AP downpayment - downpayment with Invoice

Question

Hello,
I am trying to implement the AP downpayment flow.
The gap from the standard SAP is that prior to posting a downpayment I receive an invoice, that has to be registrated in accounting:
1. Downpayment invoice
Downpayment account = Vendor
2. Downpayment (preferably posted by F110)
Vendor = Bank account
3. Invoice
Expence = Vendor
4. Payment (for delta: invoice - downpayment) - (preferably posted by F110)
Vendor = Bank account
5. Clearing
Vendor = Downpayment account
The question is:
how did you implement this in SAP? we thought about a special G/L indicator then its reversal for steps 1 and 5.
Thank you,
Oana

Answer 1

Dear,
In order to run vendor downpayments you have3 t-codes by Standard Way:
F-47                 Down Payment Request (Noted items)
F-48                 Post Vendor Down Payment (Off setting Bank Acc)
F-53                 Post Outgoing Payments (Invoice X DP)
And you can define GL accounts in OBYR.
Answering your question I think you could create an invoice in accounting and make a down payment. You should not post the expense this time and so offsetting a clearing account liabilities.
After F-53 you should post credit to offset the liability clearing account and post the debit to the expense.
E.G:
1) Invoice:
Cr. Vendor
Dr. 200000
2) F-48/F110
Dr. Vendor
Cr. Bank
3) F-53
Invoice X Downpayment
4) F-03
Cr. 200000
Dr. Expense
Let me know if it was helpful
regards