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Chapter 16 ■ Customizing Special G/L Transactions
Figure 16-9. Special G/L accounts for vendor advances
Save your work. You can check the default specifications for the special G/L payment properties to
see if the standard settings are adequate. To do this, click the
button on the top-left side of the
screen.
Down Payment Requests for Vendors
Vender down payment requests need to be customized when a vendor requests payment from you before
commencing a business transaction. To customize vendor down payment requests, follow this menu path:
IMG: Financial Accounting (New) ➤ Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable ➤ Business Transactions ➤
Down Payments Made ➤ Define Alternative Reconciliation Account for Down Payments. Or use transaction
code OBYR.
The Maintain Accounting Configuration: Special G/L List screen is displayed. This screen contains the
list of special G/L transactions. Select Down Payment Request from the list by clicking on it and then clicking
the Details button on the top-left side of the screen. The Chart of Accounts Entry dialog box pops up.
Enter your chart of accounts (CA90) in the Chart of Accounts field and click the Continue button. The
Maintain Accounting Configuration: Special G/L – Accounts screen is displayed. Enter G/L account 213000
in the Reconciliation Account field and enter the special G/L account 196300 in the Special G/L Account
field. Enter Planning Level Type FF (Down Payment Request) in the Planning Level field (Figure 16-10). The
planning level helps to control cash position and provide liquidity forecasts in cash management.
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