How do you perform APP?

Performing Automatic Payment Program (APP) in SAP involves several steps. like(first tell the sub heading then only give the explanation)

1. Configure APP Settings:

• Transaction Code: FBZP
  • Bank Determination: Define the ranking order of house banks.
  • Payment Methods: Define the payment methods for each country.
  • Paying Company Codes: Set up parameters for each company code.
  • Payment Method per Company Code: Assign payment methods to company codes.
  • House Bank: Set up house banks and account IDs.
  • Payment Medium Workbench: Define payment medium formats.

2 Maintain Vendor/Customer Master Data: Ensure the master data of vendors and customers have the correct payment terms, methods, and bank details.

3. Execute the Automatic Payment Program:

• Transaction Code: F110
  1. Parameters Tab: Enter the run date and identification, company codes, payment methods, and other criteria.
  2. Additional Log: Set additional log parameters to include more details in the payment run.
  3. Free Selection: Set selection criteria for open items if required.
  4. Status: Monitor the status of the payment run.

4. Schedule and Execute Proposal Run:

• Propose items for payment by clicking on “Proposal” and then “Start Immediately”.
• Check the proposal list for any errors and correct them if necessary.

5. Schedule and Execute Payment Run:

• Execute the payment run by clicking on “Payment” and then “Start Immediately”.
• SAP will generate payment documents, update open items, and create payment media.

6. Review Payment and Post-Processing:

• Review the payment logs and reports generated by SAP.
• Print or send payment advice to vendors/customers if required.
• Upload the payment file to the bank if necessary.

7. Post Payment Documents:

• Once the payment run is completed, ensure that the payment documents are posted in the financial accounting module.

additional question if asked.

what are the params or parameters used in APP

Run Date: Enter the date on which you are running the payment program.

Identification: Enter an identifier for this payment run (e.g., “PAYRUN01”).

Company Codes: Enter the company codes you are processing payments for.

Payment Methods: Specify the payment methods (e.g., check, bank transfer).

Next Posting Date: Enter the date when the payment documents should be posted.

Define Selection Parameters:

• Documents Entered Up To: Specify the date up to which documents should be included.
• Vendor Selection: Enter specific vendor numbers or ranges if you want to limit the payment run to specific vendors.
• Customer Selection: Similar to vendor selection but for customers.

Additional Log:

• Select log options to include more details (e.g., due date check, payment method check).

Free Selection (optional):

• Define additional criteria for selecting documents if needed.

Simple way of telling F110 APP run

Define APP parameters

• Give Run identifcation, run date, company code, payment methods, next payment run, documents entered upto, from and to vendor number, document entered upto,free selection such as document number exclusion,

Proposal Run:

• Click on “Proposal” and “Start Immediately” to generate the payment proposal.
• Review the proposal list for errors or exceptions.
• Correct any issues with the proposal and regenerate if necessary.

Payment Run:

• Click on “Payment” and “Start Immediately” to execute the payment run.
• SAP will generate payment documents, create payment media, and update the relevant open items.

Review Logs and Reports:

• Check the payment logs for any issues.
• Print or send payment advices to vendors/customers if required.

Post Payment Documents:

• Ensure that all payment documents are correctly posted in the financial accounting module.