DME Configuration in SAP

Easy Steps To Create And Configure DME File Table of Contents: 1) Introduction: Significance of DME Files 2) DME Tree structure 3) DME File Configuration Settings 4) Conclusion Introduction: DME stands for Data Medium Exchange A data medium ec!ange "DME) is a data ec!ange file #!ic! is used to send $a%ment information of an enter$rise to &an's or ta aut!orit%( aut!orit%( asicall% t!ese files contain financial data #!ic! can &e in flat file or ml file format( Different File formats can &e created for different countries and different &an's &ased on t!eir o#n norm #!ic! re$laces con*entional AA+ $rograms( T,Code for DME files is: DMEE Main com$onents of DME File are: , •

-eader Data

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.odes

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Data Ma$$ing T!ere are some standard DME file formats/ #!ic! can &e c!anged as $er countr% or &an' re0uirements( A com$lete ne# DME format can also &e created if re0uirement is different from $re eisting formats( Step by Step procedure to create DME file format :

1) o to tcode tcode DMEE(+ro*ide tree t%$e from from a*aila&le a*aila&le ones(Create a ne# format format tree +AME.TDME +AME.TDME

2) DME files can &e generated in flat files or 5M6 format(

3) +ro*ide s!ort descri$tion and documentation fields :

4) DME tree !as some standard structures and s%stem fields for file as s!o#n &elo#:

7) T!ere are some fields #!ic! are a*aila&le for DME file as s!o#n &elo#(

7a) .ote to $a%ee data in tt form

7&) S%stem Fields li'e Date and Time

 DME tree odes creation procedure: !eader Data: Follo#ing !eader information needs to &e maintained in *arious ta&s under !eader data:

Administrati"e Data: +ro*ide administrati*e data in node first ta&(

Format Attributes: De$ending on t!e t%$e of file format/ %ou can s$ecif% ot!er details: for flat files/ %ou can enter delimiter information8 for 5M6 files/ %ou can s$ecif% furt!er $rocessing "*ia eit module) for a file after its creation/ &% entering an 5S6T $rogram( For format trees of t!e tree t%$e +AM/ %ou can additionall% s$ecif% t!at an accom$an%ing s!eet is to &e $rinted #!en t!e file is generated( T!e s%stem su$$orts t!e $rinting of &ot! sim$lified s!eets and s!eets #it! su&totals( If %ou s$ecif% an accom$an%ing s!eet #it! su&totals/ %ou must maintain t!e 'e% fields on t!e Sor t9'e% fields ta&(

#e"els T!e num&er of le*els defines t!e no of le*els in a tree( T!is ta& also defines t!e re$etition le*el #!ic! tells !o# often a certain le*el ma% &e out$ut( If t!is num&er is eceeded/ t!e corres$onding le*el cannot &e out$ut an%more(

If t!e limit is reac!ed for t!e u$$ermost le*el in t!e format tree and additional data is to &e $rocessed/ a second file is generated( If t!e limit is reac!ed for lo#er le*els/ t!e $receding le*el is re$e ated so t!at data can continue to &e out$ut for t!is le*el(

Sort $ey Fields: File Data can &e sorted &ased on gi*en fields &ased on t!eir order( -ere %ou can s$ecif% !o# certain fields are to &e sorted( For t!e $a%ment $rogram/ for eam$le/ %ou can sort according to currenc% or account &% s$ecif%ing t!e a$$ro$riate source field( If a sort field is additionall% mar'ed as a 'e% field/ t!en a c!ange to t!e *alue in t!is field causes t!e corres$onding format le*el to end( % acti*ating &ot! e% Field and .o Sorting/ %ou s$ecif% t!at data does not need to &e sorted &% t!is criterion "if/ for eam$le/ it is alread% $resorted in t!e +a%ment Medium ;or'&enc!)8 t!is results in additional s$ace in t!e sort fields/ #!ic! allo#s %ou to use additional fields as sort fields(

File Data: T!is ta& $ro*ides t!e file ro# se$arator and segment ending indicator(

After creating a segment grou$/ a segment #ill &e created( A tree can !a*e multi$le segments as #ell multi$le segments( Create a segment &% rig!t clic' as s!o#n &elo#: Segments can &e seen as !eader and footer and elements can &e seen as !eader and footer tree node( Due to its tree li'e structure it is called DME Tree(

ode Info: +ro*ide node information for out$ut Comment: T!is column is used to contain comments for nodes( Maimum t!ree lines of comments $er node/ t!is ta& is *isi&le for all nodes ece$t t!e !eader( Create Elements in Su& node as s!o#n &elo#: T!ese elements can &e of *arious t%$es as s!o#n in ma$$ing $rocedures( %& Constant: T!is t%$e of element is used to contain constant *alue li'e
In source ta& maintain t!e s%stem field

Tables : F'A(!)*'ayment Medium: 'repared Data for 'ayment F'A(!*'ayment medium: 'ayment data F'A('*'ayment medium: Data on paid items

+, Configuration of DME File After creation of DME file/ net ste$ is to configure t!e DME file for automatic $a%ment run #!ic! re0uires &elo# ste$s:

%& o to Tcode F+ and select -pmnt methods in country.

2) -ere different $a%ment met!ods can &e defined for countr% as s!o#n &elo#:,

+& .o# select s$ecific $a%ment met!od and dou&le clic' on t!e same( Follo#ing screen #ill &e dis$la%ed( In $a%ment medium #or'&enc!/ DME tree can &e assigned in Format column as s!o#n &elo#:

4) Clic' on Format settings(

Configuration for creating +a%ment Medium Format The payment medium format controls how payment orders and debit memo orders to the bank are created. The specifications (published by the banks or the central banking committees) of the formats serve as the basis for definition of payment medium formats. The payment medium format can be country-dependent or country-independent and is assigned to one or more payment methods.

'MF

Customer settings for 'MF

Assign "ariants for the !ouse ban/ re0uiring the DME settings,

1ariant created :2345'A(MET5DME

'ayment run Transaction F%%6:

DME File :

.o# DME tree format is &eing attac!ed for a $articular countr% and a $articular $a%ment met!od( To generate t!e DME file/ %ou !a*e to run t!e automatic $a%ment $rogram #it! t!is $a%ment met!od( After t!e $a%ments !a*e &een successfull% $osted/ %ou can go to DME administration and #it! t!e !el$ of DME manager do#nload files on %our +C( DME can &e attac!ed to a $rint $rogram and form for t!e creation of +a%ment Ad*ices( ;!ene*er t!ere is an automatic $a%ment run for t!e countr% for a s$ecific $a%ment met!od(  

Conclusion: DME engine $ro*ides different la%outs and read%made #a% to create flat files or 5M6 files for eternal s%stems( It $ro*ides s$eed and flei&ilit% o*er con*entional a&a$ $rograms( Files can &e modified &ased on countr% and regulations( T!e s%stem can trigger t!e creation of a DME file from t!e $a%ment $rogram if/ for eam$le/ %ou #ant to su&mit %our *endor $a%ments to %our &an' electronicall%( For t!is tree t%$e/ %ou use t!e +M;) to configure $a%ment media(