Creating a new Dunning Procedures

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to create a new dunning procedure by copying.

Dunning Procedure

Carla creates the new 4-level dunning procedure as follows:

  • Dunning level 0: No dunning notice.
  • Dunning level 1. Dunning notice as payment reminder.
  • Dunning level 2. Dunning notice with stricter text.
  • Dunning level 3. Dunning notice with note for non-payment initiation of legal proceedings.
  • Dunning level 4. Internal for initiating legal proceedings.

Carla asks the configuration expert Stefanos, in her team, to help. Stefanos shows her the way in the Central Business Configuration:

You can define the dunning procedure in theImplementation Activities app under SAP Business ConfigurationPayables and Receivables ManagementOpen Item ManagementDunningDefine your dunning proceduresDefine Dunning Procedures.

Note

Defining the dunning procedure settings and account determination are part of the self-service configuration UI (SSCUI) procedure. This process can only be executed with the user Role - Configuration Expert - Business Process Configuration (BR_BPC_Expert) Expert in the SAP Central Business Configuration framework.

The screenshot illustrates, specifically the Maintain Dunning Procedure: Overview interface. It illustrates the process of copying data from one dunning procedure to another. The current dunning procedure being created or modified has the ID 1004 with the description 4-level dunning notice, every 7 days. A pop-up window titled Copy Dunning Procedure is open, prompting the user to copy data from an existing dunning procedure with the ID 1001.

The standard SAP system contains some common dunning procedures with the corresponding forms. In the various areas, only minimal changes to the configuration are necessary. If we copy an existing dunning procedure and only adjust the configuration, it is quicker.

The dunning program settings are divided into the following categories:

  • Dunning procedures
  • Dunning levels
  • Expenses/Charges
  • Minimum amounts
  • Special G/L indicator

The main dunning program configuration menu displays icons for each of these categories. To complete the configuration, go through each category from left to right and choose the required settings.

How to Create a Dunning Procedure

  • Select New Procedure.
  • Enter the ID and the description of the new dunning procedure.
  • Open the dunning procedure list and choose Copy.
  • Enter the dunning procedure template.
  • Save the new dunning procedure.

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