Hi Robin,
as far as I understand, there is no such functionality available in the standard setup if you don't intend to use Workflow to block settlement.
usual approach of segregation of duties is the following:
- someone in the organisation is responsible for capture of transactions (SAP trans. FTR_CREATE);
- another person is responsible for settlement (kind of verification and approval) of transactions before these are available for further processing, like accounting and creating payments - (SAP trans. FTR_EDIT); this approval requires certain process behind it - it could be manual verification or automatic matching of outgoing and incoming confirmations, so there are controls in place to make sure that this step is done in an informed way.
could you please elaborate why you want to prevent settlement (kind of approval) of deals business wise?
Kind regards,
Renatas