Configuration Guide-

Credit Management Configuration in SAP

Credit Management Configurations

1. Assign Credit Limit Check to Sales document type

Use
In this activity, you define the settings for the credit checks for sales orders:

Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
Transaction Code OVAK

IMG Menu Sales and Distribution → Basic Functions → Credit management

/ Risk management → Assign Sales Documents and Delivery
Document → Credit limit check for order types
2. On the Change View “Sales Document Types – Credit Limit Check” set the Credit Limit to D –
Credit Management: Automatic credit control:
3. Make the following entries:
Field name Description User action and values Comment
Sales Document Type OR
Credit Check D
Credit Group 01

4. Choose Save.
5. Choose Back.

Result
The credit limit check for the selected sales document type is set to automatic control.

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 2. Assign Credit Limit Check to Delivery type

1. Check the settings for the deliveries. Access the activity using one of the following navigation
options:
Transaction Code OVAD

IMG Menu Sales and Distribution → Basic Functions → Credit management

/ Risk management → Credit management → Assign Sales
Documents and Delivery Document → Credit limit check for
delivery types
2. On the Change View “Delivery Types – Credit Limit Check” set the Credit Limit to <bank> – Credit
Management: Automatic credit control:
3. Make the following entries:
Field name Description User action and values Comment
Delivery Type LF
Delivery credit group <blank>
GI credit group <blank>

4. Choose Save.
5. Choose Back.

Result
The credit limit check for the selected delivery document type takes place on sales order document
only.

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 3. Assign Risk Category to Credit Control Area
Use
This activity will assign the Risk Category to the company code.

Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
Transaction Code OB01

IMG Menu Financial Accounting (New) → Accounts Receivable and

Account Payable → Credit management → Credit Control
Account → Define Risk Categories
2. Choose the New entries button and make the following entries:
Field name Description User action and values Comment
Risk Category 001 Sales org. 1000
CCAr 1000 See step #1

3. Choose Save.
4. Choose Back.

Result
The risk category has been assigned to the credit control area.

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 4. Define Automatic Credit Control
Use
In this activity, you assign the document credit group to the credit control area and risk category.

Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
Transaction Code OVA8

IMG Menu Financial Supply Chain Management → Credit Management →

Integration with Accounts Receivable Accounting and Sales and
Distribution → Integration with Sales and Distribution →Define
Automatic Credit Control
2. Choose the New Entries button.
Credit control Risk category Document credit Credit control
Area group
1000 001 01 High Risk Sales Orders

Document controlling
Field name Check
Item Check ✘

Field name Check Reaction Status/Bl Open Open Max.

ock Orders delivery doc.value
Static ✘ C (Warning + ✘ ✘ ✘

check value by which

the credit limit
has been
exceeded)
Check ✘ C ✘ 9.999.999
Document
value

3. Choose Save.
4. Choose Back.

Result
The automatic credit control has been set up.

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 5. Determine Active Receivables per Item Category
Use
In this activity, you assign the Active Receivables to the relevant item categories.

Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
Transaction Code OVA7

IMG Menu Sales and Distribution → Basic Functions → Credit

management / Risk management → Determine Active
Receivables Per Item Category
2. Check the entries for your item categories:
3. For item category i.e. TAN, TAS, YBAB set the credit active indicator ✘ .
4. Choose Save.

Result
The item categories are relevant for credit check.

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 6. Check control data for your Pricing Procedures
Use
This activity will check the control data settings automatic credit control.

Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
Transaction Code V/08

IMG Menu Sales and Distribution → Basic Functions → Pricing → Pricing

Control → Define and Assign Pricing Procedures → Maintain
pricing procedures
2. Choose Position… and enter the result from previous action, step #3 (ZVAA01)
Field name Description User action and values Comment
Pricing YBAA01 result from previous
Procedures action, step #3
3. Double-click on "Control
4. Choose Position… and enter the following values:
Field name Description User action and values Comment
Step Number 920

5. For step 920 check set the sub total indicator to “A - Carry over price to KOMP-CMPRE (credit
price)”
6. Choose Save.
7. Choose Back.

Result
The subtotal from standard price
Usually, the net value plus taxes is used. This way the system is determined to use subtotal for
credit pricing. The credit price is stored in field VBAP-CMPRE and used for update and credit
check

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 7. Check update group
Use
In this activity, you check the activity group for your credit control area.

Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
Transaction Code OB45

IMG Menu Enterprise Structure → Definition → Financial Accounting →

Define Credit Control Area

2. Select the credit control area as follows and click on (Details)

Field name Description User action and values Comment

Credit Control Area 1000

3. Check the following details:
Field name Description User action and values Comment
Update 000012 – Open order value
on time axis, delivery and bill.
Doc value.

4. Choose Save.
5. Choose Back.

Result
The update group is set to standard.

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 8. Check type of update for sales info structure
Use
In this activity, you check the type of update for the relevant sales info structure-

Procedure
1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
Transaction Code OMO1

IMG Menu Logistics General → Logistics Information System →

Logistics Data Warehouse → Updating → Updating
Control → Activate Update → Sales and Distribution
2. Make the following entries:
Field name Description User action and values Comment
Info structure S066
3. Double click on the structures name and check the entry update group.
Field name Description User action and values Comment
Update group 1 - Synchronous Updating (V1
Update)

4. Choose Save.
5. Choose Back.

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