What is credit account in SAP SD - Sales and Distribution?

SAP Term: credit account

• Component: SD

• Component Name: Sales and Distribution

• Description: A customer account used by the system to monitor the credit limit.

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• Key Concepts: 
  A credit account in SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) is a customer account that is used to track the credit limit of a customer. It is used to manage the customer’s creditworthiness and to ensure that the customer does not exceed their credit limit. The credit account also stores information about the customer’s payment terms, such as payment due dates and payment methods. 
  
  How to use it: 
  In SAP SD, a credit account is created for each customer. The credit limit of the customer is set in the credit account. This limit can be adjusted as needed. The payment terms of the customer are also set in the credit account. This includes payment due dates and payment methods. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  It is important to keep track of the customer’s credit limit in order to ensure that they do not exceed it. It is also important to keep track of the customer’s payment terms in order to ensure that payments are made on time. 
  
  Related Information: 
  The credit account is closely related to other SAP SD components, such as billing documents, sales orders, and delivery documents. It is important to understand how these components interact with each other in order to effectively manage a customer’s creditworthiness.