. If you define a tax on sales and purchases code, this is available in events2405 and 2406 for comparison.

1.10.23 Modified IMG Activities in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable

Use

There have been changes to the following system settings with Release 4.72:

Organizational Units

As part of the changeover of the company code concept in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable,you now have to make the settings for the company code in the following activities:

- Set Up Company Codes for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable

- Define Company Code Groups

- Assign Company Codes to Company Code Groups

Basic Functions

o Contract AccountsThe activity Activate Additional Checks for Changes to the Business Partner Master Recordhas been moved from the section Technical Settings to the section Contract Accounts.

o Postings and DocumentsIn the section Define Account Assignments for Automatic Postings, the activity Define COAccount Assignments has been renamed to Define CO Account Assignment Keys.

Here you can also define the required specifications for the Nota Fiscal in Brazil. To do this,

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Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable uses the Customizing of the standard FI.

Business Transactions

o PaymentsThe activity Specifications for the Clarification of Incoming Checks under Basic Functions ->Check Management has been renamed to Define Specifications for the Clarification ofCashed Checks.The activities in the sections Cash Desk and Cash Journal under Business Transactions ->Payments -> Processing of Incoming/Outgoing Payments have been grouped under the sectionCash Desk/Cash Journal.The activity Maintain Responsibilities for Cash Journal Users has been moved from the IMG tothe menu (see SAP menu Payments -> Cash Journal -> Responsibilities).

In the section Creation of Incoming/Outgoing Payments, the activity Define Specifications forResponsible Company Code has been replaced by the activity Define Specifications forPaying Company Code.In the same section, the activity Specifications for Transferring Open Items to the ResponsibleCompany Code is no longer available.

o Submitting Receivables to Collection AgenciesThe activity Define Strategy for Derivation of Collection Agency Responsible has beenrenamed to Define Derivation Rules for Collection Agency Responsible and has beenenhanced.

Technical Settings

The activity Activate Dependency Check for Business Partner Master Data Changes is no longeravailable.

1.10.24 New IMG Activities in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable

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In the Implementation Guide for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable, the following new settingsare available:

Basic Functions

o Contract PartnerThis section and the subsection Changes to Payment Transactions, with the activitiesClient-Specific Settings, Company Code-Specific Settings, Define Processing Variants, andDefine Rules for Follow-Up Actions are new.

o Bank ChainsIn this section you can now Define Scenarios, Define Bank Chains, and Configure BankChains as in the component Financial Accounting (FI).

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o Postings and DocumentsIn the section Automatic G/L Account Determination, you can Define Accounts for Surchargeson Late Payment.

o RequestsFor requests you can Make Settings for Approving Requests.

o Open Item ManagementYou can define Short Account Assignments for Transfer Postings in Account Maintenance.

o Enhanced Message ManagementThe settings for maintaining clarification case categories have been changed over as follows:Specifications for Processing Clarification Cases- Generate Selection Screen for Clarification List- Define Reasons for Reversing Clarification Cases- Specifications for Customer-Defined Business Processes and Messages- Define Customer Business Process Areas for Message Management- Define Customer Business Processes for Message Management- Define Customer Business Processes for Processes from CIC

Business Transactions

o Processing Incoming and Outgoing PaymentsThe Customizing for the cash desk/cash journal has been changed over (see release information).

o BoletoIn this section you can make all of the settings required for processing Boletos in Brazil.

o Write-OffsFor write-offs you can Maintain Alternative Expense and Contract Account.

o TransfersYou can now Define Default Values for Transfer Reasons.

o Doubtful Entries and Individual Value AdjustmentsYou can Define an Age Grid for Value Adjustment Variants.

Integration

o Financial Supply Chain Management

- Biller DirectYou can make the following settings for the integration of SAP Bille Direct:- Define Clearing Account for Overpayments- BAdI: Determination of Bill Details- BAdI: Assignment of Business Partners to User IDs

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- Specifications for the Integration of SAP Dispute Management

- Credit ManagementYou can make the following new system settings as part of the integration of SAP CreditManagement:- Activate Credit Management- Maintain Credit Segments- Assign Open Items to Credit Segments- Define Specifications for Credit Management

- Dispute ManagementFor the integration of SAP Dispute Management you can Make Basic Settings forDispute Management.

o Funds ManagementThe following settings have been provided for the integration of Funds Management in theFI-CA standard:- Activate FM Table Fields for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable- Define FM Account Assignment Derivation- Display Activation Status of Fund Accounting- Define Accounts for Funds Clearing

Closing Operations

o In the Foreign Currency Valuation you can:- Define Valuation Areas- Define Valuation Variants- Define Valuation Area-Specific Accounts for Exchange Rate Differences

o In Reclassifications you can:- Define Summarization Accounts- Define Company Codes for Summarization

Technical Settings

You can Activate Parallel Update in Cash Management.

Program Enhancements

As part of the introduction of the classification key you can activate the prepared enhancements.

1.10.25 Information System

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Preselections of Master Data (Transaction FPSELP)

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When you select by dunning data, you can now consider only open items if required previously allcleared items were selected automatically.

Data Extracts (GDPdU)

From Release 4.72, all developments for the realization of the German Principles of Data Access andVerifiability of Digital Documentation (GDPdU) area available in all releases maintained by SAP. InReleases 4.64, 4.63, and 4.61 however, only the export programs FPDE_EXP, FPDE_AEXP, andFPDE_EXTR are available. All export programs support the SAP format AIS, which can be importedinto IDEA. For the Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable objects, the following export, import, anddeletion transactions are available:

o Document Extracts

- FPDE_EXP

- FPDE_AEXP

- FPDE_IMP

- FPDE_DELYou can also select SD documents for the FI-CA documents and export them.

o Partner Extracts

- FPDEP_EXP

- FPDEP_IMP

- FPDEP_DEL

o Customizing Extracts

- FPDEC_EXP

- FPDEC_IMP

- FPDEC_DELYou can use the transactions FPDE_EXTR (evaluation system) and FPDE (extract overview) for allextract objects.

Evaluating Open Items

Transaction FPO4P provides you with a parallel variant for transaction FPO4. For each interval, thistransaction creates a list and a list with the totals records (similar to transaction FPO1P (Open Items forKey Date Parallel). However, in contrast to transaction FPO4, transaction FPO1P has certain restrictions.Parallelization is therefore only possible if the layout sorting corresponds to the parallelization object.The output is not in ALV format and no additional output in the dataset is possible.

For transaction FPO4, the memory has been optimized. If you do not want to display line items, thereport no longer collects all items in the memory if you have selected an object and a variant (technicalsettings) (see also the documentation for the report).

You can now group the spool requests for individual intervals for the evaluation with transaction FPO1Pand transaction FPO4P.

Transactions FPO1 and FPO1P can now also calculate the evaluation for different currency types andtherefore consider a currency valuation. Transaction FPRECL has therefore also been changed. You cannow also post adjustments to reclassifications for different currency types.

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1.10.26 Deferral and Installment Plan

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Clearing Locks on Installment Plan Items

When you display installment plans, you can now also display the clearing locks as well as the payment,dunning, and interest locks. When you create and change installment plans, you can create and setclearing locks.

Improved Display of Processing Locks

Previously, you could only display the different processing locks (payment, dunning, interest, andclearing locks) in installment plan items via a joint icon (lock), which, when you placed the cursor on it,displayed the type of locks that existed in a quick info. You could only see details, such as the lockreason, by double-clicking on the icon. The display of the installment plan items now also has, in additionto the joint lock icon, a column for each processing lock with the respective lock reason. If there areseveral locks of the same type with different lock reasons, a tilde appears (~). Double-click on one ofthese fields to display the details for the locks.

Easier Maintenance of Processing Locks

Previously, you could only maintain processing locks (payment, dunning, interest, and clearing locks) forinstallment plan items by double-clicking on the field for displaying the lock icon. Then you had to selectthe type of lock. Now you can maintain the lock you have selected directly by double-clicking on one ofthe new table fields. You can also set an unlimited (time) lock by entering a lock reason directly. If thereis only an unlimited (time) lock for a lock type, you remove this from the table field by deleting the lockreason.

Selection by Classification Key

You can also select items for which a new installment plan is to be created by classification key.

Standard Company Code instead of Responsible Company Code

If the system cannot derive a unique company code from the original receivables when you are creatingan installment plan, the system posts the installment plan to the standard company code.

New Display Fields in the Installment Plan History

When you display the installment plan history (SAP menu: Account -> More Information ->Installment Plan History), the contract account, business partner, and address of the business partner aredisplayed for each installment plan.

New Fields in the Header Data of the Installment Plan History

The fields Number of Installments and Distributed Interest and Charges are stored in the header datafor the installment plan history.

Determination of Company Code, Contract, Business Area, and Business Place No Longer inEvent 3000

When you create an installment plan, the company code, contract, business area, and business place aretaken from the original item as standard, as long as these fields have the same value in all original items

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selected. Previously, this check took place in a standard module processed in event 3000. This check nowtakes place in the standard coding before event 3000. The source code of the standard moduleFKK_SAMPLE_3000 has been deleted.

If you do not want to fill these fields in the installment plan, or want to enter other values, you can do thisby defining event 3000 accordingly.

Printing of Payment Forms for Installment Plans - List of Correspondence Created

When you are printing payment forms for installment plans (SAP menu: Periodic Processing -> ForContract Accounts -> Correspondence -> Print Installment Plan Payment Forms), you can use theentry Correspondence in the environment menu to display a list of the correspondence created(installment plan letters and payment forms).

1.10.27 Integration

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Event 4030: Determination of SD/FI-CA Transaction

Before the upgrade from Release 4.6* to Release 4.7*, you have to close all of the reconciliation keys inthe old system and transfer the postings to the General Ledger and Profitability Analysis (CO-PA).

Event 4030 has been introduced to determine the main and subtransaction of an FI-CA document duringthe transfer of an SD billing document. In this event you have access to all of the information in an SDbilling document, which means that a more detailed transaction determination is possible here in contrastto Customizing.

With the new event 4040 you can restrict the selection of contract accounts when you create/change anSD order.

In the SD document flow, FI-CA documents that have already been archived are also displayed now.

Transfer of Totals Records to the General Ledger (Report RFKKGL00)

Errors in the transfer of FI-CA totals records to the general ledger no longer lead to a programtermination. From Release 4.72, report RFKKGL00 continues the transfer with the next company codeand logs the errors in the spool list. There you can check the completeness of the transfer.

Integration of FI-CA with SAP Credit Management

With SAP Credit Management you can manage liabilities and scores for a business partner. The centralCredit Management server manages information from different systems, such as CRM, ContractAccounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA), and Accounts Receivable Accounting (FI-AR), and carriesout operational credit queries. The use of the interface technology of the Exchange Infrastructure meansthat you can also connect external systems to SAP Credit Management.

FI-CA now has an interface for transferring credit information from SAP Credit Management.

The FI-CA document interfaces (report RFKKBIB0, BAPI, IDoc interface) support the transfer of thepartner message ID for SAP Credit Management. This transfer guarantees the synchronization of theliability update over several systems.

In FI-CA there are mass activities for the following activities:

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o Sending the liability for a business partner to SAP Credit Management

o Sending an FI summary to SAP Credit Management

o Replication of the score in SAP Credit Management

FI-CA also supports the liability query for the online credit check in SAP Credit Management.

You can influence the program flow in the following events:

o 4500: Add FI Summary

o 4501: Filter Open Items for Liability Determination

o 4502: Determination of Liability Category

For a description of the integration of industry-specific processes, see the release information for thecorresponding industry components.


