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| To set up the handling of trade notes, use the following sequence of sessions: CMG Parameters (tfcmg0100s000) On the Trade Notes tab, enter the following data: Select the Trade Note to be implemented check box. Define the minimum amount for which trade notes can be generated, and the number groups to be used for generated and manually entered trade notes payable and trade notes receivable. If you want to generate a report of the trade note balances by business partner by department, select the Accounting Office for Trade Notes check box. Pay-by Business Partners (tccom4114s000) Enter the following data: On the Paying tab, enter the data required for processing the trade notes. On the General tab, in the Department field you can enter the default accounting department for which the business partner's trade notes must be registered. If you also select the Accounting Office for Trade Notes check box in the CMG Parameters (tfcmg0100s000) session, you can generate a report of the trade note balances by business partner by department. Note: If you did not select the Trade Note to be implemented check box in the CMG Parameters (tfcmg0100s000) session in Step 1, the Trade Notes information fields are not visible. Pay-to Business Partners (tccom4124s000) Enter the trade notes data in the same way as described for the pay-by business partners in Step 2. Trade Note Division by Pay-to BP (tfcmg0518m000) If you want to split trade notes receivable into trade notes for smaller amounts, enter the division data. Refer to Trade notes division for details. Trade Note Division by Pay-by BP (tfcmg0517m000) If you want to split trade notes payable into trade notes for smaller amounts, enter the division data. Trade Note Parameters (tfcmg0512m000) For each trade note step, define the trade note parameters. Trade Note Types (tfcmg0516m000) Define the series and some further characteristics for the trade notes of a specific payment method or receipt method. Especially, in this session you must indicate whether the trade note posting scheme is defined by business partner group or by payment/receipt method. In some countries, the trade note number must contain the company's tax number and the last two digits of the year. If the number of digits of the series number is not sufficient for the required information, you can manually enter the actual trade note number in the Trade Note Receivable (tfcmg4125s000) and the Trade Note Payable (tfcmg1125s000) sessions. Payment/Receipt Method (tfcmg0140s000) Define the payment methods for trade notes payable and the receipt methods for trade notes receivable. You must define at least one trade notes payment method and one trade notes receipt method. In the Kind of Payment/Receipt list box, select Trade Notes. On the Steps tab, select the mandatory and optional steps for the trade notes of this payment method or receipt method. On the Specific menu, click Trade Note Posting Data to start the Trade Note Posting Data by Payment/Receipt Method (tfcmg0514m000) session. Trade Note Posting Data by Payment/Receipt Method (tfcmg0514m000) Define and generate the posting data for trade notes. If you cleared the Posting Scheme by BP Group check box for the trade note type in the Trade Note Types (tfcmg0516m000) session, you must enter the ledger accounts and dimensions for trade notes steps for which posting is mandatory. For each step, you must define posting data for the debit entry and for the credit entry. Payment/Receipt Method (tfcmg0140s000) If you selected a trade note type for the payment/receipt method for which the Posting Scheme by BP Group check box is selected, on the Specific menu of the Payment/Receipt Method (tfcmg0140s000) details session, you can click Generate Trade Note Posting Scheme to generate the posting scheme for the payment/receipt method according to the predefined scheme. Trade Note Reports by Payment/Receipt Method per step (tfcmg0515m000) Define the reports and bank file layouts and output devices for each trade note step. For some steps, you can indicate that reports/files are mandatory. Reasons (tcmcs0105m000) If you wish, you can define the reason codes to indicate why a trade note was cancelled. If you must pay stamp tax on trade notes, set up the stamp tax as described in To set up stamp tax. Related topics Trade notes - overview Trade notes division To set up stamp tax |