Receivables Management with SAP S/4HANA

Does your organization manage receivables in SAP S/4HANA? This book is your comprehensive guide for both standard and advanced processes! Once you've set up your master data, configure and use both basic AR and specialized tasks. Master credit, collections, and dispute management to successfully manage incoming payments. With step-by-step instructions and screenshots, this is your all-in-one receivables resource!In this book, you'll learn about:a. Master DataDive deep into receivables master data in SAP S/4HANA. Configure customer master data, maintain business partner master data, and perform customer-vendor integration.b. ConfigurationCustomize your system! Follow step-by-step instructions to set up accounts receivable, credit management, collections management, and dispute management in SAP S/4HANA. c. Business ProcessesRun your core receivables management processes. Create invoices, clear open items, set up credit scores, use automatic credit control, manage dispute cases, assign worklists, collect receivables, and more. Highlights include:1) Customer master data2) Business partners3) Configuration4) Accounts receivable5) Credit management6) Dispute management7) Collections management8) Invoicing9) Centralized receivables management

Run key receivables processes with classic transactions and new apps

... Preface ... 17... Target Audience ... 17... How This Book is Organized ... 18... Acknowledgments ... 201 ... Introduction to Receivables Management ... 211.1 ... Receivables Management as a Business Imperative ... 211.2 ... Receivables Management in SAP S/4HANA ... 241.3 ... Improvements over SAP ERP Functionalities ... 371.4 ... Summary ... 462 ... Business Partner Master Data ... 472.1 ... Business Partner Approach in SAP S/4HANA ... 482.2 ... Business Partner Configuration for Customers ... 522.3 ... Customer-Vendor Integration ... 652.4 ... Business Partner Master Data ... 692.5 ... SAP Fiori Apps for Business Partners ... 872.6 ... Summary ... 873 ... Accounts Receivable ... 893.1 ... Invoice Posting ... 893.2 ... Clearing Transactions ... 983.3 ... Cash Application and Incoming Payments ... 1083.4 ... Dunning ... 1333.5 ... Creating Correspondence ... 1483.6 ... Analytical Apps for Accounts Receivable ... 1503.7 ... Summary ... 1754 ... Configuring Accounts Receivable ... 1774.1 ... Configuring Customer Invoices/Credit Memos ... 1774.2 ... Configuring Open Item Clearing ... 1834.3 ... Configuring Down Payments ... 1894.4 ... Configuring Electronic Bank Statements for Cash Application ... 1934.5 ... Configuring Lockbox for Cash Application ... 2014.6 ... Configuring Dunning ... 2044.7 ... Configuring Correspondence ... 2134.8 ... Summary ... 2205 ... Credit Management ... 2215.1 ... Credit Management at a Glance ... 2225.2 ... Organizational Structure for Credit Management ... 2325.3 ... Business Partner Master Data for Credit Management ... 2365.4 ... Set Up Credit Score, Risk Class, and Credit Limit ... 2545.5 ... Credit Check and Automatic Credit Control ... 2585.6 ... Manage Blocked Sales Documents Using Documented Credit Decisions ... 2625.7 ... Analytical Apps for Credit Management ... 2685.8 ... Summary ... 2746 ... Configuring Credit Management ... 2756.1 ... Activating Credit Management, Organizational Units, and Master Data ... 2756.2 ... Configuration in Accounts Receivable ... 2796.3 ... Configuration in Sales and Distribution ... 2846.4 ... Configuring Documented Credit Decisions ... 2986.5 ... Summary ... 3107 ... Dispute Management ... 3117.1 ... Dispute Management at a Glance ... 3117.2 ... Dispute Case Attributes ... 3137.3 ... Dispute Case Processing ... 3177.4 ... Creating/Displaying Dispute Cases from Financial Accounting ... 3257.5 ... Automatic Creation of Dispute Cases ... 3457.6 ... Updates to Dispute Cases ... 3597.7 ... Analytical Apps for Dispute Management ... 3967.8 ... Summary ... 4138 ... Configuring Dispute Management ... 4158.1 ... Configuring Dispute Case Processing ... 4158.2 ... Configuring Integration with Accounts Receivable ... 4558.3 ... Summary ... 4629 ... Collections Management ... 4639.1 ... Collections Management at a Glance ... 4639.2 ... Organizational Structure for Collections Management ... 4669.3 ... Business Partner Master Data for Collections Management ... 4789.4 ... Data Synchronization and Worklist Creation ... 4909.5 ... Collection of Receivables ... 5119.6 ... Promise to Pay Integration with Accounts Receivable Processes ... 5319.7 ... Analytical Apps for Collections Management ... 5459.8 ... Summary ... 55110 ... Configuring Collections Management ... 55310.1 ... Activating Collections Management ... 55310.2 ... Configuring Collection Strategies ... 55510.3 ... Configuring the Collections Management Organizational Structure ... 56510.4 ... Configuring Promise to Pay ... 57110.5 ... Configuring Customer Contacts ... 58110.6 ... Configuring Resubmission Reasons ... 58410.7 ... Configuring Integration with Dispute Management ... 58510.8 ... Configuring Integration with Accounts Receivable ... 58510.9 ... Summary ... 59111 ... Central Receivables Management ... 59311.1 ... Central Receivables with Central Finance ... 59311.2 ... Central Receivables without Central Finance ... 59811.3 ... Summary ... 606... The Author ... 607... Contributors ... 607... Index ... 609