SAP Credit Management Configuration

Configuration Guide-

Credit Management Configuration in SAP Credit Management Configurations 1. Assign Credit Limit Check to Sales document type Use In this activity, you define the settings for the credit checks for sales orders:

Procedure 1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options: OVAK Transaction Code Sales and Distribution → Basic Functions → Credit management / Risk management → Assign Sales Documents and Delivery Document → Credit limit check for order types

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2. On the Change View “Sales Document Types – Credit Limit Check” set the Credit Limit to D – Credit Management: Automatic credit control: 3. Make the following entries: Field name

Description

User action and values

Sales Document Type

OR

Credit Check

D

Credit Group

01

4. Choose

Save.

5. Choose

Back.

Comment

Result The credit limit check for the selected sales document type is set to automatic control.

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2. Assign Credit Limit Check to Delivery type 1. Check the settings for the deliveries. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options: OVAD Transaction Code Sales and Distribution → Basic Functions → Credit management / Risk management → Credit management → Assign Sales Documents and Delivery Document → Credit limit check for delivery types 2. On the Change View “Delivery Types – Credit Limit Check” set the Credit Limit to – Credit Management: Automatic credit control: 3. Make the following entries: IMG Menu

Field name

Description

User action and values

Delivery Type

LF

Delivery credit group



GI credit group



4. Choose

Save.

5. Choose

Back.

Comment

Result The credit limit check for the selected delivery document type takes place on sales order document only.

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3.

Assign Risk Category to Credit Control Area

Use This activity will assign the Risk Category to the company code.

Procedure 1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options: OB01 Transaction Code Financial Accounting (New) → Accounts Receivable and Account Payable → Credit management → Credit Control Account → Define Risk Categories

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2. Choose the New entries button and make the following entries: Field name

Description

User action and values

Comment

Risk Category

001

Sales org. 1000

CCAr

1000

See step #1

3. Choose

Save.

4. Choose

Back.

Result The risk category has been assigned to the credit control area.

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4.

Define Automatic Credit Control

Use In this activity, you assign the document credit group to the credit control area and risk category.

Procedure 1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options: OVA8 Transaction Code Financial Supply Chain Management → Credit Management → Integration with Accounts Receivable Accounting and Sales and Distribution → Integration with Sales and Distribution →Define Automatic Credit Control 2. Choose the New Entries button. IMG Menu

Credit control Area

Risk category

Document credit group

Credit control

1000

001

01

High Risk Sales Orders

Document controlling Field name

Check

Item Check Field name

Static check

Check Document value

✘

Check

Reaction

Status/Bl ock

✘

C (Warning + value by which the credit limit has been exceeded)

✘

✘

C

✘

3. Choose

Save.

4. Choose

Back.

Open Orders ✘

Open delivery

Max. doc.value

✘

9.999.999

Result The automatic credit control has been set up.

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5.

Determine Active Receivables per Item Category

Use In this activity, you assign the Active Receivables to the relevant item categories.

Procedure 1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options: OVA7 Transaction Code Sales and Distribution → Basic Functions → Credit management / Risk management → Determine Active Receivables Per Item Category 2. Check the entries for your item categories: 3. For item category i.e. TAN, TAS, YBAB set the credit active indicator ✘ . IMG Menu

4. Choose

Save.

Result The item categories are relevant for credit check.

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6.

Check control data for your Pricing Procedures

Use This activity will check the control data settings automatic credit control.

Procedure 1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options: V/08 Transaction Code Sales and Distribution → Basic Functions → Pricing → Pricing Control → Define and Assign Pricing Procedures → Maintain pricing procedures 2. Choose Position… and enter the result from previous action, step #3 (ZVAA01) IMG Menu

Field name

Description

Pricing Procedures

User action and values

Comment

YBAA01

result from previous action, step #3

3. Double-click on "Control 4. Choose Position… and enter the following values: Field name

Description

User action and values

Comment

920

Step Number

5. For step 920 check set the sub total indicator to “A - Carry over price to KOMP-CMPRE (credit price)” 6. Choose

Save.

7. Choose

Back.

Result The subtotal from standard price Usually, the net value plus taxes is used. This way the system is determined to use subtotal for credit pricing. The credit price is stored in field VBAP-CMPRE and used for update and credit check

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7.

Check update group

Use In this activity, you check the activity group for your credit control area.

Procedure 1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options: OB45 Transaction Code Enterprise Structure → Definition → Financial Accounting → Define Credit Control Area

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2. Select the credit control area as follows and click on Field name

Description

Credit Control Area

(Details)

User action and values

Comment

1000

3. Check the following details: Field name

Description

Update

User action and values

Comment

000012 – Open order value on time axis, delivery and bill. Doc value.

4. Choose

Save.

5. Choose

Back.

Result The update group is set to standard.

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8.

Check type of update for sales info structure

Use In this activity, you check the type of update for the relevant sales info structure-

Procedure 1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options: OMO1 Transaction Code

Logistics General → Logistics Information System → Logistics Data Warehouse → Updating → Updating Control → Activate Update → Sales and Distribution

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2. Make the following entries: Field name

Description

Info structure

User action and values

Comment

S066

3. Double click on the structures name and check the entry update group. Field name

Description

Update group

User action and values

Comment

1 - Synchronous Updating (V1 Update)

4. Choose

Save.

5. Choose

Back.

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