This document provides instructions for manually creating check information in SAP using transaction code FCH5. The FCH5 transaction allows linking manually issued checks to payment documents. To create a manual check, the user must enter details like the payment document number, company code, fiscal year, house bank, account ID, check number, amount paid, and payee name. Once the fields are filled in, clicking Save will create the check data for the linked payment document. A message confirms the manual check creation.

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FCH5 -
Functionality
This functions allows you to link manually issued checks with the payment documents. In
order to keep the use and management of manually created checks separate from those
created automatically, a separate number range should be reserved for them.
Scenario
The automatic payment run was made without having the relevant check lot in the system.
You have to enter the check details in the check register manually.
Requirements
You need to manually post a payment document before you can use this transaction.
Menu Path Accounting → Financial Accounting → Accounts Payable →
Environment → Check information → Create → FCH5 -
Manual checks
Transaction Code FCH5
1. Double click on FCH5 - Manual checks.
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Create Check Information
2. Update the following fields:
Field Name Field Description Values
Payment document
number
Number of payment document
you want to create a check for
Example: 150000020
Paying company code The company code which
processes the payment
transactions
Example: 5200
Fiscal year Fiscal year number Example: 2002
House bank Identification number for the
house bank to which the
transaction corresponds
Enter value in House bank.
Example: CITI
Account ID Code identifying the account to
which the General Ledger
account corresponds
Enter value in Account ID.
Example: OP001
Check number The unique check number per
company code, bank, and
account number
Example: 1000015
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3. Click Enter Button to confirm your entries.
Create Check Information
4. Update the following fields:
Field Name Field Description Values
Amount paid Amount for which the check is
written
Example: 10000
Payee name Name of the vendor being paid Example: Enter Payee name here
5. You can display, if you want, the payment document details. Click Payment
document Button .
Display Document: Overview
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6. Click Back Button .
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7. Click Save Button. to create the check data for the payment document.
8. The message bar displays “Check 5200 CITI OP001 1500000015 created manually”.
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7. Click Save Button. to create the check data for the payment document.
8. The message bar displays “Check 5200 CITI OP001 1500000015 created manually”.
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