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You have a quest i on concer ni ng t he dunni ng i n t he cont r act account s r ecei vabl e and payabl e.
Fr equent l y Asked Quest i ons:
1. What do I do i f er r or s occur r ed i n t he dunni ng act i vi t y r un, and i f t he syst emt her ef or e
execut ed onl y par t of t he dunni ng not i ces of t he dunni ng pr oposal ?
2. My dunni ng act i vi t y r un gener at es cor r espondence cont ai ner ent r i es t hat I pr i nt wi t h t he mass
r un f or t he cor r espondence pr i nt ( FPCOPARA) . How can I avoi d pr i nt i ng dunni ng not i ces t hat have
al r eady been cancel l ed?
3. How do I def i ne event 0350 ( Dunni ng act i vi t i es) ?
4. Why do t he " Fr ee sel ect i ons" not f unct i on as expect ed wi t h t he pr oposal r un?
5. What do I have t o consi der wi t h t he " Dunni ng cont r ol of ot her pr ocedur es" i ndi cat or ?
6. Wi t h t he " Pr i nt al l i t ems" f unct i on, t he syst emal so pr i nt s i t ems on t he dunni ng not i ce whi ch
ar e not due f or dunni ng. How can I t hen pr i nt t he t ot al of al l pr i nt ed i t ems?
7. The dunni ng r un does not l ead t o t he r esul t t hat I expect , but I do not know why.
8. To whi ch cont r act , and t o whi ch cont r act account does t he syst empost dunni ng char ges?
9. The syst emdi spl ays an i t emas a l i ne i n t he FPM3 dunni ng hi st or y, but t her e i s no dunni ng
hi st or y i n t he account bal ance or i n t he document di spl ay.
10. The mi ni mum/ maxi mumamount i s not r eached al t hough t he dunni ng bal ance i s hi gher t han t he
mi ni mum/ maxi mumamount .
11. How can I accel er at e t he dunni ng r un?
12. Whi ch f or mdo I use f or t he dunni ng?
13. Why does t he syst emnot r ever se al l dunni ng act i vi t i es wi t h t he dunni ng r ever sal ?
14. I n t he F4 hel p f or t he dunni ng i dent i f i cat i on, t he syst emdi spl ays an i dent i f i cat i on t wi ce.
15. How can I f i nd t he cor r ect event ?
16. Af t er you have manual l y i mpl ement ed a cor r ect i on f or t he dunni ng f or ms, you cannot see any
ef f ect .
17. Why does t he syst emr educe t he dunni ng l evel of an i t em?
18. Why di d t he syst emnot i ncr ease t he dunni ng l evel of a dunned i t em?
19. How can I change t he dunni ng gr oupi ng?
20. How can I pr event r epeat ed dunni ng on t he same l evel ?
21. Whi ch f i el ds must exi st i n al l dunni ng gr oupi ng t ypes?
22. I s i t possi bl e t o gr oup by dunni ng l evel ?
23. I n t he cont r act account , a payment l ock and an i ncomi ng payment met hod i s act i ve. Despi t e
t hi s, t he syst emdi spl ays t he message " I ncomi ng payment met hod exi st s" i n t he appl i cat i on l og
and t he syst emdoes not dun.
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24. Why does one i t emachi eve a dunni ng l evel whose dunni ng r hyt hmhas not been r eached?
25. The dunni ng r un l ocks many busi ness par t ner s f or a l ong t i me.
26. Why do I r ecei ve sever al dunni ng not i ces when I expect onl y one?
27. Can I dun i t ems wi t h di f f er ent t r ansact i on cur r enci es t oget her ?
28. How do I move dunni ng r uns?
29. How can I change t he cur r ent dunni ng l evel of an i t em?
30. Why does t he syst empr i nt i n a si mul at ed mass act i vi t y r un?
31. I f I of t en si mul at e an act i vi t y r un wi t h whi ch t he syst empr i nt s wi t h t he cor r espondence
cont ai ner , does t he syst emt hen f i l l t he cor r espondence cont ai ner ever y t i me?
32. What does t he " Pr i nt dat e" f i el d i n t he dunni ng hi st or y mean?
33. How can I f i l l addi t i onal , own f i el ds i n t he dunni ng hi st or y?
34. Why does t he bi l l i ng not gener at e a dunni ng not i ce, even t hough t hi s i s set t o do so i n
Cust omi zi ng?