You configure SAP Credit Management in the Implementation Guide for Contract AccountsReceivable and Payable under Integration -> Financial Supply Chain Management -> CreditManagement.

o In order for the internal processes of Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (for example,creditworthiness) to derive the data from SAP Credit Management, you have to activate CreditManagement here.

o In the activity Define Specifications for Credit Management, you define the default values, such asthe interest rate for the liability subject to interest and the liability category.

o The credit segments that you enter in the activity Maintain Credit Segments must agree with thoseof SAP Credit Management. There the credit segments are used to split the liability into differentareas (for example, country A and B).

o In the activity Assign Open Items to Credit Segments, you use the parameters Posting Area,Division, Account Determination ID, and Business Area to decide which credit segment an openitem is to be assigned to.

1.10.28 Interest Calculation

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Interest Calculation Rule

There are two new calculation methods for defining interest calculation rules:

o 30/30EYou should only use the method 30/30E for exponential interest calculation. The system calculatesexponential interest on a monthly basis.

o act/actY In the method act/actY, the suffix Y stands for Year. It indicates that the calculation is based on thenumber of days in a calendar year.

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Setting #Interest Calculation To Date

With a function module processed in event 2065 you can change the date for the Interest CalculationTo for clearing items.

For amounts cleared in the account maintenance, as standard the due date of the invoice and clearing dateof both items are used to calculate the interest.

In event 2065 you can use the due date of the invoice amount and the value date of the payment amountto calculate the interest for amounts cleared in the account maintenance.


You define interest calculation rules in the Implementation Guide for Contract Accounts Receivable andPayable under Business Transactions -> Interest Calculation -> Item Interest Calculation ->Define Interest Calculation Rule.

1.10.29 Business Locks

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Setting Processing Locks

With the new transaction FKLOCK2 (Set Processing Locks) in the SAP menu under PeriodicProcessing -> For Contract Accounts, you can create processing locks. From the selection criteriaBusiness Partner, Contract Account, Contract, Company Code, you can set mass locks for acombination of Lock Category, Process, Lock Reason. Locks created in this way contain the data ofthe creating run in the fields DFKKLOCKS-LAUFI and DFKKLOCKS-LAUFD in table DFKKLOCKS.

You have to define event 9570 for the following application-specific locks:

Lock Category Object

21 Insurance policy

22 Partner locks for insurance policy

41 Utility contract

51 Contract object partner account

To delete mass locks, you can use transaction FPLKDEL (Delete Mass Locks Set) in the SAP menuunder Periodic Processing -> For Contract Accounts.

1.10.30 Mass Activities

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Repeated Processing of a Job Interval

If an interval cannot be processed in a payment run, interest run, or interest calculation run for cashsecurity deposits because the data is locked by another processing function, the system can restart the

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processing of this interval automatically and as frequently as required.


You have to enter the maximum number of repetitions in the field Maximum Int. Repetitions in thespecifications for General Control on the tab page Job Control under Technical Settings -> PrepareMass Activities in the Implementation Guide for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable.

1.10.31 Master Data

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Changing the Bank Data of a Business Partner

With the new transaction Maintain Payment Data (FPP4) (see SAP menu: Master Data -> BusinessPartner), you can:

o Create new bank details

o Change existing bank details

o Delete existing bank details

o Create new payment cards

o Change existing payment card details

o Create customer contacts

o Print confirmation letters

This makes changing business partner-related bank data much easier. In the transaction MaintainPayment Data, you can, for example, change the bank details of a customer who changes from being acash payer to a direct debit payer simultaneously in the business partner master record and in dependentobjects, such as the contract account.

You can also control follow-up actions, such as reversing dunning notices, by means of flexible rules.

If you set the indicator Create Bank ID in the client-specific settings in Customizing, in event 1053 youcan determine new bank details ID for the business partner concerned.

If you set the indicator Create Credit Card ID in the client-specific settings in Customizing, in event1054 you can determine a new payment card ID for the business partner concerned.

With a function module processed in event 1083 you can make further changes to the contract accountwhen you save the data. In this event, you can, for example, change the field Posting Control Group inthe contract account if a customer changes from being a cash payer to a direct debit payer.


You make specifications for changing bank data in the Implementation Guide for Contract AccountsReceivable and Payable under Basic Functions -> Contract Partner -> Changes to PaymentTransactions in the following activities:

o Client-Specific Settings

o Company Code-Specific Settings

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o Define Processing Variants

o Define Rules for Follow-Up Actions

o Specifications for Posting Credits in Follow-Up Actions

If you want to send confirmation letters, define the required form for correspondence type 0036 underBasic Functions -> Correspondence -> Define Application Forms for Correspondence.

You define event modules under Program Enhancements -> Define Customer-Specific FunctionModules.

1.10.32 Evaluation of Open Items

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Currency Type and Currency Valuation

When you enter a currency type on the selection screen for the Key Date-Related Open Item List(transaction FPO1), the report replaces the first local currency with a currency with this currency type. Ifyou also enter a valuation variant and a valuation key date, the report does not display the originalamounts of the items; instead, it displays the amounts calculated by the currency valuation for thevaluation key date.

1.10.33 Processing Incoming and Outgoing Payments

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Payment Lot: Archive Connection

From Release 4.72, you can display archived lots and non-archived lots.

When you display documents posted by a payment lot, you can also display the related payment lot itemsif the lot has been archived. This display option requires an additional index table that is created duringarchiving with effect from Release 4.72. For payment lots archived before 4.72, you can recreate theseindex entries using report RFKKPLAR.

Payment Lot: Default Value for New Key

If you want to create a new lot, you can have the system default a suitable key. The prerequisite for thisfunction is that you have registered a suitable module for event 0211.

Payment Lot: Installation-Specific Fields in Items

If additional fields are included in the payment lot item via the customer include CI_FKKZP, you candisplay these on the detail screen and the list screen. To do this you have to provide an include screen.The program name and the number of the include screen are determined in event 0222. For moreinformation see the documentation and the coding examples in the related sample function moduleFKK_SAMPLE_0222.

Payment Lot: Installation-Specific Additional Function

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The detail screen for the payment lot item contains an installation-specific addition function that you candefine to meet your requirements. This function is available under Extras -> XXX, and you can also callit up via a separate pushbutton (optional). In event 0232, the texts for the processing menu and thefunction key (xxx) are determined, along with which function module is to be called when the userexecutes this function. For more information, see the documentation for the function moduleFKK_SAMPLE_0232.

Payment Lot: Clarification

o From Release 4.72, you can have the clarification account determined dependent on the documenttype. Posting area 1040 has been extended accordingly.

o From Release 4.72, clerks can also create notes during clarification.

o If clearing is to be posted online during clarification, the note to payee entered in the payment lotalso appears on the processing screen for the open items (first 80 characters).

o In the search with errors function, you can now also search for business partner with just the name(and optionally the city) in the field Sold-to-Party/Account Holder.

Payment Lot: Changes to Protected Fields

o In check lots, you can use the special function Correct Check Number to correct the check numberfor individual payments in lots that have already been closed or posted. You may need to make acorrection, for example, if, when creating the check deposit list, you discover that check numbershave been entered incorrectly. To carry out this function you need authorization 014 forauthorization object F_KK_SOND. You make the change in the check lot display. On the firstscreen, choose Edit -> Correct Check Numbers. Then call up the detailed display for the checkpayment to be corrected and select Edit -> Correct Check Numbers. The check number field isthen ready for input you can overwrite the number and save.

o In payment lots created automatically, you can change the bank data of the payer and the note topayee during clarification. A correction is necessary, for example, if a data reader has incorrectlyinterpreted a hand-written note to payee. To carry out this function you need authorization 017 forauthorization object F_KK_SOND. To make the fields on the tab pages Payment Data or Note toPayee ready for input, select Edit -> Change Bank Data.

Payment Lot: Transfer with Report RFKKZE00

In the transfer structures BFKKZP and BFKKZS (ZFKKZP/ZFKKZS), the field lengths of the fieldsSELW1, SELW2, and SELW3 have been extended from 30 characters to 35.

If you do not create the files with these record structures with ABAP programs, you may have toadjust the data declarations and the coding in the programs.


Payment Lot: Clarification

You define the clarification account in the Implementation Guide for Contract Accounts Receivable andPayable under Business Transactions -> Payments -> Processing of Incoming/OutgoingPayments -> Define Clarification Account. If you want to use the document type as selection criterion,you first have to select the field Document Type as additional key field via Goto -> Key Selection.

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1.10.34 Payment Transactions

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Payment Program: Restriction to One Payment Card Type

From Release 4.72, you can restrict the payment run to one payment card type. You can then run separatepayment runs for each payment card type, event though the payment method is always the same cardpayment.

For contract accounts with other payment card types, a corresponding message is created in theapplication log and a payment exception is created.

Payment Program: Selection of Partner Bank via New Event

In the new event 0652, you can override the automatic selection of partner banks created by the paymentprogram.

In the standard system, the partner bank is selected as a result of the bank details defined either in thecontract account or the contract (differentiated by incoming payment and outgoing payment). You canoverride this by explicitly specifying bank details in the line item. However, it is not possible, forexample, to select a partner bank dependent on the currency of the items paid if these bank details are notentered in the items to be paid.

Using event 0652, you can now set a different bank details ID dependent on the items to be paid, orprevent payment.

See the documentation for function module FKK_SAMPLE_0652.

Payment Media Creation: Settings for the Note to Payee

The standard options for defining the note to payee have been enhanced for the creation of paymentmedia. In the user-defined specifications, you can now specify the number of items to be prepared onlyonce per payment. This avoids the contents of PAYH and PAYHX being output per item, even thoughthese are the same for all items.

In the definition of the item content (FQP5 -> Note to Payee: Content), the sequence (item number)decides whether the content is prepared per payment or per item. If, for example, you have specified 2information items per payment and 1 information item per item, you have to provide a total of 3 itemswith content. The first two apply per payment, which means that here only the fields from the structuresPAYH and PAYHX are useful. The third item is then repeated for each item. The fields from thestructure PAYP are useful here.

Payment Media Creation: Correspondence Banks

If you use the payment media formats EDIFACT, S.W.I.F.T. (MT 100, 101, 103, 104, 200, and 202),(customer development), from Release 4.72 you can define correspondence banks. This means that youcan specify a bank chain with up to three intermediary banks (correspondence banks) in Customizing forthe transfer from one bank to another. You can define general and recipient-specific bank chains. Youthen specify recipient-specific bank chains in the transactions for creating and changing business partnerdata (FPP1, FPP2) on the tab page Payment Transactions, in the area Bank Chains.

The function module FI_PAYMENT_BANK_CHAIN_SET determines the bank chains during thepayment media creation and places them in the corresponding structures.

If you want to use the function for the payment media formats stated, you have to add the call of the

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function module FI_PAYMENT_BANK_CHAIN_SET to the function modules defined for the events 20and 30, or, for customer-defined developments, the events 21 and 31. The function moduleFI_PAYMENT_BANK_CHAIN_SET contains the data in the corresponding event module as importparameter.

