Symptom
You create an outgoing check payment. It is not possible to create a payment file for this payment: The Create Payment File/Batch action is greyed out; the Payment Media run does not process the payment.
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- In the Payment Management work center go to the Payment Monitor view.
- Find your check payment.
- Press Actions.
- The Create File/Batch option is greyed out.
- In the Payment Media Run view you create a run with the Check Payment format.
- The run does not create a payment file for your check payment.
Cause
The check payment created to generate a printed check:
- In the Payment Method Details Check Printing is selected.
- The selected Payment Medium Format Code is 14 - Check Payment.
If a check payment is created as print check form it is not possible to create a check file for the payment.
Resolution
In general, it is not possible to create a print form as well as a payment file for a check payment. You can only create either a print form or a payment file.
To create a payment files for check payments
- assign payment format 15- Check File Payment to the used house bank,
- assign payment method Check File to the used bank account as well as its check lot,
- select Check File in the Payment Method Details field of the check payment,
- select Payment Medium Format 15 - Check File Payment in the check payment.
Once a payment's status is Ready for Transfer the Create Payment File/Batch action will be available. The Print Check for action is not available.
If you create payment files through the Payment Media run
- use the Check File Payment format and then Check File payment method in the selection criteria of the run.
To create print forms for check payments
- assign payment format 14 - Check Payment to the used house bank,
- assign payment method Check Printing to the used bank account as well as its check lot,
- select Check Printing in the Payment Method Details field of the check payment,
- select Payment Medium Format 14- Check Payment in the check payment.
Once the payment's status is Ready for Transfer the Print Check Form action will be available. The Create Payment File/Batch action is not available.
If you create print forms through the Payment Media run
- select the Check Payment format. The run will then automatically send the check payments to the respective print queue.
Keywords
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