35. Why does t he syst emnot execut e any dunni ng act i vi t i es af t er t he dunni ng i n t he bi l l i ng?
36. Why do t he bal anced i t ems not t r ansf er t he dunni ng l evel of t he i t emaf t er a par t i al
cl ear i ng?
37. Why ar e t he amount of an i t emand t he dunned amount of t he l ast dunni ng not i ce f or t hi s i t em
not equal ?
38. How does t he f act or y cal endar wor k wi t h t he dunni ng?
39. How does t he syst emcal cul at e t he payment t ar get ?
40. I n t he dunni ng act i vi t y r un, you deact i vat e t he i nst al l ment pl an. Why does t he sour ce
r ecei vabl e get no dunni ng hi st or y? Why does t he syst emdun t he sour ce r ecei vabl e on t he f i r st
dunni ng l evel dur i ng t he next dunni ng r un?
41. I n t he dunni ng act i vi t y r un, you deact i vat e t he i nst al l ment pl an. The f or mwhi ch has been
st or ed f or t he i nst al l ment dunni ng pr ocedur e uses t he l evel OPEN_I TEM. Why ar e t he f i el ds
( document number s, amount s) empt y wi t h t he pr i nt i ng of cor r espondence?
42. The dunni ng act i vi t i es ( Shi f t +F2) f r omdunni ng hi st or y FPM3 ar e not di spl ayed i n t he
l anguage expect ed.
43. I n t he st andar d modul e f or t he char ge post i ng ( cal l up poi nt 360/ 361/ 362) t he cur r ent dat e
i s copi ed t o t he char ges document as t he document dat e and t he post i ng dat e. However , t he i ssue
dat e shoul d be used.
44. An i ncomi ng payment met hod i s def i ned i n t he cont r act account . Nor mal l y t he i t ems ar e not
dunned f or t hi s cont r act account . However , I never t hel ess need t o dun cer t ai n i t ems ( f or
exampl e, dependent on t he i ncomi ng payment met hod) .

Other Terms
FPVA, FPVB, Q&A

Reason and Prerequisites
You use t he dunni ng mass r un i n t he open i t emaccount i ng.

Solution
( I n t he f ol l owi ng t ext , t he t er m" event " i s a synonymf or " cal l up poi nt . " )
1. Quest i on:
What do I do i f er r or s occur r ed i n t he dunni ng act i vi t y r un and i f t he syst emt her ef or e execut ed
onl y par t of t he dunni ng not i ces of t he dunni ng pr oposal ?
Answer
Af t er you have cor r ect ed t he cause of t he er r or , you can st ar t anot her dunni ng act i vi t y r un whi ch
r ef er s t o t he same dunni ng pr oposal r un. Thi s dunni ng act i vi t y r un wi l l onl y sel ect dunni ng not i ces
whi ch have not r ecei ved a pr i nt dat e ( = execut i on dat e) . I f a l ot of t i me has passed, i t mi ght be
usef ul t o manual l y cancel t he dunni ng not i ces whi ch have not been execut ed f r omt he dunni ng hi st or y
or t o cancel t hemi n mass r un FPVC and t hen t o st ar t a new dunni ng pr oposal r un.
1. Quest i on:
My dunni ng act i vi t y r un gener at es cor r espondence cont ai ner ent r i es whi ch I pr i nt wi t h t he mass r un
f or t he cor r espondence pr i nt ( FPCOPARA) . How can I avoi d pr i nt i ng dunni ng not i ces whi ch have al r eady
been cancel l ed?
Al ways pr i nt i mmedi at el y af t er t he dunni ng act i vi t y r un and see Not e 526624.
2. Quest i on:
How do I def i ne event 0350 ( Dunni ng act i vi t i es) ?
Answer
You shoul d not st or e a cust omer - speci f i c f unct i on modul e f or event 0350 ( i n Cust omi zi ng wi t h t he
cust omer - speci f i c pr ogr amenhancement s) . I nst ead, def i ne t he dunni ng act i vi t i es i n Cust omi zi ng
under :
- > Dunni ng
- > Cont r act account s r ecei vabl e and payabl e
- > Busi ness t r ansact i ons
- > Dunni ng
- > Conf i gur e dunni ng act i vi t i es
Ent er t he dunni ng act i vi t i es f or t he desi r ed dunni ng l evel i nt o t he dunni ng pr ocedur es. I n t hi s
cont ext see Not e 487357.