Check Management: New Status for Processing Check Locks

A new check status (Locked) has been introduced with Release 4.72. This means that you can lock acheck and report the lock to the bank, without having to reverse the related payment or issue areplacement check. The check is locked in check management and reported to the bank using transactionFPCHX. After a specific deadline (usually 24 hours) the bank guarantees that this check can no longer becashed. You reverse the related payment document after this deadline by regularly scheduling transactionFPCHS so that the cleared items are open again. By running the payment run again you can create a newcheck if required. If checks are cashed within the deadline, you can define, in the settings for the voidingreason, whether the checks are to be deemed 'cashed' automatically or whether clarification cases are tobe created.

This procedure is interesting for US customers and is known by the name 'Stop Payment'. It is analternative to the previous way of issuing a replacement check. Invalid checks that have not yet left thecompany premises should be voided and reissued as previously. A check lock is not necessary in thesecases.

Check Management: Enhanced Maintenance in Change Mode

If you want to correct the data of a check that was created via a payment run, only a few fields aremodifiable. You cannot even change a status set by accident. From Release 4.72, the button'Administrator has been added in change mode (F6). When you press this button, additional fields areready for input. To carry out this function you need authorization 018 for authorization objectF_KK_SOND.


You make the settings for bank chains in the Implementation Guide for Contract Accounts Receivableand Payable under Basic Functions -> Bank Chains:

o Define Scenario

o Activate Bank Chains

o Set Up General Bank Chains

In the activity Define Scenario, you define for each scenario, whether the bank chain is determined viathe general bank chain search and/or via the partner-specific bank chain search. If both fields are set, thepartner-specific bank chain search has priority over the general bank chain search. Using the fieldsSender Bank, Recipient Bank Country, Recipient Bank, and Currency, you can define a ranking forthe bank chain search for each scenario. SAP delivers four standard scenarios; you can also generate yourown scenarios.

The bank chains that you create in the activity Set Up General Bank Chains are independent of thebank details of a business partner or of the house banks. For a bank chain ID, you can create up to threeintermediary banks. The intermediary banks are linked independently of the recipient and sender banks.

Check Management: Settings for Voiding Reasons

If you want to use the new check status 'Locked, you need a voiding reason or a lock reason, as for

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voiding. Whether a reason is permitted as a lock reason depends on the indicator Lock.

You can also define whether the cashing of a locked or voided check is to be posted automatically orwhether a clarification case (for check encashment) is to be created.

In the field Activity, you can enter a 6 digit code to control additional activities (for example, settinglimited clearing locks) in customer modules. You can evaluate this field directly or use it as a key foryour own customer table.

1.10.35 Collections in the Print Workbench

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Using Collections, you can now group application forms to process them together.

A Collection is an application form of the form type Collection.

In a Collection, you can group both application forms from the same form class, and also applicationforms from different form classes. You can define your own parameters for the technical components of aCollection, for example, a specific printer. You can classify the individual application forms so that theyare issued sequentially or bundled. You can process Collections using transaction EFRM (SAP menu:Print Workbench -> Application Form -> Process), as for application forms.

1.10.36 Postings and Documents

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Postings and Documents: Classification Key as New Characteristic in Document

The new attribute Classification Key has been added to the Contract Accounts Receivable and Payabledocument and the request. The classification key provides a similar function to the reference number, butallows keys with a length of up to 35 characters. The classification key is an enhancement supported inthe system. This means that the attribute is not initially active in the system delivered; you have toactivate it explicitly in your installation.

Functions of the Classification Key

The classification key

o Can be entered in the document header

o Is available as input field in the document display, document change, document reversal, and massreversal, and you can use this field to identify the required document(s)

o Is inherited in the business partner items and can be displayed in the account balance or in theprocessing of open items

o Can be used as selection criterion in the account balance, in the selection of open items (forexample, in the payment lot or in online posting), and for the write-off or creation of an installmentplan

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o Is a possible selection criterion in payment advice notes for incoming payments

Activating the Classification Key

You activate the field Classification Key in Customizing using a report that creates the required fieldsand database indexes. In test mode, the report shows which enhancements would be made.

If the classification key is active and you have posted documents with classification keys, the systemadministrator must update the database statistics for table DFKKKO. This is the only way to make surethat the new indexes are also used.

If you use requests, the same applies for table DFKKORDERPOS.

Deactivating the Classification Key

You can deactivate the classification key but only manually. To do this, you have to remove the fieldOPORD from the CI includes to which it was added. You then have to convert the database tables; thiscan involve a long runtime if there are a lot of data records affected.

SAP therefore recommends that you weigh-up the use of the classification key and then adhere to thisdecision.

Postings and Documents: Negative Postings

From Release 4.72 you can create negative postings in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable. Anegative posting reduces the transaction figures for the account posted to in the general ledger. A debitposting as negative posting therefore does not lead to an increase of the debit transaction figures; it leadsto a reduction of the credit transaction figures. This enables you to show transaction figures for accountsafter an incorrect posting and subsequent correction (for example, invoice posting and reversal) as ifneither the incorrect posting nor the correction had taken place.

Negative postings have been supported in the general ledger (FI-GL) for a long time. You decide whetherto permit negative postings at company code level. The corresponding setting in the company code tableis also effective for Contract Accounts Payable and Receivable.

In addition, in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable, the document type decides whether a postingis to be posted negatively. You can designate a document type such that negative postings are alwayscreated, or such that negative postings are only created for corrections in the same fiscal year. For moreinformation about the setting for the document type, see the Customizing for the document types and thefield documentation for the field Negative Posting.

A description of negative postings for the most important business transaction follows:

Reversal

For a reversal, the document type used decides:

o Whether a negative posting is never permitted

o Whether a negative posting is always permitted

o That a negative posting is created if the posting and reversal are in the same fiscal year

A special feature is that the items in the reversal document for which the account to be posted to has been

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swapped in comparison to the original document are not posted negatively This can be the case foraperiodic reversals (swap of P&L accounts) or for posting incoming payments where the reversal is usedto post back to the clarification account.

Resetting Clearing

After resetting clearing, all accounts should appear as if the clearing had not taken place. This means thatthe inverse posting of cash discount, small differences, exchange rate differences, and taxes that wereposted due to the clearing are to be posted negatively. The display in the receivables accounts is retained.

Example

You reset clearing for a payment received. After the clearing reset, the payment with clearing of openitems becomes a type of payment on account again, which means that the credit from the payment is anopen item in the receivables account. From the view of the account balance in the receivables account, itis irrelevant whether there was a payment on account or whether items were cleared.

Returns

Returns should be treated like reversals. The first item in a returns clearing account is, however, neverposted negatively; the same applies to returns charges.

Individual Identification of Individual Posting Items

If you want to post a document for which negative postings are required for all items manually, all youhave to do is select an appropriate document type. However, if you only want to post individual itemsnegatively, you have to enter the entire transaction in two documents.

Example

Transfer posting from an incorrect G/L account to the correct G/L account. The reset in the incorrect G/Laccount should be posted negatively, the posting to the correct account not. First enter a negative posting:Clearing account to incorrect G/L account. Then a 'normal posting: Correct G/L account to clearingaccount.

Payments on Account

If, on receipt of payment, you first post on account instead of clearing immediately and then carry outclearing later, (for example, via account maintenance or during processing of a subsequent payment), thedebit and credit side of the receivables account increases by the amount of the payment on account. If youwant to avoid this effect, make sure that every clearing of a posting on account is posted negatively. Todo this, you have to indicate in Customizing for the main and subtransaction used for payments onaccount that each clearing of this item is to be posted negatively.

Postings and Documents: Parallel Open Item Processing for Partners

If a business partner has several contract accounts, before Release 4.72, it was not possible for two clerksto process open items in different contract accounts for this business partner simultaneously (for example,during account maintenance). Parallel processing in different accounts of a business partner is possiblefrom Release 4.72.

Postings and Documents: Hold Status of Open Item Processing

During manual processing of clearing transactions, you can save the status of open item processing and

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reload it later. For this purpose, the new functions Hold Processing Status and Retrieve ProcessingStatus are available on the processing screen for open items. When you hold the status, you have tospecify an identification. You can hold several processing statuses in parallel for the same object (forexample, same business partner, same collective bill).

A processing status is held in the system for 30 days. This period starts from the last time the status issaved.

For each processing status, the system also saves the object being processed in addition to theidentification. This is either the business partner to whom the open items belong, or for assignment atdetail level, the collective bill, the installment plan or the bundle for which assignment of clearingamounts is to take place at the level of the related original item.

If the business partner is not unique, the partner with the most active items is set.

When you retrieve a held status, in the detail assignment for collective bills, installment plans, andbundles, only identifications that belong to the object named are permitted. The possible entries help (F4)offers a correspondingly restricted selection.

When you retrieve a held status during the processing of open items for one or more business partners,the identifications permitted are those where the business partner held is correct for at least one of thecurrently selected items. The possible entries help (F4) also offers a correspondingly restricted selectionhere.

In general, the held status is mixed with the current selected items. These can be different to the itemsthat were selected when the processing status was held. Possible causes are:

o Other selection criteria

o Clearing or partial clearing that has taken place in the meantime

o Different amounts for clearing in a different currencyHere the amounts are translated for open item processing and the translation result may havechanged due to changes in the exchange rate.

If a clearing amount was recorded in a held status, and this clearing amount is higher than the totalamount of the open items when the status is retrieved, the maximum possible clearing amount is set. If acash discount amount was specified, this is reduced accordingly so that the cash discount percentage rateis retained.

Whenever the held status cannot be used again completely, the user sees a message with details of thevariance in the long text.

Postings and Documents: Transfer Postings in Account Maintenance

In the account maintenance, you can transfer difference amounts to a G/L account defined inCustomizing. You have to specify the amount to be posted and similar to the payment lot a shortaccount assignment that the system can use to determine the company code, account, business area, andCO account assignments.

The fields for the transfer posting are only active if the user has been assigned to a tolerance group forwhich a maximum amount and maximum percentage rate for the transfer posting have been specified inCustomizing.

You cannot transfer to tax-relevant accounts.

Postings and Documents: Arrears Surcharges

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If open items are cleared by payments or clearing of payments, you can define arrears surcharges. Thesesurcharges have the opposite effect to cash discount. For example, if you set a surcharge of 2.00 for aninvoice for 100.00, a payment of 100.00 leads to postings for partial clearing in the amount of 98.04 andrevenue from payment surcharges of 1.96.

Since the calculation of surcharges is dependent on the value date of the payment, clearing transactionswith surcharges can only consider additional credit items (for example, from payments on account) ifthey have the same due date. All other credit items are locked for the current clearing transaction.

If clearing processing takes place online, you can deactivate or reduce the surcharges calculatedmanually.

The following transactions enable the calculation and posting or surcharges:

o Payment Lot

o Cash Desk and Cash Journal

o General posting online

o Account Maintenance

o Automatic Clearing

In order to enable the calculation of surcharges you have to define an installation-specific functionmodule for event 0104.

Postings and Documents: Mass Postings and Cash Management

For mass postings that run in parallel processes, waiting time may occur due to competing accessesduring the update of data for Cash Management. Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable thereforeoffers a parallel update mode that you can activate for specific categories of mass runs. CashManagement is then updated at the end of each process. If the process is terminated before the CashManagement update, the update takes place when you close the relevant reconciliation key. If theupdate also fails here, you can transfer the data recorded separately individually. To do this, in the menufor Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable choose Periodic Processing -> Execution -> CashManagement Transfer.

Document Transfer

During the document transfer, you can also transfer the identification of the partner message from SAPCredit Management (field PRTID) with the header structure.

You can also transfer the identification of the subapplication in Contract Accounts Receivable andPayable (field SUBAP) with the item structure (BFKKOP).

