Intercompany Trade clearing process

Question

Hello
I am trying to understand how the clearing happens for Intercompany transactions.
1. Intercompany config - complete and understood
2. Reconcilation tool - complete and understood
3. Question: how to clear up intercompany AP and AR account balances. (Clearing Process)
I am trying to understand the clearing process in detail as I understand that Reconcilation tool (FBICR3) does assign the I/C transations but doesnt clear them.
Thanks a lot in advance...

Answer 1

Hello,
As per standard practice for managing intra compnay or intercompnay stock transfer return, you can use the followig process;
1.Create stock transport Purchase order and also tick mark the retrun indicator in the item overview.
2. Now create delivery(return) with VL10B. You must have already customized delivery type and item category settings in customization
For inter company transfer , use delivery type NCR and item cateory as NCRN
For intracompany transfer , use delivery type NLR and item category as NLRN
3. Goods reciept : Do the goods reciept for inventory management with movement type 101 , where as system will do the goods issue for return order with corresponding movement type 161.
4. Post goods Issue wihch in this case will act as post goods reciept.
Go to VL02N and do the Post Goods Issue
With this the system posts the goods receipt in the background.
For Cross-company-code:
With Two-step procedure movement type is  673
With One-step procedure  675
The goods receipt is automatically posted with movement type 161.
For Intra company code:
With Two-step procedure the movement type is 671
With One step procedure the movement type 677
The goods receipt is automatically posted with movement type 161.
I also suggest you please go through SAP OSS Note 430074 - Advice note plant return / store return which will help you in setting up the Stock transport returns.
BR,
Tushar