Symptom
What is the difference between partial payment and residual item.
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Reproducing the Issue
- Post two invoices.
- Clear them separately via Apps Post Incoming Payments, Clear Incoming Payments or Reprocess Bank Statement Items.
- Post the difference manually as partial payment or residual item.
Resolution
Both methods can be used to post payment differences manually.
Partial Payment
If you post a partial payment, the initial invoice and the payment remain open items on the customer account. They are cleared together if the invoice is fully paid. If you select the Use Invoice Ref. option in the Edit Options for Journal Entries app, the system links the partial payment to the original open item.
Residual Item
If you post a residual item, the initial invoice and the payment are cleared and a new open item with reference to the original invoice is created. This new open item is linked to the original open item via the Invoice Reference field. It will be cleared later separately.
Reason Code
Reason Code documents why payment differences were posted. In case of partial payment reason code can be added but in case of residual items it is a must.
Reason Codes can be defined under SSCUI / Activity 103106 'Define Difference Reasons for Payment Differences'.
See Also
Keywords
partial, residual, payment, reason code, difference, SSCUI 103106, clearing , KBA , FI-GL-GL-A-2CL , Posting/Clearing (Public Cloud) , Problem