During the document transfer, you can transfer the company code for the automatic payment transactions(field PYBUK) with the item

structure (BFKKOP).

You can also transfer the following new structures:

o BFKKOPREL: Relation between objects

o BFKKOPC: Card supplement for open items

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Classification Keys

To activate the classification key, in the Implementation Guide for Contract Accounts Receivable andPayable choose Program Enhancements -> Prepared Enhancements -> Classification Key.

Postings and Documents: Negative Postings

You make the setting for the company code (negative postings possible) in the Implementation Guide forFinancial Accounting under Financial Accounting Global Settings -> Company Code -> Checkand Supplement Global Parameters.

You make the setting for the document type in the Implementation Guide for Contract AccountsReceivable and Payable under Basic Functions -> Postings and Documents -> Document ->Maintain Document Account Assignments -> Document Types -> Maintain Document Typesand Assign Number Ranges.

The main and subtransactions that you want to define for a negative clearing (example: Payments onAccount) are in the Implementation Guide for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable under BasicFunctions -> Postings and Documents -> Document -> Maintain Document AccountAssignments -> Maintain Subtransactions.

Transfer Postings in Account Maintenance

You define the short account assignments in the Implementation Guide for Contract Accounts Receivableand Payable under Basic Functions -> Open Item Management -> Short Account Assignments forTransfer Postings in Account Maintenance.

You maintain the tolerance groups under Basic Functions -> Postings and Documents -> Document-> Tolerance Groups for Amount Limits and then the entries Define Tolerance Groups andAssignment of Tolerance Groups to Users.

Arrears Surcharges

To create the installation-specific function module for event 0104 and to register, in the ImplementationGuide for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable choose Program Enhancements -> DefineCustomer-Specific Function Modules.

To define the accounts to be posted to in the case of arrears surcharges, choose Basic Functions ->Postings and Documents -> Document -> Define Account Assignments for Automatic Postings-> Automatic G/L Account Determination -> Define Accounts for Arrears Surcharges.

Mass Postings and Cash Management

You activate the parallel update of Cash Management for selected processes via: Technical Settings-> Activate Parallel Update of Cash Management.

1.10.37 Prenotifications

Use

As of Release 4.72 for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA), the following prenotificationfunctions have been added:

o The Create Prenotification File program has been enhanced to cover requirements for Denmark.

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SAP delivers a new payment medium format, PBS_PRENOTE, required for sending prenotificationfiles to the Danish clearing house PBS.

o The Process Return File program has been enhanced to handle incoming files in formats DK603 forDenmark, AUTH for Finland, and ACH for the United States. It additionally creates a PBS605 fileto send back to the Danish clearing house, PBS, if required; and it processes bank statement datacontained in the return file sent by the US clearing house, ACH.


A Business Add-In is available for Denmark that enables you to delete business partner CPR and CVRnumbers after you have processed the return file from PBS. You can create an implementation inCustomizing for Financial Accounting, under Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable ->Business Transations -> Payments -> Incoming/Outgoing Payment Processing -> Add-In:Deletion of CPR/CVR Numbers (Denmark).

1.10.38 New Reports

Use

Report RFKK_MA_SCHEDULER

The program RFKK_MA_SCHEDULER creates and starts new mass activity runs. Once the run hasstarted, the program monitors all parallel jobs started.

This program is particularly helpful if you want to schedule and monitor mass activities using theSchedule Manager or your own report.

1.10.39 Requests

Use

Printing Requests

You can print requests and standing requests as of Release 4.72. All header data on the request and allrequest items with additional information on the business partners and contract accounts are available forthe printout of a request. All execution dates and special dates are also available for the printout ofstanding requests. Generation and printout occur with events 0766: Print Request and 0767: GenerateRequest Printout with correspondence 0039 Request; correspondence type 0039 uses form classFI_CA_REQUEST. SAP provides sample form FI_CA_REQUEST_SAMPLE_SF.

Entering Notes

You can enter notes for requests and standing requests. If you generate documents from requests, thenotes are copied over into the notes on the documents.

Business Blocks

You can set the clearing block for request items payment/dunning/ interest and clearing blocks that arecopied into the documents when the documents are generated. You can enter a block reason and validityperiod for each request item and block.

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Entering Documents for each Request Item

If you create requests with lots of lines and in some circumstances several business partners and contractaccounts, this can cause quite a number of documents that can no longer be represented clearly. For thisreason, you can only generate documents from requests and standing requests for each request item. Youdefine the corresponding specifications for requests for each request category in Customizing.

Multi-Level Control

You can also enter requests and standing requests with a tax code that contains several tax rates. Thecalculated tax amount that is displayed in the request item is determined from the total of amount of theindividual tax rates.

Classification Key in Request Items

You can enter the new field Classification Key in the request items if you have activated the standardenhancement for the classification key. As the classification key is a header field of the document you canonly enter different classification keys in a request if you generate documents for each request item.

Displaying Requests in Account Balance

By defining corresponding function modules for events 1203, 1209 and 1211 you can display requestsand standing requests in account balance. SAP provides function modulesFKK_EVENT_1203_REQUEST, FKK_EVENT_1209_REQUEST andFKK_EVENT_12011_REQUEST for this that you can define for the events mentioned or use astemplates for your own function modules .

BAPIs for Processing Requests

In the future you will be able to use BAPIs to process requests and standing requests (see releaseinformation BAPIs).

Approving Requests

Until now you could only approve requests through workflow. As of Release 4.72 you can approverequests using a worklist. You define which classes and categories of requests should be approvedthrough a worklist in Customizing.

Event 5510 was enhanced for a customer-specific differentiation between approval by worklist or byworkflow. You can also suppress the entry of an approval reason for event 5510 when starting theworkflow.


To generate documents for each request item, set the indicator Document for each item in the IMG ofContract Accounts Receivables and Payable, under Basic Functions -> Requests -> DocumentCreation -> Define Specifications for Document Creation.

You define which requests should be approved per request class, request category, or document typethrough a worklist in the IMG of Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable, under Basic Functions ->Requests -> Define Settings for Approving Requests .

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1.10.40 Processing Returns

Use

Read Returns Data from Archive

Via transaction FPO9, (SAP menu: Payments -> Returns -> Returns Lot), you can display returns thathave already been archived. Note that when you are archiving, archived returns are no longer availablefor the determination of the number of returns an important value for determining the returns activities.

Zero Total Tax Items

If charges are posted for a return, and the charges have a tax code with a tax rate of 0.0%, the systemcreates zero total tax items and displays these in the returns document.

Automatic Creation of Returns Lots

At the time of creation, you can create the manual posting items Type of Posting = 3 directly.

Check for Changed Bank Details

You can check for a return whether the bank details of the partner have changed since the last paymentrun. If this is the case, you can either use an alternative returns reason, or you can define your ownactivities to be carried out by the return via event 0293.

Version Numbering and New Fields in the Returns History

The new activity fields and the version numbering have been included in the returns history; you candisplay both using the display variant.

Selection via Payment Form Number

When you are assigning payments, you can also use the payment form number as selection criterion.

New Returns Category "External Payment Collector"

If a confirmation of a payment receipt forwarded by a payment collector is incorrect, a return occurs. Youhave to process such returns in a separate account not the bank clearing account for bank returns. Youcan determine the G/L account required in the automatic account determination using the new returnscategory 05 (External Payment Collector).

Reversal of Returns with a Clarification Document

From Release 4.72, you can also reverse returns with a clarification document. During the reversal of thedocument (SAP menu: Document -> Reverse), a returns lot that has already been closed is reopenedand, if necessary, a new reconciliation key created, and you can then process the clarification case againin the returns lot. The creditworthiness of the business partner concerned is reset accordingly.

Save Display Variant for Returns Display

In the header of the returns lot you can save a user-dependent line layout variant for data entry.


You make the settings for the new returns category External Payment Collector in the ImplementationGuide for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable under Business Transactions -> Returns ->Define Charges Accounts for Returns.

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1.10.41 Connecting the Schedule Manager in Contract Accounts Receivableand Payable

Use

From Release 4.72, you can schedule mass activities in Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable withthe program RFKK_MA_SCHEDULER - Schedule Mass Activities using the Schedule Manager (seeSAP menu: Periodic Processing -> Mass Processing Administration).

In addition, the following periodic programs have been changed over so that you can also schedule thesewith the Schedule Manager:

Technical Names Name

RFKKFIKEYCLOSE Automatic Closure of

Reconciliation Keys

RFKKABS1 Check Totals Tables

RFKKGL00 Transfer of FI-CA Totals Records to

General Ledger

RFKKCOPA00 Transfer of Account Assignment Data to

Profitability Analysis

RFKKPCDS Bill Payment Cards

RFKKBIB0 Document Transfer

RFKKZE00 Payment Lot Transfer

RFKKRL00 Returns Lot Transfer

RFKKCM00 Data Transfer for Manually Issued

Checks

RFKKCR00 Transfer of Cashed Checks

RFKKKA00 Transfer of Data from Account Statement to

Payment/Returns Lot

RFKKAV00 Transfer of Payment Advice Notes from

Sequential File

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RFKKCOPM Read Collection Agency File

RFKKRD00 Post Revenue Distribution

1.10.42 Stop Future Payment (Denmark)

Use

As of Release 4.72 for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA), you can generate a file tosend to PBS to cancel a future (within two business days) direct debit payment for a business partner. Todo so, from the SAP Easy Access menu, choose Accounting > Financial Accounting > ContractAccounts Receivable and Payable > Payments > Payment Run -> Stop Future Payment (DK).

1.10.43 Tax Reporting in Contract Accounting (New)

Use

As of Release 4.72 for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA), you can prepare value-addedtax (VAT) reporting with the new program, Tax Reporting in Contract Accounting (RFKKTX00).


A new Business Add-In, FKK_TAX_REP_00, is available that enables you to modify the list layout tocover country-specific requirements. An implementation is delivered for Mexico,IMP_MX_TAX_REP_00.

Note, also, that a new function module is delivered for Mexico, FKK_MX_EVENT_0934, which youmust assign to event 934 in Customizing for Financial Accounting, under Contract AccountsReceivable and Payable -> Program Enhancements -> Define Customer-Specific Function Modules(assign under Installation-Specific Function Modules). Refer to the function module documentation formore information.

1.10.44 Write-Offs

Use

In the transaction Write-Off (FPO4), you can enter notes for a write-off document created. To do this, inthe menu choose Extras -> Notes -> Enter Notes.

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As of Release 4.72 for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA), Generic Withholding TaxReporting has been enhanced to enable you to select withholding tax data from FI-CA.

Under the group box Further Selections, you can select which application the system is to retrieve datafrom when you run the program, and specify other parameters relevant to FI-CA.


A new Business Add-In, FKK_WTAX_REP00, is available that enables you to enhance the report tocover country-specific requirements in the output. You can add parameters to the selection screen andmodify business partner and withholding tax data. An implementation is delivered for the United States,IMPUS_IDWT_1099MISC.

1.11 IS-U-CS Customer Service

1.11.1 Waste Disposal-Specific CIC Configuration

Use

You can use the new CIC profile ISUWASTE to display a waste disposal-specific data environment inthe navigation area of the CIC. Detail data is also provided in the waste disposal-specific HTMLcustomer overview.

You can restrict the number of container locations or properties to be displayed for the selected data, andcan define an address filter for these objects.

The document overview of the waste disposal-specific CIC configuration has been enhanced. Wastedisposal order items are now also listed.


