SAP R/3 : How to Create Dunning Proposal

In order to create a Dunning and also see its result you need the following transaction code:

1. FPVA - Dunning Proposal
2. FPM3 - Dunning History Display
3. FPL9 - Account Display List

Let me explain a little bit about Dunning. Dunning is a method developed to insure collection of accounts receivable. So now what the hell is accounts receivable. It means the money owed to the company for providing their services to customers. Therefore, Dunning is a way to insure that any amount of money not paid by customers are made known (in other words, a gentler reminder to pay back money)

Dunning procedure in SAP are automated and you can configure the Dunning procedure in SAP.

However, this entry is not about configuring client's Dunning procedure. Its about how you can propose a Dunning to a contract account and displaying its history.

1. FPVA - program to propose an account contract for Dunning. You can do this by copying a past DATE ID and Identification related to a contract account and put it as the latest date for processing. However, you will need to reverse the past Dunned item in order to process.

- Once you have copy a previous contract account for Dunning, click the 'Save' button.
- Then click the 'Schedule for Processing' button. You will be ask whether to run now or later. You can click tick 'Process Immediately' option and click 'OK'.
- Your contract account will be processed. Remember to click 'Refresh' to see the result.

2. FPM3 - depending whether your Dunning proposal's contract account allowed you to Dun, it will be shown in FPM3. FPM3, a program that display either available contract account eligible for Dunning or for reversal. You can reversed a Dunning item here. To reverse Dunning, look for the thick red arrow pointing to the right.

3. FPL9 - to display all your contract accounts with items that has Dunning reversed and overall items that is debited and credited. You can checked in detail by double clicking the line items. In my assignment, an item is Dunned according to the following rules:

1. if clearing state is 8 and credit posting is less than zero and total balance is greater than zero, then it is Dunned.

2. if clearing state is 8 and credit posting is less than zero and total balance equals zero then no Dunning carried out.

3. if clearing state is 8 and debit posting is greater than zero and total balance greater than zero, then no Dunning carried out too.

Personal note : FFI_EVENT_1708 standard function module was modified to cater the changes mention above. Client wanted Dunning to vary according to the 3 rules above.


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