Understanding How the System Determines the Due Date for Deferred Payments

When you work with deferred payments in Argentina, you can specify the number of days to defer the payment by entering a specific number of days or by setting a processing option that causes the system to add one day to the payment date. You also specify the date type that the system uses as a basis to which to add the number of days to defer the payment.

When you run the Work With Payment Groups program (P04571) for Argentine payments, the system calls the PO - PCG process - ARG program (P76A570). The PO - PCG process - ARG program includes additional processing options that the system uses when it runs calculations for Argentine payments. Processing options in this program enable you to specify the basis date type and whether to automatically add one day to the specified basis date.

You use the Deferred check – ARG 04 program (P76A04722) as the print program for deferred payments in Argentina. When you run the Write process in the Work With Payment Groups program, the system displays Enter Draft Check Days form on which you can enter the number of days to defer the payment when you:

• Specify P76A04722 as the payment print program.

• Specify a payment instrument with a Special Handling Code of 1.

The system uses a processing option in the PO - PCG process - ARG program to determine whether to add the specified days to the payment date that is specified in the processing options, or to the latest due date on the vouchers in the payment group. In this document, the date type that you select is referred to as the basis date.

Instead of entering the number of deferred days during the Write process, can specify in a processing option whether to add one day to the basis date that you selected. The system uses the value in the processing option only when no deferred days are entered during the Write process.

The processing option values that you set in two different programs, and whether you enter a value in the Enter Draft Check Days form affect how the system determines the deferred payment date. Use this table to verify that you have the system set up to use the deferred payment date that you want to use.

Desired Payment Date	Actions to Perform
Add 1 or more days to specified payment date	In the processing options for the P76A570 program: Enter 1 in the Select which date to use in case of deferred payment process processing option, or leave the processing option blank. Enter 1 in the Add Day to Deferred Payment processing option. Enter the payment date to which you want to add one day in the Payment Date processing option. Alternatively, you can enter the date in the Pay Through Date processing option in the Create Payment Groups Control program (R04570). Enter in the Enter Draft Check Days form the number of days to add to the specified payment date.
Add one or more days to latest voucher due date	In the processing options for the P76A570 program: Enter 2 in the Select which date to use in case of deferred payment process processing option, or leave the processing option blank. • Enter 1 in the Add Day to Deferred Payment processing option. Enter in the Enter Draft Check Days form the number of days to add to the latest voucher due date.
Add one day to specified payment date	In the processing options for the P76A570 program: Enter 1 in the Select which date to use in case of deferred payment process processing option, or leave the processing option blank. Leave the Add Day to Deferred Payment processing option blank. Enter the payment date to which you want to add one day in the Payment Date processing option. Alternatively, you can enter the date in the Pay Through Date processing option in the Create Payment Groups Control program (R04570). Do not enter a value in the Enter Draft Check Days form.
Add one day to latest voucher due date	In the processing options for the P76A570 program: Enter 2 in the Select which date to use in case of deferred payment process processing option. Leave the Add Day to Deferred Payment processing option blank. Do not enter a value in the Enter Draft Check Days form.
Add no days to specified payment date	In the processing options for the P76A570 program: Enter 1 in the Select which date to use in case of deferred payment process processing option, or leave the processing option blank. Enter 1 in the Add Day to Deferred Payment processing option. Enter the payment date to which you want to add one day in the Payment Date processing option. Alternatively, you can enter the date in the Pay Through Date processing option in the Create Payment Groups Control program (R04570). Do not enter a value in the Enter Draft Check Days form.
Add no days to latest voucher due date	In the processing options for the P76A570 program: Enter 1 in the Select which date to use in case of deferred payment process processing option, or leave the processing option blank. Enter 2 in the Add Day to Deferred Payment processing option. Do not enter a value in the Enter Draft Check Days form.

To use deferred payments in Argentina:

1. Set up corresponding versions of the Work With Payment Groups program (P04571) and the PO - PCG process - ARG program (P76A570).

2. Set the processing options for the corresponding versions of both programs.

3. Set up a payment instrument for deferred payments in the 00/PY UDC table, and enter 1 in the Special Handling Code field for the payment instrument.

4. Enter the payment instrument that you set up for deferred payments and enter P76A04722 (Deferred check – ARG 04) as the print program in the Payment Instrument Defaults program (P0417).

5. Run the Write process in the Work With Payment Groups program.

6. Enter the number of deferred days in the Enter Draft Check Days form.

   The system uses the processing options in the PO - PCG process - ARG program to determine which date to use as the basis date, and adds the number of days that you enter to the basis date. If you enter a value other than 0 in the Enter Draft Check Days form, the system ignores the processing option that enables you to add one day only to the basis date.

Note:

If you select the Latest Voucher Due Date as the basis date, but the resulting date after adding the days during Write process is before the payment date specified in the processing options, the system uses the payment date entered in the Payment Date processing option of the PO - PCG Process – ARG program, or the date in the Pay Through Date processing option in the Create Payment Groups Control program (R04570), if you do not specify a payment date in the PO - PCG Process – ARG program, as the deferred payment date.

For example, suppose that the latest voucher due date is October 5, and you select to add 2 days to that date to make the deferred payment date October 7. If the date in the Payment Date or Pay Through Date processing option is October 8, then the system processes the deferred payment on October 8.

The system uses this logic so that you do not create a payment with an expired due date.

Note: If after date calculations the payment due date and the payment date are identical, the system adds an additional day for the deferred payment regardless of the processing options setup. Legal regulations require that both dates do not match.