clearing / reprocessing (definition)

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Dear all,

In FI, could you confirm that "clearing" only means that two journal entries are matched together, no posting being done.

For instance we have

JE1 : invoice

6xxx charge      $100 (D)

401 supplier                      $100 (C)

JE2 : payment

401 supplier       $100 (D)

512 bank                           $100 (C)

Would "clearing" mean that 401 supplier   $100 (C) from JE1, and 401 supplier  $100 (C) from JE2, and only thos two items will be linked together through a clearing document ?

In other words clearing does not generate any new JE.

Or does clearing mean different things according to the app (ex. it seems that "Clear incoming payment Manual clearing" post a JE and clears, whereas, "clear open items automatic clearing" would only clear without posting...???)

On the other side, what would reprocessing mean ? For instance reprocessing bank statement ? I seems that according to the context it would mean many different thinks, from posting one or several JE, and also clear them or not, again according to the context and the settings. 

Ultimately reprocessing an item from a bank statement will bring it to the status "Completed". Does "completed" mean that it is cleared ?

Am I right ?

Thanks for your understanding,

Best regards,

YG

[former_member132023 · Accepted solution]

Hi YG,

Please find below the link that explains clearing.

https://help.sap.com/doc/saphelp_pserv472/4.72/en-US/47/59df3ac9ecc11de10000000a11402f/content.htm?n....

On the other hand, reprocessing for instance reprocessing bank statements means, when the bank statements are imported the static rule in the system will help match the open invoices against the incoming bank statements. But there could be exceptions which can be handles using "Reprocess bank statements" app.

Link - https://help.sap.com/viewer/918bca53037f408f91a2295d04ac16bc/2008.500/en-US/bc1fe656fe590950e1000000...

Hope this helps!!

Regards,

Komathi

[a1yomghy · Accepted solution]

Thanks Komathi,

I llike this one too , about clearing, which more of an accountant point of view than from a technical point of view :

https://sapfidocz.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/what-is-clearing-in-sap/#:~:text='Clearing'%20in%20SAP%20refers%20to,either%20be%20manual%20or%20automatic.

I a m looking for somtining equivalent about reprocessing.

Regard,

YG

[RajeevK · Accepted solution]

Thank you for posting your question here!!!

Adding to Komathi's comments, there is another blog on "Automatic Supplier Payment Clearing in S/4HANA Public Cloud" in the community.

Please see the link below:

https://blogs.sap.com/?p=127

Hope this helps...