SAP provides the complete Customizing for the CIC navigation area and the HTML customer overview.You must simply assign the new CIC profile ISUWASTE to your agents in HR Org.Management.

To use the waste disposal-specific HTML customer overview, you must still enter the URL of yourInternet Transaction Server (ITS) in the HTML configuration ISUWASTEINFO.

1.11.2 IS-U-CS-FO Front Office

1.11.2.1 Enhanced data environment in the CIC customer environment

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, various new objects and functions are now available in the CIC dataenvironment. These objects and attributes are also available in the HTML customer overview and the factsheet in CRM.

The following new objects are available in the business and technical view in the data environment:

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1.10.45 Generic Withholding Tax Reporting (Enhanced)

Use

o Switch document

o Point of delivery

o Infomodule, partner balances

o Budget billing plan

The following new objects are available in the document view:

o Switch document

In addition, an option for displaying reversed documents is now also available for the print documentnode.


You can use the transactions Define Data Environment for Navigation Area (ENVD) or Define HTMLCustomer Overview Data Selection (EHVD) to select the new data. Activate the new objects for the CICdata environment and make the settings for the display.

You can also find the corresponding activities in Customizing, under SAP Utilities -> CustomerService -> Customer Interaction Center.

For information on the necessary Customizing settings, see the cookbook Efficient Processes inIS-U/CCS - New Developments for Release IS-U/CCS 4.64 or IS-U/CCS 4.71. The relevantsection is "Customizing Settings" in unit 9 Customer Interaction Center.

See also

For detailled information on enhancements for the CIC data environment, see the cookbook EfficientProcesses in IS-U/CCS - New Developments for Release IS-U/CCS 4.64 or IS-U/CCS 4.71, unit9 Customer Interaction Center. The cookbook is available on the SAP Service Marketplace, underhttp://service.sap.com/utilities -> Product Information -> IS-U/CCS -> General -> Cookbooks &Guidelines.

1.11.2.2 Permanent Hit List

Use

As of SAP SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can now display the hit list for the business partner search inthe Customer Interaction Center (CIC) on its own tab page in the navigation area or application area,instead of in a dialog box. This has the following advantages:

o The hit list is integrated in the CIC interaction concept. The hit list display no longer blocks otherfunctions. This is particularly relevant for CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) functions.

o The hit list is still supported, and the business partner selection / confirmation is considerably easierto execute than it was previously. If details in the list make it difficult to select the business partner,you no longer need to reenter the search criteria and execute the search again in order to find thecorrect business partner.

o The ANI (Automatic Number Identification) search is also integrated. This was not accessiblepreviously. Up until now, if the ANI search result was not unique (more than one business partner

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for one telephone number), the telephone number used by the ANI search was entered automaticallyin the telephone number field in the business partner search criteria. This meant that the call centeremployee's work was not interrupted by having to make a forced selection in another dialog box.Since the selection from the hit list no longer has to take place immediately, the ANI hit list can alsobe displayed. This prevents the user from having to execute another search.


Activate the integrated hit list function by configuring the ISU_HITLIST component (workspace) on atab page (display area) in the application area or navigation area. You can do this in the SAP UtilitiesCustomizing, under Customer Service -> Customer Interaction Center -> Maintain StandardSettings for Navigation and Application Areas.

As for the present hit list, you can use the object presentation to set the display (column contents). To dothis, select Define Object Presentation in Customizing for SAP Utilities, under Customer Service.

For further information on Customizing settings for the hit list, see the cookbook Efficient Processes inIS-U/CCS - New Developments for Release IS-U/CCS 4.64 or IS-U/CCS 4.71. See the"Customizing Settings" section in unit 9, Customer Interaction Center. The cookbook is available underhttp://service.sap.com/utilities -> Product Information -> IS-U/CCS -> General -> Cookbooks &Guidelines.

1.11.2.3 Layout Switching for the Customer Interaction Center

Use

The layout switching function allows you, in the Customer Interaction Center, to simply andefficiently use the space available in the SAPGUI window when processing processes.

You can use Expand/Collapse Application Area or function key F5 to temporarily activate theapplication area and all the tab pages in full-screen mode. This means that no CIC components outsidethe application area are displayed. (By defining your own program function status (PF status) you canalso use other pushbuttons and function keys. SAP provides the aforementioned setting as an example,however.) This also gives you considerably more space for the individual components and processesloaded in the application area. This is particularly beneficial for the more complex HTML calls (such asthe customer overview) and the component workspaces (such as the billing correction or budget billingamount adjustment. This significantly improves usability, particularly when using the "small" layout.

You can also expand the navigation area (Expand/Collapse Navigation Area or function key F7) inorder, for example, to view data fields or the fixed hit list on the full screen. The application area is thentemporarily not displayed. In this case, the components located above the navigation and application areaare still displayed. This means, for example, that you can still interact when identifying the businesspartner.

All CIC functions (such as Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) commands or the End contactfunction) are also available in the alternative layouts. You can also switch directly between the differenttab pages of the application area or navigation area.

By repeating the function you used to get to the alternative layout you return to the original layout. Whenyou end the contact, the system automatically switches back to the original layout.

By triggering the corresponding function you can also switch directly between the alternative layouts.

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To use the Layout Switching function you must allocate the hidden component ISULAYOUTSWITCHto the CIC framework. You must also use the CIC_TOOLBAR2 component to configure a GUI statusthat has the suitable function code LAYOUT_TGL. For example, this is the case for component profileISU_EFF, which uses the GUI status ISUTEL from the function group EECICTOOLBAR_ISU.

You can find the CIC framework in Customizing for SAP Utilities, under Customer Service ->Customer Interaction Center -> Maintain Front Office Framework ID and Parameters.

Unlike the CIC_TOOLBAR2 component, the LAYOUTSWITCH component does not require acomponent profile. The CIC_TOOLBAR2 component uses the component profile TBAR2_PROF toallocate a GUI status to the CIC. This component replaces the CIC_TOOLBAR component and enhancesits functions. This makes it possible, for example, to allocate a customer-specific GUI status to the CIC,without making any modifications. You maintain the aforementioned component profile in Customizingfor SAP Utilities, under Customer Service -> Customer Interaction Center -> Define StandardToolbars and User-Defined GUI Status.

1.11.2.4 Changes to the Customer Interaction Center, CIC

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, the following new functions are available for the Customer InteractionCenter (CIC):

o General search string in IS-U data finder

o Different layouts in the business partner identification component (ISUSDPART)

o Fixed hit list for business partner identification

o Identification of a dependent contract account during a business partner search

o Layout switching for enlarging the application area and navigation area

o Retrieval of additional data for the data environment and customer overview

o Inclusion of methods and workspaces for new functions, such as:

- Bill display (in PDF format) from archive or simulation

- Bill correction

- Bank data changes

- Budget billing adjustment

- Accelerated move-in/out entry

- Meter reading results for each premise


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See also

You can find detailled information on changes and new developments for the CIC in the cookbookEfficient Processes in IS-U/CCS - New Developments for Release IS-U/CCS 4.64 or IS-U/CCS4.71, unit 9 Customer Interaction Center. The cookbook is available on the SAP Service Marketplace,under http://service.sap.com/utilities -> Product Information -> IS-U/CCS -> General -> Cookbooks &Guidelines.

1.11.3 IS-U-CS-BT Process Execution

1.11.3.1 IS-U-CS-BT-DR Installation Disconnection/Reconnection

1.11.3.1.1 Accelerated Move-In / Move-Out / Move-In/Out Entry

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, the following new functions have been added to the acceleratedmove-in / move-out / move-in/out entry(transaction EC70):

o Integration of the note object: You can now create notes for a parked document.

o E-Mail addresses: You can now enter an E-mail address for move-in and move-out customers.

o Payment cards: You can now create payment card data for move-in and move-out customers. Incontract account you can also enter links to payment cards for incoming payments and outgoingpayments.

o Business partner addresses: In addition to the European address display, the American display isalso now available.


To use the new functions, you must first indicate the corresponding fields of the accelerated entryinterface as visible or hidden. You do this in Customizing, under SAP Utilities -> Customer Service ->Process Execution -> Move-In/Out -> Fast Data Entry -> Define Parking Variants.

See also

You can find detailled information on the new developments for the accelerated move-in / move-out /move-in/out entry in the cookbook Efficient Processes in IS-U/CCS - New Developments forRelease IS-U/CCS 4.64 or IS-U/CCS 4.71. This cookbook is located on the SAP ServiceMarketplace, under the Internet address http://service.sap.com/utilities -> Product Information ->IS-U/CCS -> General -> Cookbooks& Guidelines.

See also OSS note 677175.

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1.11.3.1.2 BAdI ISU_SERVORD_EDCN

Use

The new BAdI ISU_SERVORD_EDCN is available within the disconnection (transactions EC85 andEC86). The BAdI allows you to create a disconnection order or reconnection order.

You can use the BAdI to enter or change the following values:

o The order code for the disconnection/reconnection order

o The maintenance planning plant for the disconnection/reconnection order

o The selection of devices to be disconnected

In this way the device selection can be either division-dependent or based on device characteristics. Youcan select the order code and the maintenance planning plant for the device to be disconnected.

The BAdI is provided with an example code, which selects the device based on its division. First, alldevices from the electricity division are disconnected, then all devices from the gas division, and so on.The code is correspondingly valid for creating reconnection orders. It is possible to manually change theinput value in the dialog transaction at any time.

1.12 IS-U-WM Work Management

1.12.1 IS-U-WM-MB Work Management Mobile Business

1.12.1.1 Mobile Asset Management for Utilities

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, the new mobile application Mobile Asset Management for Utilities(MAU) is available. A service technician can use this application to perform mobile processing for themost important processes in the utilities industry.

In this way, the following processes are supported both for orders and for notifications:

o Device replacement

o Disconnection / collection / reconnection

o Aperiodic meter reading

o Customer-specific processes with reference objects for the utilities industry (such as repairs)


Execute the necessary Customizing for the Mobile Asset Management application.

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Execute the following IMG activities for the Mobile Asset Management for Utilities application:

o Define material numbers for mobile processing

o Define device numbers as unique for mobile processing

o Define sections for overview pages

See also

Further information can be found on the SAP Service Marketplace, under http://service.sap.com/utilities-> Product Information -> Asset & Work Management -> Mobile Asset Management for Utilities.

1.13 IS-U-WA Waste Management

1.13.1 IS-U-WA-MD Master Data

1.13.1.1 Archiving for Route and Waste Disposal Order Objects

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can archive the route and waste disposal order objects. Thefollowing prerequisites and restrictions apply here:

o Route ArchivingYou can now archive routes that are no longer used. To do this, the archiving object ISU_ROUTEhas been created. You can use the archiving workbench (transaction SARA) to process thisarchiving object.To archive a route, it must have the status Deletion Flag Set. You set this directly in the route. Tobe able to set this status, the routes must no longer have an active service, and must not be allocatedto any waste disposal order that still has an open status.The archiving program consists of the following parts:

- The routes to be archived are analyzed in advance to see if they can be archived. If they can bearchived then a deletion flag is set. You can use the BAdI EEWA_ROUTE_ARCHIVE toinfluence this analysis. For further information, see the documentation for the BAdI.

- In the write program the routes to be archived are entered in the archive files. The archive filesare then written in the archiving system.

- In the deletion program, the archived routes are deleted from the database. Note that thearchived data can no longer be reloaded in the system.

