Purpose
SAP generate dunning letter for
reminding the customer outstanding payment. SAP allows dunning both customer
and vendor.
Configuration Path: IMG > Financial Accounting
> Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable > Business Transactions >
Dunning >
Define Dunning Areas
T-Code: N/A
Dunning Areas can be used to
determine dunning procedure if there are many business units are responsible
for carrying out dunning within one company. In SAP, the business area can correspond
to a profit center, distribution channel, sale organization, or a business
area.
Once
dunning area is defined. You have to maintain dunning area in customer/vendor
master record (tab correspondence in company view).
You
also can use dunning area to determine different dunning letter in each dunning
procedure. You can find more information in topic of Dunning Procedure.
Define Dunning Keys
T-Code: N/A
Dunning key is used to limit the dunning level of an item.
Define Dunning Groupings
T-Code: N/A
Generally,
dunning notices are created per customer/vendor. Dunning grouping is another
feature that SAP provides for you to group transaction based on certain aspect
and dun these together.
In
Dunning Grouping, You can enter grouping criteria and order to check for both
customer and vendor or each.
To use
Dunning Grouping, You have to maintain grouping key in customer/vendor master
record (tab correspondence in company view).
Define Dunning Block Reasons
T-Code: N/A
You
define dunning block reason in this step. Dunning block is used to block
transaction from dunning run. You can enter dunning block in both customer/vendor
master record and FI document.
Define Interest Rates
T-Code: OB42
In this activity, you can define
interest rate of each interest indicator and currency. The interest indicators
are currently used by the dunning program for the calculation of interest on
arrears and for discounting receivables.
Define Dunning Procedure
T-Code: FBMP
Dunning program works based on
Dunning Procedures. Dunning Procedures are the key to determine dunning
interval, grace period for the due date determine, dunning charge) and dunning
levels.
Before start creating dunning
procedure, you have to complete step above first.
1. Create new procedure
2. Define Dunning Interval in Day
During every dunning run, system checks whether the run date is at least this number of days since the date of the last dunning run. For example, you define dunning interval as 14 days. If the last dunning date is not over 14 days, dunning notice cannot be created even new item have become overdue.
3. Define Dunning Level
In this activity, you determine the number of the highest dunning level set up to dunning procedure. Once number of dunning level is determined, you have to put day in arrears for each dunning levels.
4. Define Dunning Charge
You can specify dunning charge by fixing charge amount or percentage and show in dunning notice. The dunning charge is printed on every notice.
5. Define Dunning Text
Dunning Text is used to determine form of dunning notice. You can assign form by Company Code, Dunning Level and Dunning Area. Dunning Form can be both SAPscript and Smart Forms.
6. Assign Special G/L to Dunning Procedure
In this activity, you can assign the selected Special G/L that you would like to apply to this dunning procedure.
Related Topic
Remark
Dunning can be done for both positive and negative arrear (refer to SAP note 333506).
Label : SAP Dunning Procedure, SAP Dunning, SAP Dunning Configuration, SAP Dunning Manual, SAP Dunning Step-by-Step