Partial Method: Incoming & Outgoing Partial Payments Posting in SAP

In this tutorial, we will learn Incoming & Outgoing Partial Payments Posting using Partial Method

Incoming Partial Payments Posting

In SAP we can post Incoming Payments as Partial Payments . The partial payments which will be posted as a separate open(Outstanding) item . For example a customer has an outstanding of 1000  and he makes a payment of  400  as partial payment then there will two separate open(Outstanding) items of  1000 Dr and 400 Cr .No clearing document is created.

Here is a Demo on how to post a partial payment by Partial Payment Method

Step 1) Enter a Transaction Code F-28 in the SAP Command Field

Step 2) In the next screen, Enter the following data

1. Enter Document Date
2. Enter Company Code in which the payment is to be posted
3. Enter payment currency
4. Enter the Cash/Bank Account in which the payment is to be posted
5. Enter the Payment Amount
6. Enter Customer ID of the Customer making the payment
7. Press 'Process Open Items'

Step 3) In the next screen ,

1. Choose the Partial Payment Tab
2.  Select and Activate the Invoice against which the partial payment has been made.
3. Enter Partial Amount

Step 4) Press 'Save' to post the Payment Document

Step 5) Check the Status bar for the Document Number Generated.

Outgoing Partial Payments Posting

Step 1) Enter a Transaction Code F-53 in the SAP Command Field

Step 2) In the next screen, Enter the following data

1. Enter Document Date
2. Enter Company Code in which the payment is to be posted
3. Enter the Cash/Bank Account in which the payment is to be posted
4. Enter the Payment Amount
5. Enter Vendor ID of the Vendor making the payment
6. Press 'Process Open Items'

Step 3) In the next screen ,

1. Choose the Partial Payment Tab
2.  Select and Activate the Invoice against which the partial payment has been made.
3. Enter Partial Amount

Step 4) Press 'Save' to post the Payment Document

Step 5) Check the Status bar for the Document Number Generated.