Sap Bank Communication Management

SAP
BANK
COMMUNICATION
MANAGEMENT
BCM Configuration
Note: - Complete Automatic Payment Program and House Bank Configuration
Before working on BCM
Step 1: - Activate BCM using switch frame work T Code SFW5: -
Click on Continue button
Click on Enterprise_Business_Functions: -
Ensure the bulb is turned ON.

Step 2: - BCM Basic Settings: -
Path: SPRO➔IMG➔Financial Supply Chain Management➔Bank Communication

Management➔Basic Settings➔Basic Settings for Approval
Rule Currency: - For batching rules consisting of various currencies, the currency specified
here is considered as the default currency. In our illustration, it is USD.
Exchange Rate Type: - This is used to define different exchange rates. You can use the
average rate for foreign currency translation example M rate, and the buying and selling
rates for the valuation of foreign currency amounts
Days resubmission: - For resubmission of payments, the date of resubmission from the
current date can be 1 day.
Signature required: - If you tick this check-box, then the batch approval system follows a
digital signature process. Every time before a batch is approved; a pop-up for the user
signature appears.
Step 3: - Create Groups for merging the payments in BCM: -

Management➔Payment Grouping➔Rule Maintenance
Click on New Entries:-
Save this rule and click on Rule Maintenance button
Click on New Entry button and select the validity and Press Enter button
Click on the Arrow button

Step 4: - Create Groups for merging the payments bank wise in BCM: - (Optional)
Management➔Payment Grouping➔Additional Criteria for Payment Grouping
Step 5: - Settings for Bank Statement Monitor: -

Management➔Bank Statement Monitor➔Settings for Bank Statement Monitor
Click on New Entries
Process Status: The processing status indicates whether the bank statement has been processed
correctly. It may be red, green or yellow depending upon the status. To set this status, tick the check
box.
Difference Status: The difference status displays whether the bank statement has the same balance
as the corresponding internal bank account. To set this status, tick the check box.
Serial number status: The serial number status shows whether the sequence of the last five bank
statements is complete. In case the same is not complete, red symbol is displayed in the monitor
Reconciliation status: The reconciliation status displays whether there are open items in the internal
account.
Interval & Interval Unit: The intervals in which the bank statements are to be expected, for the
corresponding set of Company code, house bank & Account ID, are maintained here. The interval
unit can be either days, weeks, months or year.
For instance, if the bank statements are to be updated daily, maintain Interval as “1” and Interval unit
as “Calendar Days
Factory Calendar ID: It is used to distinguish between working days and non-working days. In the
above illustration, “IN” has been chosen as the factory calendar ID, which means that settings
relevant for India will be considered
Step 6: - Approval Free Payment Rules: -

Management➔Release Strategy➔Mark Rules for Automatic Payments (No Approval)
Step 7: - Prefix Numbers for Workflow and Organizational Management- T Code SWU3: -
Step 8: - Create First Level Payment Approval Settings: -
Step 9: - Create Release Procedure: -
Management➔Release Strategy➔Change and Release ➔ Additional Release Steps➔Define
Release Procedure
Step 10: - Create Final/2nd Level Payment Approval Settings: -

Management➔Release Strategy➔Change and Release ➔ Additional Release Steps➔Assign
Role to Release Steps
Click on New Entries
Step 11: - Digital Signature For Payment Approval Settings: -
Management➔Release Strategy➔Digital Signature ➔ Specify Signature Method For
Approval Using Simple Signature
Step 12: - To perform approval workflow, run T Code -PFTC: -

Task Type - Standard task
Task - 50100025, 50100026, 50100066 & 50100075

Step 13: - Payment Medium Workbench for DMEE file output T Code OBPM1: -
Step 14: - Automatic Payment Program – Configuration- T Code FBZP: -

Step 17: - Assign Company Number in DME data of House Bank :-

Step 18: - Assign Payment Medium Format to House Bank, T Code- OBPM4: -
Step 19: - Reservation for Cross- Payment Run Payment Media T Code- OBPM5: -
Click on FI AP/AR Payment Program for Customer and Vendors
Identifier - * (Asterick)

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Ensure the bulb is turned ON.

Path: SPRO➔IMG➔Financial Supply Chain Management➔Bank Communication

Path: SPRO➔IMG➔Financial Supply Chain Management➔Bank Communication

Save this rule and click on Rule Maintenance button

Click on the Arrow button

Step 5: - Settings for Bank Statement Monitor: -

Step 6: - Approval Free Payment Rules: -

Path: SPRO➔IMG➔Financial Supply Chain Management➔Bank Communication

Step 10: - Create Final/2nd Level Payment Approval Settings: -

Path: SPRO➔IMG➔Financial Supply Chain Management➔Bank Communication

Step 12: - To perform approval workflow, run T Code -PFTC: -

Task - 50100025, 50100026, 50100066 & 50100075

Step 15: - Automatic Payment Program – Configuration- T Code FBZP: -

Step 17: - Assign Company Number in DME data of House Bank :-

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