1. Quest i on:
Why do t he " Fr ee sel ect i ons" not f unct i on as expect ed wi t h t he pr oposal r un?
Answer
Thi s i s because t he f r ee sel ect i ons r ef er t o f i el ds of t he t abl e of t he i t ems ( DFKKOP) ONLY.
Exampl es:
The dunni ng pr ocedur e ( DFKKOP- MAHNV) i s gener al l y i n t he cont r act account and not i n t he i t em.
Ther ef or e, you cannot use i t i n or der t o sel ect .
The dunni ng bl ock i ndi cat or f i el d ( DFKKOP- MAHNSP) i s no l onger used. The l ocks ar e i n t abl e
DFKKLOCKS.
1. Quest i on:
What do I have t o consi der wi t h t he " Dunni ng cont r ol of ot her pr ocedur es" i ndi cat or ?
Answer
Read t he F1 Hel p f or t he f i el d. I f t he f l ag i s NOT act i vat ed, t he syst emi ncl udes dunni ngs f r om
ot her dunni ng pr ocedur es. Ther ef or e, dunni ng pr ocedur es t o whi ch an i t emcan change ( Rel ocat i on
dunni ng pr ocedur e) must at l east have as many l evel s as t he ot her dunni ng pr ocedur es.
1. Quest i on:
Wi t h t he " Pr i nt al l i t ems" f unct i on, t he syst emal so pr i nt s i t ems on t he dunni ng not i ce whi ch ar e
not due f or dunni ng. How can I t hen pr i nt t he t ot al of al l pr i nt ed i t ems?
Answer
You can do t hi s by car r yi ng out t he t ot al i ng i n your dunni ng f or mi n t he " user exi t dur i ng l oop" of
t he " OPEN_I TEM" l evel and by t hen pr i nt i ng t he t ot al . Do NOT f or get t o r eset t hi s t ot al i n t he " user
exi t af t er l oop" .
1. Quest i on:
The dunni ng r un does not l ead t o t he r esul t whi ch I expect but I do not know why.
Answer
Del et e or cancel t he dunni ng r un. St ar t a new r un wi t h t he same par amet er s and sel ect " Addi t i onal
i nf or mat i on" i n t he appl i cat i on l og and anal yze t he messages of t he l og af t er t he r un.
1. Quest i on:
To whi ch cont r act , and t o whi ch cont r act account does t he syst empost dunni ng char ges?
Answer
The dunni ng char ges ar e post ed l i ke t hey ar e def i ned i n event s 360, 361 and 362. Event 363 ( as of
Rel ease 4. 62) det er mi nes t he cont r act account and/ or t he cont r act ont o whi ch t he char ge i s post ed.
I f t hese event s ar e not def i ned, t he syst empost s t he char ges accor di ng t o t he f i r st dunni ng l i ne.
1. Quest i on:
The syst emdi spl ays an i t emas a l i ne i n t he FPM3 dunni ng hi st or y, but t her e i s no dunni ng hi st or y
i n t he account bal ance or i n t he document di spl ay.
Answer :
I n t he account bal ance - ( FPL9) and document di spl ay ( FPE3) , t he syst emdi spl ays t he dunni ng hi st or y
onl y i f t he dunni ng act i vi t y has been execut ed and i f t he i t emhas not been i ncl uded as i nf or mi ng
i t emi n t he dunni ng not i ce.
1. Quest i on:
The mi ni mum/ maxi mumamount i s not r eached al t hough t he dunni ng bal ance i s hi gher t han t he
mi ni mum/ maxi mumamount .
Answer :
The amount s of t he i t ems wi t h t he hi ghest dunni ng l evel wi t hi n t he dunni ng gr oupi ng ar e added. The
syst emcompar es t hi s amount wi t h t he mi ni mum/ maxi mumamount . I f t he mi ni mum/ maxi mumi s not r eached,
t he syst emadds t he amount s of t he i t ems wi t h t he next - l owest dunni ng l evel t o t hi s t ot al . Then t he
syst emcompar es t hi s new t ot al t o t he mi ni mum/ maxi mumamount of t hi s dunni ng l evel and so on unt i l
t he mi ni mum/ maxi mumamount i s r eached. Then t he syst emduns i n t he l evel t he mi ni mum/ maxi mumamount
of whi ch has been r eached.
