Automatic debit / data carrier with alternative payer

Question

Hello,
Does anybody know how to configure the data carrier to have a file with data records per alternative payer and not per main payer? Example:
Payer 1: Markt 10
Payer 2: Markt 11
Alternative Payer for both: Head Office 20
The postings are in the payers. The automatic debit uses now the "alternative payer" and its bank, but generates a file with one data record for each "payer". Our client requests one single posting per Head Office (alternative payer). I am looking for a solution to have the data carrier program add up the items and generate a file with single records per "alternative payer". Postings in the Head Office are not possible.
Does anybody know if there is a user-exit for this? PMW? Any ideas?   Many thanks!!!!

Answer 1

Hi
A customer who pays on behalf of another customer is known as an u2018Alternate Payeeu2019 (or Alternate Payer). Though the alternate payee pays on behalf of another, the system maintains all the transaction details in the account of the original customer. Designating u2018alternate payeeu2019 does not absolve the customer of his/her obligation for payment.
The u2018alternate payeeu2019 can be maintained in Client-specific data or in the Company Code area. When maintained in the Company Code area you can use that payer only in that Company Code; if defined at the Client level you can use it across all Company Codes.
There are three ways to u2018selectu2019 the alternate payee when an invoice is processed:
   1. The alternate payee (say, 1000) entered in the customer master record is the one selected by the system as the default.
   2. When there is more than one alternate payer (say, 1000, 1900, 2100, etc.) defined for a single customer in the master record (you will do this by clicking on the u2018allowed payeru2019 button and create more than one payer), you may select a payer (say, 2100) (other than the default, 1000) while processing the invoice. Now the system will ignore the alternate payer (1000) coming from the master record.
   3. If you have put a check mark in the u2018individual entriesu2019 check box in the u2018alternate payer in documentu2019 section in the customer master record, then this will allow you to propose a new alternate payer, say, 3000 (other than those already defined in the system). Now, after defining this alternate payer you can use it to process the invoice. In this case, the alternate payer (3000) takes precedence over the payers (1000 and 2100) in step 1 and 2 above.
Regards
Tanmoy