Lockboxconfiguration 160924021645

Lockbox Configuration
created by Gagan Pareek on Sep 23, 2013 8:22 AM, last modified by Gagan Pareek on Apr 13, 2014 8:31 PM
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Lockbox process
The predominant way payments are made in US is by checks. Lockboxs help in speedy deposit of funds and clearance
of customer accounts. Lockboxs are special depository accounts set up at a bank to which customer remit their invoice payment s.
Banks daily than submit company’s an electronic file listing all deposits and invoices that are paid against. Company’s
than upload these files in SAP and update their balance and clear customers i.e. A/R accounts.
Some company’s setup single lockbox whereas others set up lockboxs at different locations thought the country in
order to decrease the time it takes to receive the customer payments.
Figure 1: Lockbox Process Flow

Lockbox File Formats
SAP supports both US lockbox file formats – BAI & BAI2.Each bank has its own standard BAI and BAI2, hence
configuration and testing needs to be done depending on bank file configuration.
Hence if you are not comfortable with bank file format either you can approach them to modify it depending on your requirement
else ABAP can help in writing a preprocessing program and make file fit with SAP standard format.
Difference between BAI and BAI2

BAI2 is advised as because it has greater probability of producing automatic matches in the processing and because it allows one
to record deduction information and create proper residual postings.
Relationship between EBS and Lockbox
Assume on Day 1 company receives Lockbox file from bank and on Day 2 receives EBS file.
Day 1 When the bank receives a check from customer with remittance information its sends it in Lockbox file. Lockbox file
when processed will generate below accounting posting
Dr Bank Clearing account - incoming
Cr Lockbox Clearing Account
Dr Lock box clearing account
Cr Customer account (customer sub ledger)
Day 2 when the check is cleared in bank, it appears in EBS. EBS when processed produces below accounting entry
Dr Bank M ain GL
Cr Bank Clearing Account - incoming
Lockbox Configuration
House Bank Configuration
Create House banks
A. Menu Path: Financial Accounting à General Ledger Accounting à Bank – Related Accounting à Bank Accounts à Define
House Banks
Transaction Code: FI12
Under the house bank create Bank account from FBZP transaction code.
After creation of House bank and Bank account under company code, it should look like this in FBZP transaction code.
Lock Box Configuration
A. Path: IM G à Financial Accountingà Bank Accounting à Business Transactions à Payment Transactions à Lock box àDefine
posting parameters
T Code: OBAX
Select highlighted row and click on change item button.
Document Number Length: Field is only applicable for BAI record

A. Num. of doc numbers in type 6: Field is only applicable for BAI record
B. Num. of doc numbers in type 4: Field is only applicable for BAI record
G/L account Postings: Activate this indicator to make postings to your cash account in the G/L for deposits. Activating this field
is recommended
Incoming Customer payments: Activate this indicator to make postings to A/R sub ledger in order to clear customer accounts
and create residual postings. Activating this field is recommended
Insert Bank Details: Applicable for batch input session name that updates bank details of master records for customers who
have either changed bank information or did not have bank information maintained for them
G/L account posting type
1 - Creates posting to G/L account for every check in the file
2 - Creates one posting to the G/L account for entire lockbox file
3 - Creates one posting to the G/L account for entire batch
Automatic Posting from lockbox
I. IM G à Financial Accountingà Bank Accounting àBusiness Transactions àPayment Transactionsà Lock boxà Define posting data
OBAY
Destination: This field should contain the destination code the bank submits to you in your lockbox file
Origin: This field should contain the your lockbox number (bank account) number at the bank
IM G à Financial Accountingà Bank Accounting àBank Accounts à Define Lockboxes for House bank
Click on first option

Customer Master Data
Transaction Code: XD03

Maintain Bank details in customer master data which bank will send in lockbox file
.
Customer Invoice Posting
Post one 600 amount customer invoice. Invoice will display in open state.
T code FB70
Open the invoice

Transaction code: FB03
T code: FBL5N (Customer Report)
Below report shows customer item and it’s not cleared.

Lockbox file processing
SAP gives option of using one of the two standard algorithms for lockbox processing. A common misrepresentation is
that one can create own algorithm which is not correct. We can only use the pen delivered by SAP. Program RFEBLB00 is the
processing program. Documentation can be viewed for this program from SE38 transaction code. This program contains lot many
user exits whether one can add any additional business logic.
Two algorithms that are used are 001 and 003. If file contains checks that cannot be applied against specific invoice but
for which customer account is known, SAP posts them on the customer account without reference to any specific invoice. Using
algorithm 003, SAP distributes the check across open invoices, beginning at the oldest invoice and working its way forward until
the check amount is fully distributed.
File Import:
A. M enu Path: SAP Easy Access à Accounting àFinancial Accounting àBanks à Lockbox à FLB2 Import.
Transaction Code: FLB2
Save the lockbox file attached with this document and modify the document number in file with open customer invoice.
Click on green execute button.
Click on back button.

Transaction Code: FLB1
Enter Lockbox details and click on execute button
Select the one which contains data in file. For example if file contains 1123456 is second session name will be 1123456. Right
click on 1123456 and select Process Checks options.
Right click on Session name and click on Process option.
Vendor Document Clearing Report
Again view customer invoice it will be displayed as cleared from the payment received and posted via lockbox
Notes
1) If you get below message, modify the following in file. Unique key for each lockbox file is its header record i.e. Destination,
Origin name, Date and time. M odify the seconds’ part and rerun the file.
1) Sap file generation
Use Test Lockbox Generation Programs RFEBLBT2 to generate BA12 format and RFEBLBT3 for IDOC format. These
programs will generate customer open items and a lockbox file for processing. Utilize program RFEBKA96 to delete loaded test
data
2) Sample File Understanding

100M ANGDESTINMANGORIGIN130903123557
20000000000000000000000
56660011123557130903M ANGDESTINMANGORIGIN
666600200000600000110003900345205865100000002
466600360191800000023 00000000600000000000
766600411235571309030010000060000
8666005112355713090300010000060000
9000000
File content explanation with help of differnet Color Codes

100000002 =Check Number
666 = Batch ID
1800000023 = FI customer Invoice
123557130903 = Date & time in Header (i.e. first record) and Time & Date in below records.
600000 = Check/Invoice Amount depending on Row
110003900345205865 = Customer M aster Record Bank details.
3) Sample file of BAI2 program can also be generated from SAP directly on execution of programs
Same can be downloaded and uploaded with just modification of document number else copy from below location
100M ANGDESTINMANGORIGIN130903123557
20000000000000000000000
56660011123557130903M ANGDESTINMANGORIGIN
666600200000600000110003900345205865100000002
466600360191800000023 00000000600000000000
766600411235571309030010000060000
8666005112355713090300010000060000
9000000

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Figure 1: Lockbox Process Flow

Difference between BAI and BAI2

Relationship between EBS and Lockbox

Dr Bank Clearing account - incoming

Cr Lockbox Clearing Account

Dr Lock box clearing account

Cr Customer account (customer sub ledger)

Cr Bank Clearing Account - incoming

House Bank Configuration

Create House banks

Lock Box Configuration

Document Number Length: Field is only applicable for BAI record

Automatic Posting from lockbox

Click on first option

Transaction Code: XD03

Customer Invoice Posting

Open the invoice

Below report shows customer item and it’s not cleared.

Transaction Code: FLB2

Click on back button.

Vendor Document Clearing Report

1) Sap file generation

2) Sample File Understanding

File content explanation with help of differnet Color Codes

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