1. Quest i on:
How can I accel er at e t he dunni ng r un?
Answer :
As f or al l mass act i vi t i es, t he f ol l owi ng appl i es: Use i nt er val s and use sever al j obs i f sever al
comput er s ar e avai l abl e. You shoul d f i nd t he opt i mumby per f or mi ng your own t est s.
Use l ar ge, connect ed sel ect i on i nt er val s i f possi bl e. I f possi bl e, you shoul d use nei t her si ngl e
sel ect i ons nor " f r ee sel ect i ons" . Check al l event s whi ch you have def i ned f or per f or mance. Check t he
per f or mance of your dunni ng act i vi t i es. Wi t h l ar ge, pr oduct i ve r out i ne r uns, swi t ch t he appl i cat i on
l og t o a l ower pr obl emcl ass.
1. Quest i on:
Whi ch f or mdo I use f or t he dunni ng?
Answer :
You shoul d def i ni t el y use a f or mf r omt he cor r ect f or mcl ass. These ar e:
FI _CA_DUNNI NG gener al l y f or open i t emaccount i ng ( FI _CA_DUNNI NG_NEWf r omERP 2005)
FMCA_DUNNI NG f or I S- PS- CA ( FI _CA_DUNNI NG_NEWf r omERP 2005)
I S_U_CA_DUNNI NG f or I S- U and I S- T
I SM_CA_DUNNI NG f or I S- M
You can cont i nue t o use FI _CA_DUNNI NG and FMCA_DUNNI NG al so as of ERP 2005. However , t her e wi l l be
no enhancement of t he l evel s f or new devel opment s. Ther ef or e, FI _CA_DUNNI NG_NEWi s r ecommended.

When you pr i nt t he account i nf or mat i on f r omwi t hi n t he dunni ng act i vi t y t he syst empr i nt s a f or mof
t he I S_U_CA_ACCTI NFO cl ass. See Not e 628840.
1. Quest i on:
Why does t he syst emnot r ever se al l dunni ng act i vi t i es wi t h t he dunni ng r ever sal ?
Answer :
I t i s not possi bl e t o r ever se al l dunni ng act i vi t i es ( f or exampl e, dunni ng not i ce pr i nt out , see Not e
526624) . The syst emdeact i vat es t he l ock document gener at ed by t he dunni ng not i ce i n I S- U. The
r ever sal of dunni ng act i vi t i es occur s i n event 0395. Sear ch f or f unct i on modul es wi t h char act er
st r i ng " _0395" .
1. Quest i on:
I n t he F4 Hel p f or t he dunni ng i dent i f i cat i on, t he syst emdi spl ays an i dent i f i cat i on t wi ce.
Answer :
You used a ver y l ong sel ect i on wi t h t he gener al accr ual s/ def er r al s of t hi s dunni ng r un. Thi s mai nl y
occur s a t ext f i l e i s upl oaded. Thi s i s not an er r or . You can sel ect t he f i r st of bot h ent r i es. Long
si ngl e sel ect i ons, however , i ncr ease t he r unt i me. I nst ead, use dunni ng l ocks i n t he cont r act
account s whi ch ar e l i mi t ed wi t h r egar d t o t i me.
1. Quest i on:
How can I f i nd t he cor r ect event ?
Answer :
See Not e 429810.
1. Quest i on:
Af t er you have manual l y i mpl ement ed a cor r ect i on f or t he dunni ng f or ms, you cannot see any ef f ect .
Answer :
Regener at e t he f or ms f or t he f or mcl ass. Even af t er t he i mpor t of Add- On Suppor t Packages you have
t o r ecr eat e t he f or ms.
1. Quest i on:
Why does t he syst emr educe t he dunni ng l evel of an i t em?
Answer :
Thi s i s because t he mi ni mum/ maxi mumamount f or t he hi gher dunni ng l evel has no l onger been achi eved.
The i t emwas par t i al l y cl ear ed ( Not e 371026) or ot her i t ems whi ch ensur ed t he achi evement of t he
mi ni mum/ maxi mumamount bef or e, wer e cl ear ed or t he i t ems wer e gr ouped el sewher e.
