S/4HANA FI: Technical Handling of Open Item Managed Accounts
Open Item Management (OIM) is one of the most core features in SAP Financials (FI). For G/L accounts like clearing accounts, goods receipt / invoice receipt (GR/IR) accounts, or bank sub-accounts, OIM allows you to track and offset related postings (e.g., matching a vendor invoice with its outgoing payment). With the advent of SAP S/4HANA and the Universal Journal (ACDOCA table), the data modeling and technical handling of these open items have evolved drastically. In this article, I will shed light on how to interact with open items at the table level and discuss some common pitfalls. ...