In the initial screen for route maintenance, you can use Call Archive to display archived routes.

o Waste Disposal Order ArchivingYou can now archive waste disposal orders that, for example, have already been processed and areno longer kept in the system. The archiving object ISU_EORDER was created for this purpose. Youcan use the archiving workbench (transaction SARA) to process this archiving object.To archive a waste disposal order, the waste disposal order must have the status Deletion Flag Set.

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To do this, call transaction Delete Order and set the indicator Set Deletion Flag.The archiving program consists of the following parts:

- The waste disposal orders to be archived are analyzed in advance to see whether they can bearchived. If they can be archived, then a deletion flag is set. You can use BAdIEEWA_WDO_ARCHIVE to influence this analysis. For further information, see thedocumentation for the BAdI.

- In the write program, the waste disposal orders to be archived are entered in the archive files,which are then written in the archiving system.

- In the deletion program, the archived orders are deleted from the database. Note that you canno longer reload archived data in the system.


To use the new functions, you must execute the following activities in the implementation guide (IMG):

o Activate Info Structure for Archiving

o Define Retention Periods for Archiving Objects

See also

See the online help for further information on the archiving workbench.

1.13.1.2 New Functions in Property Maintenance

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can maintain an individual address for a property. This addressmaintenance is achieved by linking the property to the functional location. When you create a property,the functional location is automatically created in the background. For further information on thenecessary settings, see Effects on Customizing.

The link to the functional location allows you to use the new integration of the waste disposal industry inSD billing. It is also possible, as well as allocating a property to an object allocation, to maintain anallocation to an SD contract.

Along with the functional enhancement to the property, the processing has also been improved in thefollowing ways:

o It is now possible, using the search help for maintenance by cleaning object address, to select morethan one property, and to transfer these properties to the maintenance.

o The header and item data for the property are now maintained on their own tab page, and no longeron one screen.

o You can place time restrictions on the allocation of a cleaning object to a property. This means thatyou can select the to-date for the allocation yourself.

o You can use the BAdI ISU_WA_ROB_ADR_CHECK to carry out individual checks to see whetherthe allocation of a cleaning object to a property is permissible. This is particularly valid for theaddress. For more information, see the documentation for the BAdI.

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The connection of the functional location to the property makes it necessary to create functional locationsfor existing properties. This is done using the report ISU_CREATE_FUNCLOC_FOR_AREA.


To use the new functions for maintaining the property, you must execute the following Customizingactivities:

o Define Number Ranges for Functional Locationsfor a Property

o Field Selection Control for Property Address Data

1.13.1.3 Changed Billing for Charge Assessment

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can now use a new billing procedure for assesssing charges. Thisnew billing procedure will use the partial billing procedure for budget billing plan creation to replace theold procedure for charge assessment.

The new procedure is based on SAP Utilities (IS-U) billing, and is fully integrated in this process.Existing billing variants are still valid. To implement the procedure, execute the following actions:

o To transfer your own prorations (such as quarters from charge period) tothe billing, you mustexecute the customer enhancement EBIA002. For further information, see the documentation for thecustomer enhancement.

o To determine due dates for the charge assessment, you must execute the Customizing activityDefine Scheduling for Charge Assessment. For further information on how the definitions affect thebilling, see the documentation for the Customizing activity.

o To calculate the due dates for open items in the invoice, and allocate document lines to chargeperiods, you must define the FI event R406. For further information on this event, see thedocumentation for the function module ISU_SAMPLE_R406.SAP provides function module BG_SAMPLE_R406 for this event. This function module is astandard definition, which you can use as a template.


You can continue to use the old billing procedure. This procedure will not, however, be furtherdeveloped.

1.13.1.4 Waste Disposal-Specific CIC Configuration

Use

You can use the new CIC profile ISUWASTE to display a waste disposal-specific data environment inthe navigation area of the CIC. Detail data is also provided in the waste disposal-specific HTML

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customer overview.

You can restrict the number of container locations or properties to be displayed for the selected data, andcan define an address filter for these objects.

The document overview of the waste disposal-specific CIC configuration has been enhanced. Wastedisposal order items are now also listed.


SAP provides the complete Customizing for the CIC navigation area and the HTML customer overview.You must simply assign the new CIC profile ISUWASTE to your agents in HR Org.Management.

To use the waste disposal-specific HTML customer overview, you must still enter the URL of yourInternet Transaction Server (ITS) in the HTML configuration ISUWASTEINFO.

1.13.1.5 Enhancements for the waste disposal order

Use

New functions are now available within waste disposal order processing, which further standardize thecreation, output, deletion, planning and confirmation of waste disposal orders, and integrate theseprocesses more strongly in SAP components. The following enhancements exist:

o Standard SelectionThe selection screens for waste disposal order creation, output, deletion, planning and confirmationhave been standardized and additional fields (such as SD Contract and Location) have beenincluded. BAdIs are used to implement the selection. The BAdIs also provide the function fordefining your own selection screens.

- You can use the BAdI ISU_WA_ORDER_CREATE to realize your own implementation forcreating a waste disposal order.

- For outputting, deleting, planning and confirming waste disposal orders you can use the BAdIISU_WA_ORDER_SELECT to realize your own implementation.

o General Status ManagementThe status of a waste disposal order is currently updated in a structure field of the order item. Usingthe general status management provides a business link between transaction and status. If youexecute a business transaction when processing waste disposal processes, the system status of thewaste disposal order changes and in turn influences the execution of other business transactions.The statuses are provided by SAP and cannot be changed or enhanced.The field previously used for the status is, therefore, obsolete.

o Waste Disposal Order ArchivingYou can find further information on archiving a waste disposal order in the release informationConnecting the Route and Waste Disposal Order Objects to the Archiving Workbench.

o SD IntegrationYou can find further information on SD integration in the release information Integration of SAPWaste and Recycling, and Sales and Distribution (SD).

o Enhancing the Confirmation for Waste Disposal OrdersYou can now define confirmation fields for the service area for confirming resource assignment for

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a waste disposal order. In addition, you can also now define your own confirmation fields. You canfind more information under Define Confirmation Categories.

o Integration in ControllingYou can now internally post confirmed vehicle and personnel services for a waste disposal order.You define the service type for the CO posting in the IMG activity Define Confirmation Categories,under "Fields for Vehicle/Personnel". You can use the indicator Cost Collector to define whetherthe internal CO service posting for the corresponding route takes place at route level or at item level.A prerequisite for this is that corresponding cost objects exist at route or item level. The costdistribution is implemented in the BAdI ISU_WA_ORDER_CONFIRM. You can realize your ownimplementation there.

o Order Changes During PlanningIn order planning it is now also possible to change corresponding order data during planning. Thisallows you to make changes to orders without changing the master data (such as the route or servicefrequency).


To integrate existing waste disposal orders in the general status management, a status must be assignedfor each order. The assignment of new statuses is carried out with the XPRAISU_XPRA_ORDER_STATUS_CREATE, and is dependent upon the previous statement. For furtherinformation, see the documentation for the XPRA and the documentation for theISU_XPRA_ORDER_STATUS_CREATE report.


To use the function for enhancing the confirmation of waste disposal orders, and the integration inControlling, you must execute the following Customizing activity:

o Define Confirmation Categories

1.13.1.6 Improvements in Cleaning Object Maintenance

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can maintain the cleaning object more efficiently. For this purpose,the following changes have been made in the maintenance dialog:

o The cleaning object maintenance now takes place as a single-screen transaction. This means that theinitial screen and processing screen are no longer separate.

o You can use the search help for the address of a cleaning object to select several objects and transferthem to the display.

o The Regional structure group and Element of political regional structure fields in the address areaare now available for input.

o The from-date and to-date of the time slice for the cleaning object are transferred as filter criteria fordisplaying services, when navigating to the service frequency.

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1.13.1.7 Enhancement for Route

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, new functions are now available within the route master data object.These functions improve the inclusion of the route and subsequent processes in SAP standardcomponents. The following enhancements exist:

o General Status ManagementUp until now you have been able to create, change or display a route in the system. You can nowalso use the general status management to delete routes. You need to delete routes if they becomeobsolete, due to grouping or similar processes, and are no longer to appear in the system. Inparticular, it must be possible to restrict or completely prevent the option of allocating further wastedisposal orders or services to these routes.The general status management makes various statuses available to restrict the use of the route, or tomake the route only permissible for certain processes. The statuses are provided by SAP, and cannotbe changed or enhanced.From now on, the status of the route is displayed in the maintenance screen for the route. There, youcan also change the status of the route (for example, you can set the status to inactive, or can set adeletion flag).

o Location and Account AssignmentFrom now on, you can assign location and account assignment data to the route. This has thefollowing effects on the subsequent processes:

- The location and maintenance plant fields describe the organizational assignment of theroute. You can use these fields to select waste disposal orders (when creating, planning,confirming, or deleting routes). In the waste disposal industry the 'location' and 'maintenanceplant' fields can often be equated with the depot.

- The delivering plant and storage location fields describe the location at which the routedelivers or removes containers that are intended for container transport.

- The waste disposal installation describes the location at which the collected waste is disposedof. Here, you must differentiate between whether the logistic component or the enhancedlogistic component is to be used. If you use the enhanced logistic, the waste disposalinstallation object is available, and can be entered here. In addition, you should only use theplant and storage location fields for defining the waste disposal installation. This locationdata is used as the destination for a subsequent material posting using weighing recordcreation within the confirmation.

All this location data is transferred as default values to the waste disposal order. There, it can bechanged during the planning or confirmation.

- You can use the account assignment data to allocate the route to organizational areas withinyour company that are relevant to account assignment. These allocations are effective duringthe CO account assignment for waste disposal orders. Here, you can decide whether the wastedisposal order costs are grouped at route level (header record for waste disposal order) or atorder item level (item record for waste disposal order). You use the Cost Collector for WasteDisposal Order field in the route to control this. In addition you can, during the account

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assignment at route level, distinguish which account assignment object is to be used. The costcenter, standing order and billing order objects are available.

o Route ArchivingFor information on route archiving, see the release information Connecting the Route and WasteDisposal Order Objects to the Archiving Workbench.

o Waste Disposal CalendarYou can now enter a specific appointment postponement in the waste disposal calendar (transactionEWACAL) and, when maintaining non-workdays, directly in the route. This removes the restrictionthat meant that the postponement of non-workdays was restricted.In the future it will no longer be possible to enter a correction indicator for the postponement of anon-workday.

o Modifying dependent services when changing the service frequency for a routeIt is now possible, when changing the service frequency for a route, to modify dependent services(services in which the route is entered as the productive route). You can use the BAdIISU_WA_ADAPT_SERVICE for this purpose.


To integrate existing routes in the general status management, an initial status must be assigned for eachroute. The ISU_XPRA_ROUTE_STATUS_CREATE XPRA is used for assigning the initial status. Forfurther information, see the XPRA documentation and the documentation for the reportISU_XPRA_ROUTE_STATUS_CREATE.

Use the report REWA_ROUTE_DATES_CORRECT to modify existing waste disposal calendars andnon-workday definitions for a route. This report converts the correction indicator for the non-workday toa specific date. For further information, see the documentation for the report.

See also

You can find further information on general status management in the online help.

