Rebates Handling

1. Rebates Handling SAP Best Practices for Chemicals

2. Purpose, Benefits, and Key Process Steps • Purpose • A rebate (agreement) is a special discount which is paid retroactively to a customer. This discount is based on the customer's sales volume over a predefined time period, Rebates will be settled by the customer service personnel by the creation of credit notes which be posted against the accruals previously collected. Benefits • Automatic final settlements. • Generates billing documents (Credit memo) immediately Key Process Steps • Creation and Display of Rebate Agreement • Standard Order Processing • Creating a Delivery with Reference to Sales Order • Creating the Billing Document • Creating Further Rebate Relevant Documents • Settlement of Rebate Agreement

3. Required SAP Applications and Company Roles • Required SAP Applications • SAP ECC 6.00 enhancement package 5 • Company Roles • Billing Administrator • Sales Administrator • Warehouse Clerk

4. Process Flow Diagram Rebates Handling Event Customer Order Goods Billing Administrator Creating the Billing Document Settlement of Rebate Agreement Create and Display of Rebate Agreement Display Existing Rebate Agreement Create Rebate Agreement Sales Administrator Standard Order Processing Warehouse Clerk Creating a Delivery with Reference to Sales Order

5. Diagram Connection Legend <Function> Hardcopy / Document External to SAP Financial Actuals Business Activity / Event Budget Planning Unit Process Manual Process Process Reference Existing Version / Data Sub-Process Reference Process Decision System Pass/Fail Decision