What is DME

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Hi,
kindly can anyone tell me what is DME and how it can be configured.Also why we use DME .What is the relation between DME and payment run?
Thanks
Anil

Hi Anil,
DME USE
The Data Medium Exchange Engine (DMEE) enables you to define file formats that meet the requirements of your financial institution. This is particularly important as there is no worldwide or regional standard. In some cases, no country standard exists and the file must comply with bank specific standards. With no ABAP programming knowledge required, this tool enables you to flexibly define new formats and to efficiently modify existing ones. In addition, DMEE can be used by calling applications to generate a DME file.
INTEGRATION
Formats can be defined for and DME files can subsequently be generated from the following application areas in Financial Accounting:
 Payment program
 Tax reporting
 Withholding tax reporting
FEATURES
 Creation of formats with a graphical DME tool
 Single program interface for all formats
 No coding for additional layouts or changes
 Transport of layouts
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Here are general questions the SAP payment program. Even partial answers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Questions:
What are the type of accounts involved in a payment transaction? In which case a customer account could be involved?
What could "payment proposal run" mean and imply?
What could be done as "editing a proposal run"?
In the "print payment media" step, what does DME stands for?
And in general, what are the diffenrences between a posting and an FI document?
Is the payment run launched automatically?
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What are the type of accounts involved in a payment transaction? In which case a customer account could be involved?
You will make the payments to vendors and customers accounts. Customer accounts may involve where you would like to make payment for the advance that you have received from customers.
What could "payment proposal run" mean and imply?
Payment proposal is nothing but SAP will give you a simulation showing what are the invoices going to be paid, what are the invoice not going to be paid (exception) due to various reasons.
What could be done as "editing a proposal run"?
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In the "print payment media" step, what does DME stands for?
DME - Data Medium Exchange
And in general, what are the diffenrences between a posting and an FI document?
Posting is posting a document into the system.
FI document is a document having debit and credit totalled. To post a document both and debit and credit must be tallied.
Is the payment run launched automatically?
There is no automatic launching of Automatic Payment Program. You can schedule the job in background, but I would not recommend this. I would recommend the user to enter the parameters, run proposal, execute payment run and print the media.
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Ravi

What is a DME file?

What is a DME file?

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DME - Data Medium Exchange.
For example in APP - For Bank Transfers we have to use DME file. After run the payment program, system will generate DME file, that we have to send it to Bank.
Same as for Tax also. but we have to sit with ABAP guy and develop. yes we can create DME for that. But better use SAP Script Forms.
DME (Data Medium Engine) which replaces conventional ABAP programs
chk out this link :https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/advancedsearch?query=dme&cat=sdn_all
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HEllo,
1.Classic RFFO* programs don't support XML files. Technical constraint.
2.XML can be generated through DME tree ( PMW in this case ).
3.PMW is available as of 4.6C SP 34.
4.XML is available in DME Engine as of 4.6C SP 47.
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Hi Experts,
For a Belgium client, I have a requirement to generate DME file in XML format for payments made to foreign and domestic vendors. I want to know the following,
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2. If not why and what are the other options.
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Your answer helped me a lot. I am really thankful. But my issue is not solved.
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Hello,
I am creating payment method in country using transaction FBZP.
in the payment medium format, I wanted to use MT101.
But I noticed that this format is not displayed in transaction DMEE with tree type PAYM even if it is shown in the match code in transaction FBZP ( in the payment format medium).
Why is this situation ? what Should I do to see it in DMEE ?
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SAP has provided some of the DME structures for different countries. like GB_BACS for GB etc.
If your client is not part of those structure, probably you are required to create your own structure. It also depends on the bank of your client. They may want the file in a different format. Therefore, you need to first talk to the bank and get a sample file in which they need the format.
You can create the DME structure by using transaction code DMEE - Tree Type is PAYM.
You can create the DME structure as a flat file or XML file based on the requirement of your client (bank).
You can also copy the standard structure to Z structure and modify it according to your requirements.
Please also make sure that you have made settings in OBPM1, OBPM2, OBPM3 and OBPM4 (More importantly you should maintain the path where it needs to be downloaded)
Complete your FBZP settings - Importantly payment methods in country, select your DME structure.
Take help of basis consultant in order to create the directories. You can see the directories in AL11.
If there are no directory path maintained in OBPM4, then the file gets saved to temporary directory in AL11.
If you are using DME structure, then forget the classic payment medium.
1. First ask the bank for the format, file type etc. Ask bank for any document available.
2. The see for that country if SAP has provided any standard DME structure (Transaction Code DMEE - Tree Type PAYM)
3. If this is not sufficient, then copy the standard DME strcutre and modify it accordingly to your requirement.
4. Assign this DME structure in FBZP - Payment Methods in country. * Use payment medium workbench
5. Check with your basis whether any secured folders are created in AL11 (where the output file needs to get generated) - If not ask them to create.
6.Check your settings in OBPM1 / OBPM2 / OBPM3 / OBPM4 - (In OBPM4 make sure you have given the secured folder path and file name for your variant)
7. Run F110 - Check you have maintained your variant details properly for program RFFOAVIS_FPAYM
If you maintain all these steps correct, hope your DME file should get generated.
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Issue in Detail
In F110,payment run has been carried out.
Payment proposal has been picked.payment run also has been carried out.(during payment run we have checked the generate payment medium check box)
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But the DME is getting generated in our test environment.
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Hi!
I am working for south african client.
The standard DME format available for south africa is ACB_ZA ( acb format).
The payment program used is RFFOZA_A and assigned to payment method "A- ACB clearing".
But the format given by bank is different.
So, here i have two options:
1. Change the DME format through DMEE and other configuration and assign the DME format in Payment medium work bench in payment method country step.
2. Copy the payment program RFFOZA_A to ZRFFZA_A, assign the new DME format to generate DME file in new format.
is new DME foramt for example ZACB_ZA in payment program ZRFFZA_A?
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Hello Ramesh,
Your description is little confusing and unclear.
Please clarify what do you mean by the following :
"is new DME foramt for example ZACB_ZA in payment program ZRFFZA_A?"
Yes, i can understand that you would like to change the existing format of South Africa in DMEE.
I can think of the following meanings :
1. Assignment of DME format in FBZP "Payment method/Country". Here you use the option 'PMW' and enter the format that you want.
2. You may also execute the program SAPFPAYM from SE38 and give the payment run details to get the result in the format specified here.
Hope the above helps. Please let me know if my understanding is not correct.
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