by Kees van Westerop, Senior SAP Consultant, Kwest Consulting
Financials Expert - Volume 11 (2012), Update 1

Partial payments are sometimes difficult to process in an SAP system. Learn how to set editing options to automatically link partial payments to the invoices to which they belong.

by Juergen Weiss, SEPA-Now Consulting
Financials Expert - Volume 10 (2011), Update 9

By 2014 the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) is likely to become mandatory for all companies doing business in Europe. One of the most significant impacts is expected to be the decommissioning of domestic payment formats. Become familiar with the two new SEPA direct debit (SDD) payment methods being introduced with SEPA. Get detailed insight into the business processes associated with SDD and the necessary settings within SAP ERP Financials to activate the new payment formats. Understand the logical structure of the respective format trees within the Data Medium Exchange Engine (DMEE).

by David Hannon, Features Editor
insiderPROFILES - 2011 (Volume 2), October (Issue 4)

When SAP customers evaluate third-party solutions, a crucial piece to consider is how the new solution will integrate into the business’s existing technology landscape. To ensure an easy integration, SAP has been focused on co-innovation with its partners. This article details how American Express collaborated with SAP to develop a more easily integrated payment solution for SAP customers.

by Sanjay Wagh, Vice President, Elephanta Technology, Inc.
Financials Expert - Volume 10 (2011), Update 5

Learn the steps needed to enhance SAP standard check for duplicate FI invoices to minimize the risk of entering a duplicate invoice and making subsequent double payment. You can implement this technique when you are not using SAP purchase order functionality.

by Kees van Westerop, Kwest Consulting
Financials Expert - Volume 10 (2011), Update 4

When using automatic payments to pay outstanding invoices, you normally clear the invoices being paid. Thus, the invoices are no longer visible as open items on the vendor open item list. In some countries the paid invoices should remain open. Learn how the SAP system’s payment order functionality handles this kind of payment.

by David Hannon
insiderPROFILES - 2010 (Volume 1), October (Issue 4)

One goal was clear for petroleum products distributor TransMontaigne in streamlining its accounts payable process: Provide full visibility into the invoicing process by centralizing it in a single system. Learn how TransMontaigne succeeded, see the project’s dramatic results — from lower invoice turnaround time and transaction costs, to an improved credit score and vendor relations — and get advice from the company’s accounting manager.

by Juergen Weiss, SEPA-Now Consulting
Financials Expert - Volume 8 (2009), Update 5

Learn how to model payment file structures with the graphical editor of the Data Medium Exchange Engine (DMEE). Understand the various node types that are available to create your own payment format trees and their differences. Comprehend the technical architecture, the graphical user interface, and the relevant configuration of the DMEE. Find out how the DMEE is integrated with the Payment Medium Workbench (PMW).

by Juergen Weiss, SEPA-Now Consulting
Financials Expert - Volume 8 (2009), Update 2

Replace your classic RFFO* payment medium programs with the little-known functionalities of the Payment Medium Workbench (PMW) within the SAP Financials module. Understand the relevant configuration, functionality, and different processes of the PMW.

by Kim Ciesla
Financials Expert - Volume 1 (2002), Issue 2 (February)

This month's "Ask the FI/CO Expert" question concerns ABAP List Viewer (ALV) functionality that was introduced in R/3 Release 4.6: specifically, how to make the "Special Fields" (such as Material #, Quantity, User name, and Entry date) available to end users. As this article explains, the secret is to run two quick ABAP programs after you have changed the Yes/No settings.

by Sue Stack
Financials Expert - Volume 1 (2002), Issue 4 (April)

This month's FI/CO expert answers a question from Paula Gennari, an Accounts Payable manager for a $100 million/year plastics manufacturer in Massachusetts. Her question concerns annoying mystery her department has experienced with their recently installed SAP R/3 system in regard to check printing-the Automatic Payment Program for their non-U.S. vendors does not print the name of the country in the address section of the checks. She wonders if the SAPscript form is missing some kind of ABAP logic to read the country codes of non-U.S. vendors. Sue Stack is an expert at SAPscript, but her recommendation is to first look for a possible missing checkbox setting in the IMG's Country customization.