Purpose
This function is used to further process distribution lots structuredfor a contract account for aggregated bill posting, after postingthe aggregated payment document.

Prerequisites

• The distribution lots were generated using one of the functions
structure distribution lot from payment advice note orstructure distribution lot from bill creation.

• A document exists for the aggregated payment. This means this document
was posted to a service provider's contract account for aggregatedbill posting.

Selection
1. Specify values for the following selection parameters:


• ,,Aggregated payment

,,Document number for aggregated payment (required entry)
,,Contract account
,,Payment recipient
,,Sold-to party

• ,,Select distribution lot

Here, you specify whether or not to process distribution lots again,which have already been allocated to a payment document using thistransaction.
The 'process distribution lot' function allows you to allocatedistribution lots to an aggregated payment document. After thisallocation, the aggregated payment is classed as having been receivedfor a distribution lot, and can be posted without having to activate the'post payment lot' parameter in the service provider agreement.
2. Start processing.
Three processing areas are displayed. You can execute the followingfunctions for each processing area:

• ,,Processing area: Header data for payment document

Double click on the document number to navigate to the document display.You can execute the same function in the menu, using 'GoTo PaymentDocument'.

• ,,Processing area: Header data for distribution lot

As well as the list display functions, the following functions areparticularly relevant for the processing.
,,Display items
Select a distribution lot. Select 'display items' to display the itemdata of the selected lot in the lower processing area.
,,Save document allocation
Select one or more distribution lots. Choose 'save document allocation'to save the allocation of the selected lot for the payment documentdisplayed. This is then necessary for posting the lot if the 'postpayment lot' parameter is deactivated in the service provider agreementfor the corresponding service provider.
,,Undo document allocation
The saved document allocation is undone.
,,Close lot
Select one or more lots. Choose 'close lot' to close all selected lots.
,,Post lot
Select one or more lots. Choose 'post lot' to post all selected lots. Ifthe 'post payment lot' parameter is not active in the service provideragreeement for the corresponding service provider, the posting is notsuccessful. In this case, first execute the 'save document allocation'function.
,,Delete lot
Select one or more lots. Choose 'delete lot' to delete all selectedlots. If lots have a status that does not permit them to be deleted, itmay be necessary to carry out a mass reversal of the reconciliation key.

• ,,Processing area: Item data for distribution lot

As well as the list display functions, the following functions are alsoparticularly relevant for the processing:
,,Display item
Select a lot item. Choose 'display item' to navigate to the detaildisplay.
,,Save document allocation
As for a lot header, you can also save the allocation to the displayedpayment document at item level.
,,Undo document allocation
You can use this function to undo the saved document allocation.