Definition:
The exposure limit is a credit management tool in SAP Business One and is used to limit financial risks in relation to Customers. It works in a similar way to the credit limit, but also includes customer cheques that the company has but have not yet been submitted to the bank.

Functionality:
- The exposure limit includes:
- Outstanding receivables from the customer
- Customer cheques not yet deposited
- In contrast to the pure Credit limit the exposure limit thus provides a more comprehensive picture of the total financial burden of a business partner.
Care and administration:
- The exposure limit can already be terms of payment be deposited.
- Individual customisations are Business partner master record possible.
- The field "Maintain exposure limit" is located in the business partner data.
- The limits can be set or overwritten separately for each customer.
Settings and system behaviour:
- Among administration > System initialisation > General settings > GP tab It can be configured whether, if the credit or exposure limit is exceeded, a Warning message appears.
- This function supports the Receivables management and reduces the risk of payment defaults.
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