Dunning Locks Bypass

[Former Member]

Hi Everyone,

I need to bypass the dunning locks and perform dunning on those accounts which have *Dunning lock**

This is the requirement of Client.

Can anyone let me know is there any Event in FI-CA to achieve the above mentioned scenario.

Thanks in Advance.

Regards,'Shilpa.K

[AmlanBanerjee]

Shilpa,

Unfortunately, there is no such FICA event which allows you to dun the account with a dunning lock, as then the whole purpose of a dunning lock is not met.

Technically, when a dunning run is executed, only those items/accounts are coming into the events, which dont have a dunning lock, so the logic for removing the dunning lock items happens in standard SAP code.

If at all you have to perform dunning , then just remove the lock and it will go into dunning based on the dunning rules configured in your SAP system,

Can you elaborate on your requirement.

Thanks,

Amlan

[Former Member]

Hi Amlan,

Actual requirement of client is:

The Business has a requirement to process Dunning in spite of active Dunning Lock on Contract Account. There is an existing Dunning  Procedure ZN for debt collection, which is in use for few years now. However, another Department Credit Control would want to process dunning with different activities without effecting the Dunning procedure ZN. The CA will have a dunning lock after level 4 and with that the dunning for credit control (Dunning Procedure C2) will not work. Business wants to skip the dunning lock and continue dunning for Credit Control without deleting it.

Dunning procedure for Credit Control is currently handled through ZFPVA/ZFPVB separately with a custom field Credit Control Dunning Procedure in Contract Account. However, the dunning lock is common for both for standard FPVA (Debt Collection) and custom ZFPVA (Credit Control).

Appreciate your insight and solution on this.

Thanks and regards,

Shilpa.K

[AmlanBanerjee]

Hi Shilpa,

Got your requirement....However, still I am confused, what purpose is the placing of the dunning lock catering to?

Because anyways, the account has already been dunned to level 4 and it will not start back.

And for the dunning procedure C2 in future its blocking the dunning.

In a nutshell, the dunning procedure C2 starts after the accounts dunning procedure have been dunned to level 4 (last level expectedly) of the dunning procedure ZN.

Going by the above assumption, rather than developing a full customised solution (ZFPVA/ZFPVB), which is not recommended anyways, you can have the following approach-

(a) Dunning locks to be removed once the account reaches dunning procedure ZN, dunning level 4.

(b) Have a custom field Credit Control Dunning Procedure in Contract Account level (already done)

(c) Customise Event 303 to change the dunning procedure from ZN to C2, once the accounts have already reached level 4.

This will ensure that no customisation is required to make a new ZFPVA/ZFPVB.

Dunning lock is not placed as the account still need top be dunned and only the dunning procedure is changes for the account from ZN to C2.

Hope it helps....

Thanks,

Amlan