1.13.1.8 Integration of SAP Waste and Recycling with Sales and Distribution(SD)

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, it is now possible to use contracts with SD functions and follow-onfunctions. In a new waste disposal contract it is now possible to maintain a service frequency for a serviceproduct. In this way, you can maintain a technical object list for a piece of equipment, a functionallocation or a material.You create and configure waste disposal contract, and invoice services and productsin SD. You can create a waste disposal order from the maintenance for the service frequency directly intothe waste disposal contract. Further logistical processing, such as planning, outputting, confirming anddeleting waste disposal orders, takes place in SAP Waste and Recycling:

o The waste disposal order generated from SD is included in the document flow of the waste disposalcontract.

o Saving the waste disposal order confirmation automatically triggers the generation of a debit memorequest with reference to the waste disposal contract.

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o Confirming the waste disposal order updates the technical object list for a container transport.

o The invoicing of services performed takes place in SD, and is carried out according to the valuestransferred to the debit memo request from the confirmation. This means you can transfer the valuesto either FI-CA or FI-AR.


To use the new SD integration functions, you must execute the following Customizing activities:

o Define Settings for SD IntegrationThis document describes the settings in Customizing in both SD and in SAP Waste and Recycling.

o Allocate Service products to Service Types

See also

For further information, see the Cookbook on SD integration, under http://service.sap.com/utilities ->Product Information -> SAP Waste and Recycling. This cookbook describes the necessary Customizingsettings in detail.

1.13.1.9 Enhancements to Service Frequency

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, the following new functions are available for maintaining the servicefrequency:

o New Authorization FieldThere is a new authorization field in the authorization object for service frequencies. Theauthorization field ISU_EWAOBJ has been added to the authorization object service frequencyE_SERVFREQ. You can use this authorization field to control for which object (containerlocation, cleaning object, route, SD contract) the service frequency can be maintained.

o Create Waste Disposal OrderYou can now create a waste disposal order directly from the service frequency. To do this, you mustindicate the service, for which the order is to be generated, and select Create order.

o Incompleteness Check for Service FrequencyYou can now define your own checks to see how complete service frequency data is. This is useful,for example, for checking customer-specific fields before saving data. The BAdIISU_WA_SF_CMPL_CHECK is available for implementing these checks. The BAdI is deliveredwith standard method definitions. For more information, see the BAdI documentation.In Customizing, you can define when the checks are to be carried out.

o Allocation Table: Waste Fraction <-> Container CategoryYou can now define waste fractions in the system, and allocate waste to these fractions. The wastefraction is defined as a material group. The waste is defined as material for the MaterialManagement (MM) component. The allocation is executed by maintaining a material group for amaterial. You can allocate the waste fraction to, among others, a route or a guarantor contract.Furthermore, you can allocate permitted container categories to a waste fraction. These allocationsare checked when you maintain services and plan waste disposal orders.

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o Period Control for Service SelectionsYou can now preassign the from-date and to-date for various standard selections of services andwaste disposal orders. These include:

- The service overview from the service frequency and the CIC

- The order overview from the service frequency and the CIC

- The service display in the service frequencyThe settings for this are made in the Customizing for the waste disposal industry.

The following functions have also been changed:

o Conversion to single-screen transactionYou can now only use transaction ERONEW to maintain the service frequency. Transactions ER01,ER02 and ER03 are now obsolete.

o Input sequence changedYou can now maintain the fields for the service in any order. This is because no fields are nowindicated as mandatory. This means that once you have entered the route for a new service, thefields for the service can be called automatically for the route.A new incompleteness test for the service frequency ensures that data is complete and consistent.

o Filter option for service displayYou can now filter the tree display for the services. For container services you can filter by servicetype and container category. For the remaining objects you can only filter by service type.


If you have already defined waste as materials in the system, and want to use the check functions forwaste fraction <-> container category, you must still create waste fractions and allocate these to yourwaste.


Adjust the authorization profiles of all employees, who are responsible for service frequencies, to the newauthorization field.


To use the new and changed functions, you must execute the following Customizing activities:

o Define Waste Fractions

o Define Period Control for Selections

o Activate Incompleteness Check for Service Frequency

1.13.1.10 Improvements to Container Location Management

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can maintain the container location more efficiently. The followingchanges have been made to the maintenance dialog:

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o In the tree display for the container location, the selected container is now indicated in color andmarked with a green tick.

o In the tree display, a further level has been inserted below the container. This level displays theobject allocations for the container.

o The marked container is transferred to the service frequency during forward navigation, and is set asthe initial object there.

o During forward navigation, the key date for container location management is also transferred to theservice frequency for selecting services for this key date.

o You can now override the container location address. Previously the container location address wascopied from the waste disposal object for the container location. In the container location objectyou can now jump to the container location maintenance and maintain an alternative addressthere.This address is copied for the subsequent logistical processes.

o A functional enhancement now allows you to allocate containers to SD contracts, as well as toallocate containers to object allocations. These containers are thus entered in the technical object listfor a selected item from the SD contract. This process takes place in the background. This makes itpossible to use SD billing to bill waste disposal services.

1.13.1.11 Waste Disposal Installation Creation

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can group together objects from the Waste Disposal Industrycomponent that are necessary for mapping a waste disposal installation (such as functional location,plant, storage location, warehouse number and business partner). This grouping allows you to enter andallocate documents more easily at the waste disposal installation entrances / exits.


To create waste disposal installations, you must execute the following Customizing activities:

o Define Waste Disposal Installation Types

o Define Number Ranges for Waste Disposal Installations

1.13.2 IS-U-WA-PC Processing

1.13.2.1 General Cargo Entry at Waste Disposal Installation

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can use the general cargo entry to map general cargo deliveries at awaste disposal installation entrance/exit. To do this, you must enter the waste disposal installationaffected, the vehicle making the delivery, and the material delivered. These are then booked in/out, and asales document is created when specified by a customer.

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To use the general cargo entry, you must execute the following Customizing activities:

o Define Number Range for General Cargo Entry

o Define Order Types for Waste Disposal Installations

o Define Waste

1.13.2.2 Create and Process Weighing Procedures

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can use the accelerated weighing entry to map weighing proceduresat waste disposal installation entrances / exits, control a possible connected traffic light or barrier, anddetermine the weight of a vehicle when empty:

o Weighing ProceduresYou can use the accelerated weighing entry to weigh and reweigh vehicles when they use the wastedisposal installation. You can enter view controls that have been executed, or samples that havebeen taken, for a weighing procedure. The waste disposal order can then be automaticallyconfirmed. For external deliveries, the material can be booked in and the sales document that wasdefined in the order type for waste disposal installation can be created.You can use the function Take Sample to document a view control or the taking of a sample at thescales. If a view control is rejected, you can directly create a delivery lock for the waste and thepremise.In the weighing procedure transaction, you can enter the loading and unloading times.

o Determine Weight When EmptyYou can use the Enter weight when empty function to enter a vehicle weight directly in thevehicle master.

o Traffic Light ControlYou can use the functions Switch traffic light to red and Switch traffic light to green to controltraffic lights or barriers that are connected to the scales.


To use the accelerated weighing entry, you must execute the following Customizing activities:

o Define Number Ranges for Weighing Procedures

o Define Order Types for Waste Disposal Installations

o Define Waste

o Define Hardware Profiles

o Define Hardware Profile Controls

o Define Hardware Profile Groups

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1.13.3 IS-U-WA-IF Interfaces

1.13.3.1 Hardware Configuration at Waste Disposal Installation Entrance / Exit

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can connect external devices (such as a weighbridge) for mappingthe entrances and exits at a waste disposal installation. To do this, you must connect and configure thecorresponding devices.

o Hardware ProfilesThe technical parameters for the device connected are defined in the hardware profiles. You can callthese hardware profiles either using a serial interface or by TCP/IP.

o Hardware Profile ControlA hardware profile control implements the log, which is necessary for communication with theexternal device. For this reason a JavaScript is defined, which, using the device object, can bewritten in or read from the device.

o Hardware Profile GroupsYou can group different hardware profiles and hardware profile controls in a hardware profilegroup. Hardware profile groups link a weighbridge with further devices (such as a card reader ortraffic light).


To configure the hardware you must execute the following Customizing activities:

o Define Hardware Profiles

o Define Hardware Profile Controls

o Define Hardware Profile Groups

1.14 IS-U-IDE Intercompany Data Exchange

1.14.1 Authorization Check for Point of Delivery (New)

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, the point of delivery has a new authorization object (E_POD), whichenables authorizations to be assigned to the Create, Change, and Display activities in conjunction withan authorization group.

The authorization check is active for the following transactions:

o Create Point of Delivery (EEDM09)

o Change Point of Delivery (EEDM10)

o Display Point of Delivery (EEDM11)

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Note:

The authorization object is not used for the point of delivery in the installation (Point of Deliverysubscreen in the installation transaction).

1.14.2 Adjustment Reversal in the Deregulated Scenario

Use

Previously, you could not execute an adjustment reversal (transaction EA21) if you wanted to senddocuments to an invoicing service provider.

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can execute an adjustment reversal and then send the documentsthat are subsequently invoiced to the invoicing service provider.

1.14.3 Data Exchange Processes for Master Data Changes (New)

Use

As of SAP Utilities 4.72, you can use data exchange basic process CHCD_OUT to send the followingmaster data changes to the market partner:

o Device replacement, Device modification

o Change installation facts and reference value

o Change installation

o Change non-billable service

o Change contract

o Change connection object

o Change contract account

o Change premise

o Change business partner

o Change allocation of load profile (synthetic profile) for installation

This replaces the following IDE events:CH_ACCOUNT Contract account changed

CH_COADDR Connection object address changed

CH_CONTR Contract changed

CH_FACTS Installation facts changed

CH_INSTLN Installation changed

CH_LPASSGN Allocation of load profile to installation changed

CH_NBSERV Non-billable services changed

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CH_PARTNER Business partner (contract partner) changed

CH_PREMISE Premise changed

EXCH_DEVIC Device changed

Data can only be sent using data exchange processes if the corresponding IDE event is not active.

The following changes have been made to data exchange basic process CHCD_OUT:

o Name changed to Point of Delviery Master Data Changes

o Optional Process parameter Event for master data change defines, which master data changes tosend:

CH_ACCOUNT Contract account changed

CH_COADDR Connection object address changed

CH_CONTR Contract changed

CH_FACTS Installation facts changed

CH_INSTLN Installation changed

CH_LPASSGN Allocation of load profile to installation changed

CH_NBSERV Non-billable services changed

CH_PARTNER Business partner (contract partner) changed

CH_PREMISE Premise changed

EXCH_DEVIC Device changed

If you do not specify any process parameters, all master data changes are communicated.In monitoring of data exchange processes, you can choose whether to log all master data changesunder one data exchange process or to use the optional process parameter Event for Master DataChange in the definition of the data exchange process so that you can use different data exchangeprocesses depending on the context.

o You can save and display multiple data objects as references for the data exchange task:

- Business partner

- Installation

- Contract

- Contract account

- Premise

- Device

- Connection objectThe reference that is automatically saved depends on the master data changes that have been made.Format module ISU_COMPR_VDEW_UTILMD_CHCD_OUT serves as a template foruser-defined modules used to convert data into IDoc format.Format VDEW_UTILMD can only be used in certain test cases and should therefore be replacedwith a user-defined format.

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If you only want to use data exchange process CHCD_OUT to send contract partner changes (as waspreviously the case), enter value CH_PARTNER - Business partner changed for the optional processparameter Event for Master Data Change in Customizing for the corresponding data exchange process.

Other master data changes are not then communicated.


