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Chapter 17 ■ End User - Accounting Document Posting<br />

Figure 17-15. The Posting Incoming Payment Processing Open Items screen shows the amount entered<br />

against a payment<br />

To display the open item you want to clear with the incoming payment, click the<br />

button on<br />

the menu bar and then click<br />

from the pull-down menu. The Post Incoming Payments Display<br />

Overview screen is displayed.<br />

If you’re satisfied with your payment clearing, click the Post button to automatically clear the open item.<br />

After you click the Post button, the system will notify you that .<br />

Now let’s look at how a partial payment is treated.<br />

Posting a Partial Payment<br />

Partial payment is when you make an incomplete payment toward an outstanding amount or open item.<br />

In other words, only a fraction of the outstanding amount has been settled. In SAP, partial payments are<br />

treated differently from standard payments. Since the outstanding amount is not settled in full, it is treated<br />

as payment on account (i.e., both the open item and partial payment remain open in the account).<br />

Problem: Assume that you have an open item of $4900 and you receive a partial<br />

payment of $3000.<br />

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