Prerequisites setups carried out

1.
2.
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Activated Business Function Set LOG_MMFI_P2P

Created the following missing G/L accounts
G/L account for Down payment requests (vendors): with some critical settings being
Type/Description
Balance sheet account, Account Group: GL Receivables & Fin Assets
Control Data
Tax category -B Input Tax Managed Gross
Recon account for account type K Vendors
Open item management: Not checked
Line item display: Checked
Create/Bank/Interest
Field status group G001 General (with text, assignment)

G/L account for Input Tax Clearing with some critical settings being:
Type/Description
Balance sheet account
Account Group: Liabilities & Equity
Control Data
Tax category *
Recon account for account type None
Open item management: Not checked
Line item display: Checked
Create/Bank/Interest
Field status group G011 Clearing accounts (with settlement per.)

Configuration transaction <OBYR> settings

For account type K and Special G/L indicator F & A, against the relevant controlling area, set Recon
account = Vendor reconciliation account, Special G/L Account = Down payment requests (vendors)

Configuration transaction <OBXB> settings

Set G/L account created for Input Tax Clearing on Down payments against Transaction Key VVA

Scenario brief
PO for amount AUD 1000, I/p tax on item 10% GST
Downpayment of AUD 100 (inclusive of I/p tax GST of 10%)
Process Steps
1.

Purchase Order created with Voluntary Downpayments set at Line item level

2.

Report transaction ME2DP for creation of PO Downpayments

3.

F-47 Downpayment Request Created

Postings generated as below

Itm PK BusA Acct no. Description
001 39F
10482
AIRWELL PUMPS

Tx Amount in AUD
P1
100.00-

4.

F-48 Post Down Payments

Simulate and Post Down payment

Postings generated are:
Itm PK BusA Acct no. Description
001 50
100140 Bank-Dom (out pay)
002 29A
10482
AIRWELL PUMPS
003 40
118020 GST Input Tax Credit
004 50
202080 Input Tax Clearing

5.

Tx

Amount in AUD
100.00P1
100.00
P1
9.09
P1
9.09-

Report transaction ME2DP for creation of PO Downpayments

Now you will Notice that the Line item is updated with a Green Traffic light and PO History is updated

6.

Check transaction FBL1N Vendor Line Items

In selection screen select Special G/L Transactions, Enter relevant Posting date and other selection
parameters as necessary

7.

Perform Goods Receipt <MIGO> against the PO

8.

Check PO History <ME23N> against PO Line Item

9.

Perform Invoice Receipt <MIRO> against the Purchase Order

While creating the IR with reference to the Purchase Order, the system would give a popup Downpayments exist
against the Purchase Order. Payment program settles down-payments automatically with payments to be made
If you want to allocate a down-payment to a specific invoice, you must make a transfer posting for down-payment
manually.

You can clear Down payment in MIRO itself (screenshot below). In case you do that, the next step <F-54> for
Clearing Down payments will not be required to be performed.

Once Downpayment details have been entered, you will not that the Downpayment Clearing tab at the top right
corner of the screen turns green

Click on Simulate to simulate the postings and Post the Invoice Doc

Financial Postings as proposed above are:

Down payment request a/c Cr 100.00
Vendor Account
Dr 100.00+
GST Input Tax Credit
Input Tax Clearing

Cr 9.09
Dr 9.09+

Vendor A/c
GR/IR A/c
Input Tax Credit a/c

Cr 1100Dr 1000+
Dr 100+

Postings pertaining to Down payment clearing (posted in accounting document pertaining to

down payment) are

Itm PK BusA Acct no. Description

001 39A
10482
AIRWELL PUMPS
002 26
10482
AIRWELL PUMPS
003 50
118020 GST Input Tax Credit
004 40
202080 Input Tax Clearing

Tax code Amount in AUD

P1
100.00P1
100.00
P1
9.09P1
9.09

Postings pertaining to General Invoice (posted in accounting document pertaining to Invoice)

are
Itm PK BusA Acct no. Description
001 31
10482
AIRWELL PUMPS
002 86
200010 GR/IR Account
003 40
118020 GST Input Tax Credit

Tx
P1
P1
P1

Amount in AUD
1,100.001,000.00
100.00

On executing the postings the Financial document will get generated and PO history will also
be updated with the same (can be checked in ME23N)

10.

Clear Vendor Downpayments < F-54> - If Not already done in step above