I n t hi s case, not e t he " Do not r educe dunni ng l evel s" i ndi cat or i n t he dunni ng pr ocedur e.
1. Quest i on:
Why di d t he syst emnot i ncr ease t he dunni ng l evel of a dunned i t em?
Answer :
- Because t he " al ways dun" i ndi cat or i s act i ve i n t he dunni ng l evel .
- Because t he " pr i nt al l i t ems" i ndi cat or i s act i ve and t he i t emi s not due f or dunni ng.
- Because you manual l y act i vat ed t he " new dunni ng l evel " f or t he ol d dunni ng l evel .
- Because new r ecei vabl es became dunnabl e. On t hi s subj ect see Not e 187816.
1. Quest i on:
How can I change t he dunni ng gr oupi ng?
Answer :
You can do t hi s by act i vat i ng t he r equi r ed f i el ds i n Cust omi zi ng. I f t hi s does not meet your
r equi r ement s, you can def i ne event 304.
1. Quest i on:
How can I pr event r epeat ed dunni ng on t he same l evel ?
Answer :
As of Rel ease 4. 64, t her e i s an i ndi cat or f or a r ul e f or addi t i onal r ecei vabl es wi t h t he descr i pt i on
" Consi der at i on wi t h t he dunni ng l evel of t he cr eat i ng r emi nder not i ces. " Def i ne a r ul e f or
addi t i onal r ecei vabl es wi t h t hi s i ndi cat or and st or e t hi s r ul e f or t he subt r ansact i ons wi t h whi ch
t he dunni ng char ges and dunni ng i nt er est s ar e post ed. Addi t i onal i nf or mat i on i s avai l abl e i n Not e
597489.
1. Quest i on:
Whi ch f i el ds must exi st i n al l dunni ng gr oupi ng t ypes?
Answer :
I ndust r i es, whi ch do not use t he gener al r eci pi ent cont r ol f or t he dunni ng but whi ch can ent er an
al t er nat i ve dunni ng r eci pi ent ( FKKVKP- ABWMA) and a cor r espondi ng addr ess ( FKKVKP- ADRMA) i n t he
cont r act account ( I S- U and I S- T, but not I S- PS- CA) , must ent er t he f i el ds ABWMA and ADRMA and al l
gr oupi ng cat egor i es. For cr oss- cont r act account dunni ng, f i el d MGRUP shoul d exi st i n t he gr oupi ng
cat egor y.
Fi el d OPBUK i s i mpl i ci t l y a gr oupi ng f i el d, even i f you do not speci f y i t i n t he gr oupi ng cat egor y.
Ensur e t hat a dunni ng gr oup t ype SPACE al so exi st s.
1. Quest i on:
I s i t possi bl e t o gr oup by dunni ng l evel ?
Answer :
You have t o di f f er ent i at e whet her you want t o gr oup by t he exi st i ng dunni ng l evel or by t he dunni ng
l evel t o be newl y assi gned.
As of Rel ease 4. 64 you can use f i el ds MAHNN ( new dunni ng l evel ) and MSTNN ( new dunni ng l evel
cat egor y) f or t he gr oupi ng.
For a gr oupi ng by t he exi st i ng dunni ng l evel see Not e 403244.
1. Quest i on:
I n t he cont r act account , a payment l ock and an i ncomi ng payment met hod i s act i ve. I n spi t e of t hat ,
t he syst emdi spl ays t he message " I ncomi ng payment met hod exi st s" i n t he appl i cat i on l og and t he
syst emdoes not dun.
Answer :
The cont r act account i s pai d vi a anot her cont r act account . Thi s, however , does not cont ai n any
payment l ock.
Not e 584562 changes t he f unct i on i n such a way t hat t he syst emconsi der s payment l ocks of bot h
cont r act account s i nvol ved.
1. Quest i on:
Why does an i t emachi eve a dunni ng l evel whose dunni ng r hyt hmhas not been achi eved?
Answer :
The syst emcompar es wi t h t he dunni ng r hyt hmof t he dunni ng l evel of t he ent i r e dunni ng not i ce.
Ther ef or e t he dunni ng r hyt hmshoul d i ncr ease wi t h t he dunni ng l evel or r emai n t he same, but i t
shoul d not decr ease.
1. Quest i on:
The dunni ng r un l ocks many busi ness par t ner s f or a l ong t i me.
