| # To set up monthly billing invoices This functionality is specific for Japan. Invoicing and payments in Japan To handle invoicing and payments by your customers according to Japanese business practice, set up the following functionality: Monthly billing invoices Customer approval Invoices by shipment To set up paying your suppliers according to Japanese business practice, you can define payment agreements as described in Using payment agreements. Summary of parameters The setup of Invoicing and payments in Japan includes setting the following parameters:
Functionality | Session | Parameter
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Customer approval | Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) | Customer Approval
Payment agreements | Group Company Parameters (tfgld0101s000) | Payment Agreement
Monthly billing invoices | Group Company Parameters (tfgld0101s000) | Monthly Billing Invoices
ACR Parameters (tfacr0100s000) | Generate MBI at Group Company
Number Group
Default Series
Invoices and Receipts by shipment | CMG Parameters (tfcmg0100s000) | Receipts Against Shipments
To set up monthly billing invoices for customers To set up the generation of monthly billing invoices for your customers, use the following sequence of sessions: Group Company Parameters (tfgld0101s000) On the Concepts tab, select the Monthly Billing Invoices check box. Closing Methods (tcmcs2105m000) Define the required closing methods for the generation of monthly billing invoices. ACR Parameters (tfacr0100s000) Set the following parameters: Generate MBI at Group Company To generate the monthly billing invoices centrally for all the companies of the financial company group, select the check box. If this check box is selected, you can only generate monthly billing invoices if you work in the group company. To generate the monthly billing invoices individually in each company, clear the check box. Number Group for MBI The number group LN uses to generate document numbers for monthly billing invoices. Default Series for MBI The default series LN uses to generate document numbers for monthly billing invoices. Invoice-to Business Partner (tccom4112s000) For invoice-to business partners to which you want to send monthly billing invoices, select the Send MBI check box. In the Closing Method field, you must select a closing method. Invoice-to BP Monthly Billing Invoice Series (tfacr0109m000) For each invoice-to business partner, you can select a specific series for the document numbers for the monthly billing invoices, if you choose. The series must belong to the number group for monthly billing invoices that you entered in the ACR Parameters (tfacr0100s000) session, and overrules the default series. You can only select a series if the series length of the number group is greater than zero. Related topics Monthly billing invoices To process monthly billing invoices |