An example implementation for sending master data using data exchange basic process CHGN_OUT isprovided in BAdI ISU_IDE_DATEXCONNECT by means of the following methods:

DATEXCONNECT_BILLINGINST _CHNG Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_billinginst_changed

DATEXCONNECT_INSTFACTS_CHNG Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_instfacts_changed

DATEXCONNECT_INSTLN_CHANGED Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_instln_changed

DATEXCONNECT_NBSERVICE_CHANGED Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_nbservice_changed

DATEXCONNECT_CONTRACT_CHANGED Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_contract_changed

DATEXCONNECT_COADDR_CHANGED Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_coaddr_changed

DATEXCONNECT_ACCOUNT_CHANGED Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_account_change

DATEXCONNECT_PREMISE_CHANGED Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_premise_changed

DATEXCONNECT_PARTNER_CHANGED Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_partner_changed

DATEXCONNECT_LPASS_CHANGED Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_lpass_changed

If you want to use a different project-specific data exchange basic process to transfer master data, you canreplace the methods of BAdI ISU_IDE_DATEXCONNECT with your own implementation.


If you want to use the data exchange basic process to transfer the point of delivery master data, make thefollowing modifications in Customizing:

1. Deactivate the corresponding IDE event

2. Define at least one data exchange process on the basis of data exchange basic process CHCD_OUT.

3. Define a new format for basic process CHCD_OUT and specify a process module for theconversion of the data into IDoc format. The interface of the user-defined module must be the sameas the interface for ISU_COMPR_VDEW_UTILMD_CHCD_OUT.

You need to make the following enhancements to the master data:

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o Create a data exchange definition for the relevant data exchange process for each third party serviceprovider (all service providers not managedin your own system) to whom you want to send themaster data changes. Use your own format for the conversion of the data into IDoc format.

1.14.4 Definition and Consistency Check for Deregulation Processes(Enhanced)

Use

As of SAP Utilities 4.72, you can specify that a parameter configuration can only be used in one serviceprovider agreement. An additional automatic consistency check prevents the same parameterconfiguration from being used for different market partners, processing service providers, point ofdelivery groups, or supply scenarios.

You can also use selected context fields in the search help to restrict the number of hits forproject-specific parameters.


If you want to restrict the number of hits for project-specific parameters, define the following importparameters in the search help:

DEREGSCENARIO ID of supply scenario

DEREGPROC Deregulation process

DEREGSPINIT Service provider (market partner)

DEREGSPPART Processing service provider

DEREGPODGROUP ID of point of delivery group

DEREGCONTRACTID Contract ID (reference number)


If you want to use the new consistency checks for your own deregulation processes, you can activatethem in Customizing. To do this, go to SAP Utilities -> Tools -> System Modifications ->User-Defined Enhancements for IDE -> Define Deregulation Processes and select the Only UseParameter Configuration Once field.

1.14.5 Framework for Outgoing Data Exchange Processes (Enhanced)

Use

As of SAP Utilities 4.72, you can use your own unmodified export basic processes instead of the basicprocesses provided by SAP:

CHCD_OUT Send Point of Delivery Master Data Changes

INV_OUT Send Invoicing Document (Create/Reverse)

EXPUSAGE Send Consumption Data (From Billing)

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EXPREQSWT Send Request for Change of Supplier/Start or End ofSupply

EXPRESSWT Send Reply for Change of Supplier/Start or End ofSupply


BAdI ISU_IDE_DATEXCONNECT is included in the used event modules or BOR methods. Thestandard implementation corresponds with the logic used previously.

If you do not want to use your own user-defined basic processes instead of those in the above list, you donot have to make any changes.


BAdI ISU_IDE_DATEXCONNECT provides the following methods:DATEXCONNECT_USAGE_INFO Framework: DATEX call in isu_prepare_usage_info

DATEXCONNECT_BILLINGINST_CHNG Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_billinginst_changed

DATEXCONNECT_INSTFACTS_CHNG Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_instfacts_changed

DATEXCONNECT_INSTLN_CHANGED Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_instln_changed

DATEXCONNECT_NBSERVICE_CHANGED Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_nbservice_changed

DATEXCONNECT_CONTRACT_CHANGED Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_contract_changed

DATEXCONNECT_COADDR_CHANGED Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_coaddr_changed

DATEXCONNECT_ACCOUNT_CHANGED Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_account_changed

DATEXCONNECT_PREMISE_CHANGED Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_premise_changed

DATEXCONNECT_PARTNER_CHANGED Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_partner_changed

DATEXCONNECT_LPASS_CHANGED Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_lpass_changed

DATEXCONNECT_SWITCH_OUT Framework: COMEV inCL_ISU_IDE_SWITCH_COM=>SEND_MSGDATA

DATEXCONNECT_PROCESS_INVOICE Framework: DATEX call inisu_comev_process_invoice

If you want to use a project-specific data exchange basic process, you can replace the methods belongingto BAdI ISU_IDE_DATEXCONNECT with your own implementation.

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Release Information: Data Exchange Processes for Master Data Changes

1.14.6 Definition of Check Parameters in Customizing (New)

Use

Incoming bills can be processed automatically during intercompany data exchange. The processing ofdocuments includes a number of different processes (for example, identification, check before data iscopied, copying data, check after data is copied, data transfer).You can also define your own functionmodules for these processes to check amounts, time limits, bill periods, billed quantities, and so on.Previously, it was not possible to define check parameters directly, rather they had to be defined locallyin the individual function modules.

As of SAP Utilities 4.72, you can define check parameters in Customizing as well as setting checks asstandard checks or defining checks directly in a service provider agreement based in point of deliverygroup, bill or payment advice note type, or document type.

You can define service provider agreement types for the new deregulation process INV_INCHCK (CheckParameter for Bill and Payment Advice Note Receipt).

You can use function module ISU_DEREG_GET_INV_INCHCK in customer-specific check modules todetermine the checks predefined in Customizing or those defined in service provider agreements based onpoints of delivery, point of delivery groups, bill and payment advice note types, document types, andcheck types.


You define check parameters in Customizing for SAP Utilities under Define Check Parameters.

You define new service provider agreements based in deregulation process INV_INCHCK inCustomizing for SAP Utilities under Define Service Provider Agreement Types.

1.14.7 Manual Billing in the Deregulated Scenario (New)

Use

Previously, you could only send a manual billing document (transaction EA16) in payment processing forintercompany data exchange if it was invoiced in combination with other (non-manual) billingdocuments.

As of SAP Utilities 4.72, you can also invoice and send manual billing documents individually in thederegulated scenario.

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See also

Incoming bills can be processed automatically during intercompany data exchange. An ID type isrequired so that the system can interpret bill lines. Previously, you had to specify the ID type in theparameter configuration of the service provider agreement for bill receipt for each document type.

As of SAP Utilities 4.72, you can set the ID type directly in Customizing for each permitted documenttype per bill or payment advice note type. This has the advantage that a service provider agreement is notnecessarily a requirement.

If the ID type is defined in Customizing as well as in the service provider agreement, the ID type from theagreement is used.


Customizing for SAP Utilities -> Intercompany Data Exchange -> Bill and Payment Advice NoteProcessing -> Make Basic Settings.

1.14.9 Service Provider (Enhanced)

Use

Identification of Service Provider Using the External Number (ID)

A check is perfomed in the service provider transactions (EEDMIDESERVPROV01,EEDMIDESERVPROV02) to ensure that the external numbers in the system are unique.

This check was changed for SAP Utilities 4.64 (AOSP14) so that only the service type has to be unique.Take this into account in your projects when identifying the service provider in the data exchangeprocesses (see note 601412).

The following function modules and methods have changed:

Function modules:

o ISU_SERVICE_PROV_GET_BY_EXT_ID

o ISU_DB_ESERVPROV_SINGLE_EXT_ID

Methods:

o SELECT_BY_EXTERNAL_ID

o SELECT_DB_SERVPROV_EXTERNALID

If more than one service provider is found for an external number, the exception NOT_UNIQUE(service provider not unique) is issued.

You use new method SELECT_DB_SERVPROV_EXTID_BOTH of classCL_ISU_SERVICEPROVIDER to determine multiple service providers for the first and second externalnumbers, for example.

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Use

1.14.8 ID Type in Customizing (neu)

1.14.10 Hide Subprocesses (New)

Use

As of SAP Release 4.72, you can hide subprocesses when processing documents in bill and paymentadvice note processing. You define in Customizing whether a subprocess can be hidden.

You can hide a subprocess as long as it is still to be executed. If the current processing status of thedocument does not allow the subprocess to be executed, you cannot hide it.

The subprocesses are hidden by means of the dialog for displaying document data. You can display allsubprocesses that are to be executed according to the Customizing settings and the service provideragreement. You can find these functions in the menu under Edit -> Subprocesses -> Display and Edit-> Subprocesses -> Hide.

The following authorization is required to hide subprocesses:Authorization object: E_INV_DOC Bill receipt for Document/PANAuthorization field: INV_ACTIVT Authorization check for ActivityValue: Hide Subprocess (9)


The relevant subprocesses must be marked as hidable in Customizing:

Make Basic Settings

Define Process Control (Part 1)

Define Process Control (Part 2)

1.14.11 BAdI for Checking User Input (New)

Use

As of SAP Utilities 4.72, you can enhance the check for the data entered in the Enter Bill/PaymentAdvice Note dialog by defining method CHECK_USER_INPUT of BAdI ISU_INV_REMADV_DLG.

1.15 IS-U-TO Tools

1.15.1 IS-U-TO-ARC Archiving

1.15.1.1 Archiving for Route and Waste Disposal Order Objects

Use

As of SAP Utilities Release 4.72, you can archive the route and waste disposal order objects. Thefollowing prerequisites and restrictions apply here:

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o Route ArchivingYou can now archive routes that are no longer used. To do this, the archiving object ISU_ROUTEhas been created. You can use the archiving workbench (transaction SARA) to process thisarchiving object.To archive a route, it must have the status Deletion Flag Set. You set this directly in the route. Tobe able to set this status, the routes must no longer have an active service, and must not be allocatedto any waste disposal order that still has an open status.The archiving program consists of the following parts:

- The routes to be archived are analyzed in advance to see if they can be archived. If they can bearchived then a deletion flag is set. You can use the BAdI EEWA_ROUTE_ARCHIVE toinfluence this analysis. For further information, see the documentation for the BAdI.

- In the write program the routes to be archived are entered in the archive files. The archive filesare then written in the archiving system.

- In the deletion program, the archived routes are deleted from the database. Note that thearchived data can no longer be reloaded in the system.

In the initial screen for route maintenance, you can use Call Archive to display archived routes.

o Waste Disposal Order ArchivingYou can now archive waste disposal orders that, for example, have already been processed and areno longer kept in the system. The archiving object ISU_EORDER was created for this purpose. Youcan use the archiving workbench (transaction SARA) to process this archiving object.To archive a waste disposal order, the waste disposal order must have the status Deletion Flag Set.To do this, call transaction Delete Order and set the indicator Set Deletion Flag.The archiving program consists of the following parts:

- The waste disposal orders to be archived are analyzed in advance to see whether they can bearchived. If they can be archived, then a deletion flag is set. You can use BAdIEEWA_WDO_ARCHIVE to influence this analysis. For further information, see thedocumentation for the BAdI.

- In the write program, the waste disposal orders to be archived are entered in the archive files,which are then written in the archiving system.

- In the deletion program, the archived orders are deleted from the database. Note that you canno longer reload archived data in the system.


To use the new functions, you must execute the following activities in the implementation guide (IMG):

o Activate Info Structure for Archiving

o Define Retention Periods for Archiving Objects

See also

See the online help for further information on the archiving workbench.

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