Answer :
The dunni ng r un al ways l ocks t he i nt er val whi ch i s cur r ent l y pr ocessed as al l mass act i vi t i es do.
You shoul d t her ef or e use smal l er i nt er val s.
I f you have speci f i ed company codes i n t he dunni ng pr oposal r un, t he syst eml ocks t he busi ness
par t ner s onl y f or t he r espect i ve company codes dur i ng t he cor r espondi ng dunni ng act i vi t y r un.
1. Quest i on:
Why do I r ecei ve sever al dunni ng not i ces when I expect onl y one?
Answer :
Thi s i s because t he dunned i t ems have been di vi ded i nt o sever al gr oups. Check:
- The dunni ng gr oupi ng f i el ds i n Cust omi zi ng.
- The dunni ng pr ocedur e of t he i ndi vi dual i t ems. The dunni ng pr ocedur e can exi st i n t he cont r act
account , i n t he cont r act ( possi bl y as r el ocat i on pr ocedur e) or i n t he i t em( r el ocat i on pr ocedur e or
manual l y) .
- Whet her an al t er nat i ve i nst al l ment pl an dunni ng pr ocedur e has been mai nt ai ned f or t he dunni ng
pr ocedur e.
1. Quest i on:
Can I dun i t ems wi t h di f f er ent t r ansact i on cur r enci es t oget her ?
Answer :
Yes, WAERS does not have t o be a dunni ng gr oupi ng f i el d. I n t hi s case, t he bal ances and t hus t he
compar i son wi t h t he mi ni mum/ maxi mumamount s as wel l ar e def i ned i n t he l ocal cur r ency of t he company
code. You cannot dun i t ems t oget her t hat have a di f f er ent t r ansact i on cur r ency and l ocal cur r ency.
1. Quest i on:
How do I move dunni ng r uns?
Answer :
I n Tr ansact i ons FPVA or FPVB, you can manual l y copy t he par amet er r ecor ds of dunni ng pr oposal r uns
and dunni ng act i vi t y r uns t o anot her r un I D wi t h of f set dat a.
I n addi t i on you can use r epor t RFKK_MASS_ACT_PARAMETER f or t hat pur pose.
1. Quest i on:
How can I change t he cur r ent dunni ng l evel of an i t em?
Answer :
You cannot change t he cur r ent dunni ng l evel of an i t em. I n t he dunni ng hi st or y you can set t he next
dunni ng l evel of an i t emmanual l y. The i t emwi l l get t hi s dunni ng l evel onl y af t er t he next dunni ng
not i ce.
1. Quest i on:
Why does t he syst empr i nt i n a si mul at ed mass act i vi t y r un?
Answer :
Thi s i s because t he dunni ng not i ce pr i nt out i s most l y t est ed wi t h t he si mul at i on of t he act i vi t y
r un.
1. Quest i on:
I f I of t en si mul at e an act i vi t y r un wi t h whi ch t he syst empr i nt s wi t h t he cor r espondence cont ai ner ,
does t he syst emt hen f i l l t he cor r espondence cont ai ner ever y t i me?
Answer :
I f you pr i nt af t er t he f i r st si mul at i on r un ( FPCOPARA) , t he syst emwr i t es agai n i nt o t he
cor r espondence cont ai ner dur i ng t he second si mul at i on. You can pr i nt agai n. However , i f you do not
pr i nt bet ween t wo si mul at i on r uns, you can pr i nt onl y once af t er war ds.
1. Quest i on:
What does t he " Pr i nt dat e" f i el d i n t he dunni ng hi st or y mean?
Answer :
I t i s t he dat e of t he execut i on of t he dunni ng not i ce, t hat means t he ( not si mul at ed) dunni ng
act i vi t y r un. The name or i gi nat es i n t he f act t hat t he pr i nt i s t he most i mpor t ant dunni ng act i vi t y.
I f you pr i nt vi a t he cor r espondence cont ai ner , t he syst emset s t he pr i nt dat e al r eady dur i ng t he
gener at i on of t he cor r espondence cont ai ner , whi ch means bef or e t he dunni ng not i ce i s pr i nt ed on
paper .
1. Quest i on:
How can I f i l l addi t i onal , own f i el ds i n t he dunni ng hi st or y?
