SAP FICO

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F-48 - Post Vendor down Payment

Functionality

Down Payment in SAP let’s you post to another GL account which is called as Down
payment to Vendor. This amount is shown separately under Balance sheet as asset. This is
possible due to SAP functionality of Special GL indicators. This allows the user to post the
document to an alternative GL account instead of “normal” vendor’s reconciliation account.
They are defined in configuration for Vendors reconciliation accounts.
You can post down payment directly to vendor or make down payment against a Down
Payment request.

Scenario

You want to account an advance payment (down payment) to the vendor.

Requirements

Configured Special GL indicators

Menu Path Accounting → Financial Accounting → Accounts Payable →

Document entry → Down payment → F-48 - Down
payment
Transaction Code F-48

1. Double click on F-48 - Down payment

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Post Vendor down Payment: Header Data

2. Update the following fields:

Field Name Field Description Values

Document date Date the transaction occurred 20.12.2008
Type Document type KZ
Company code Code identifying a separate 3000
legal entity for which a separate
set of accounts is maintained
for external reporting purposes
Posting date Date that the business 20.12.2008
transaction occurred
Currency/rate Code identifying the currency USD
used in the transaction
Reference Description of the Reference. Down payment
Account Vendor account 3425

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Field Name Field Description Values
Special G/L ind Enter here required special GL A
transaction code
Account Bank account number 113401
Amount Amount of the line item 6000

3. You can use an existing down payment request to post the down payment. Click
Requests Button .

Post Vendor Down Payment: Choose requests

4. Choose down payment request .

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5. Click Create down payments button . The system will display a
document overview:

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Post Vendor Down Payment: Display Overview

6. Click Save .

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SAP FICO
User manual
Published by Team of
SAP Consultants
at
SAPTOPJOBS
Visit us at www.sap-topjobs.com

Copyright 2009-11@SAPTOPJOBS

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a

retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means electronic or
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