Answer :
You do t hi s by def i ni ng event 0308. I t i s avai l abl e as of Rel ease 4. 64.
1. Quest i on:
Why does t he bi l l i ng not gener at e a dunni ng not i ce, even t hough t hi s i s set t o do so i n Cust omi zi ng?
Answer :
Check t he " Set dunni ng l evel " ( TFK047B- XEXTM) i ndi cat or i n t he Cust omi zi ng of t he dunni ng l evel .
Consi der t he F1 hel p i n t hi s cont ext .
1. Quest i on:
Why does t he syst emnot execut e any dunni ng act i vi t i es af t er t he dunni ng i n t he bi l l i ng?
Answer :
Because t he syst emexecut es t he dunni ng i n t he bi l l i ng i n or der t o be abl e t o pr i nt t he dunni ng
i nf or mat i on ont o t he i nvoi ce dur i ng t he i nvoi ce pr i nt out . Thus, t he dunni ng act i vi t i es mai nt ai ned i n
t he dunni ng Cust omi zi ng become super f l uous. Dur i ng t he i nvoi ce pr i nt out , t he syst emset s t he pr i nt
dat e ( FKKMAKO- MDRKD) i nt o t he dunni ng l et t er header .
1. Quest i on:
Why do t he bal anced i t ems not t r ansf er t he dunni ng l evel of t he i t emaf t er a par t i al cl ear i ng?
Answer :
The i t ems t hemsel ves do not have dunni ng l evel s. A dunni ng hi st or y i s wr i t t en. The i nf or mat i on i s
t hen: I t em4711 was dunned on 01. 01. 2002 because t hen 1000 # wer e out st andi ng. Af t er a par t i al
cl ear i ng, t he cl ear ed sub- i t emdoes not i nher i t any dunni ng i nf or mat i on because i t al so has not been
dunned. The dunned amount i n t he dunni ng hi st or y t hus r ef er s t o t he pr evi ousl y dunned amount .
1. Quest i on:
Why ar e t he amount of an i t emand t he dunned amount of t he l ast dunni ng not i ce f or t hi s i t emnot
equal ?
Answer :
Thi s i s because t he i t emhas been par t i al l y cl ear ed i n t he meant i me.
1. Quest i on:
How does t he f act or y cal endar wor k wi t h t he dunni ng?
Answer :
Let us assume f or t he dunni ng pr ocedur e i n t he dunni ng Cust omi zi ng, you set t he " Fact or y cal endar "
i ndi cat or , mai nt ai ned t he " Fact or y cal endar I D" , and i n t he f act or y cal endar i t sel f Sat ur day and
Sunday ar e mai nt ai ned as publ i c hol i days. Let us assume a r ecei vabl e i s due on Fr i day. I n t hi s case,
t he f ol l owi ng days i n ar r ear s appl y t o t hi s r ecei vabl e: On Fr i day 0, on Sat ur day 1, on Sunday 1, on
Monday 1 and onl y on Tuesday 2. Thus, i f you dun on a publ i c hol i day ( dat e of i ssue) t he syst em
cal cul at es t he days i n ar r ear s f or t he next wor ki ng day.
1. Quest i on:
How does t he syst emcal cul at e t he payment t ar get ?
Answer :
The payment t ar get ( FKKMAKO- FRDAT) def i nes t he day on whi ch a cust omer i s supposed t o set t l e t he
r ecei vabl es. The payment t ar get cor r esponds t o t he dat e of i ssue ( FKKMAKO- AUSDT) of t he dunni ng
not i ce pl us t he number of days whi ch ar e set as t he payment deadl i ne ( TFK047B- FRI ST) . You can
mai nt ai n t he payment deadl i ne i n t he Cust omi zi ng of t he dunni ng l evel . The syst emuses t he payment
deadl i ne of t he dunni ng l evel ( FKKMAKO- MAHNS) t o cal cul at e t he payment t ar get and not t he dunni ng
l evel of t he dunni ng l i nes ( FKKMAZE- MAHNS) . The cal cul at i on of t he payment t ar get depends on t he
Cust omi zi ng of t he f act or y cal endar . I f you def i ned a f act or y cal endar I D, t he dunni ng pr ogr amset s
t he payment t ar get t o t he f i r st wor ki ng day af t er t he payment deadl i ne. Ot her wi se, t he payment
t ar get mi ght al so be on a publ i c hol i day. Thus, publ i c hol i days bet ween t he dat e of i ssue and t he
payment t ar get ar e not subt r act ed. The " Fact or y cal endar " TFK047A- XMFAC i ndi cat or does not have any
ef f ect her e.
1. Quest i on:
I n t he dunni ng act i vi t y r un, you deact i vat e t he i nst al l ment pl an. Why does t he sour ce r ecei vabl e get
no dunni ng hi st or y? Why does t he syst emdun t he sour ce r ecei vabl e on t he f i r st dunni ng l evel dur i ng
t he next dunni ng r un?
Answer :
Ther e i s no dunni ng hi st or y f or t he sour ce r ecei vabl e, because t he sour ce r ecei vabl e was not dunned.
The i nst al l ment s wer e dunned. Af t er t he deact i vat i on of t he i nst al l ment pl an t he sour ce r ecei vabl e
i s open agai n and can be dunned, however , as of t he dunni ng l evel t hat i t had bef or e t he cr eat i on of
t he i nst al l ment pl an.
1. Quest i on:
Af t er t he deact i vat i on of t he i nst al l ment pl an, t he i nst al l ment s do not exi st any l onger as open
i t ems. Ther ef or e, t hey ar e nei t her avai l abl e anymor e i n a f or mt hat wor ks wi t h l evel OPEN_I TEM.
These i t ems can be pr i nt ed i f you use a f or mf or t he i nst al l ment dunni ng pr ocedur e wi t h f or ml evel
DUNN_I TEM. I n t hi s case, t he syst emuses t he i t ems f r omt he dunni ng r ows.
2. Quest i on:

The dunni ng act i vi t i es ( Shi f t +F2) f r omdunni ng hi st or y FPM3 ar e not di spl ayed i n t he l anguage
expect ed.
Answer :
On t hi s subj ect , see Not e 645984.
1. Quest i on:
I n t he st andar d modul e f or t he char ge post i ng ( cal l up poi nt 360/ 361/ 362) t he cur r ent dat e i s
copi ed t o t he char ges document as t he document dat e and t he post i ng dat e. However , t he i ssue dat e
shoul d be used.
Answer :
You can change t he document dat e and t he post i ng dat e by cr eat i ng an i nst al l at i on- speci f i c modul e
t hat cal l s t he st andar d modul e. C_FKKKO- BLDAT, C_FKKKO- BUDAT, T_FKKOP- BLDAT and T_FKKOP- BUDAT can
t hen be changed.
1. Quest i on:
An i ncomi ng payment met hod i s def i ned i n t he cont r act account . Nor mal l y t he i t ems ar e not dunned f or
t hi s cont r act account . However , I never t hel ess need t o dun cer t ai n i t ems ( f or exampl e, dependent on
t he i ncomi ng payment met hod) .
Answer :
Def i ne an i nst al l at i on- speci f i c f unct i on modul e f or t he 0365 event . I f t he E_XCASH par amet er i s set
t o ' X, ' t he i t emcur r ent l y pr ocessed i s not dunned.

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1400307 Doc dte, postng date and due date in dunning charge document
1289497 FAQ Dunning according to collection strategy
655151 Dunning reversal: deactivated installment plans into the log
654200 FPVA: Rule for add. receivable not considered w/ credits
645984 FPVB: Language in dunning activities incorrect
617649 Conversion in function module FREE_SELECTIONS_WHERE_2_RANGE
597489 Prevent repeated dunning on same level
526624 Delete correspondence container with dunning reversal
487357 Customizing dunning activities
460010 Dunning with payment method on contract account
429810 Dunning proposal run structure in FI-CA
403244 Dunning grouping according to dunning level
187816 Dunning levels not increased with dunning run
403244 Dunning grouping according to dunning level
187816 Dunning levels not increased with dunning run
429810 Dunning proposal run structure in FI-CA
460010 Dunning with payment method on contract account
645984 FPVB: Language in dunning activities incorrect
655151 Dunning reversal: deactivated installment plans into the log
1400307 Doc dte, postng date and due date in dunning charge document
597489 Prevent repeated dunning on same level
526624 Delete correspondence container with dunning reversal
617649 Conversion in function module FREE_SELECTIONS_WHERE_2_RANGE
1289497 FAQ Dunning according to collection strategy