Update Basic Settings

Technically, transaction data is updated in Profit Center Accounting using the tools of the component FI-SL Special Purpose Ledgers. The ledger "8A" is a so-called fixed ledger , which is maintained entirely in Profit Center Accounting.

In addition to the application-specific control tables, other tables also must be maintained for the internal control of FI-SL. This usually takes place automatically in the background when you maintain higher-level settings in Profit Center Accounting.

Under some circumstances, such as when you import customizing settings or change an assignment of company code to controlling area, you may need to generate these additional control entries manually.

The following control information is generated or checked:

• the installation entries in the summary record table GLPCT, the actual line item table GLPCA and the plan line item table GLPCP in FI-SL (Table T800A)

• the definition of the fixed ledger 8A (Table T881)

• the assignment of company codes to the fixed ledger "8A" (Table T882)

• the plan versions (Table T894)

• the fiscal year-dependent version parameters (Table T895)

If important entries (in Table T800A) are missing, you need to run a generation program in FI-SL to install Profit Center Accounting. No data may be posted in any productive client in your system while this program is running! This could cause postings to be lost without your becoming aware of it.

The program sends a confirmation prompt, so that you can inform your users accordingly. Once you have made sure that no more postings are being made, you can confirm. Then the system automatically generates the objects. This should only take a few minutes.

Requirements

Profit Center Accounting must be active in the affected controlling area.

The Customizing settings for Profit Center Accounting must have been either maintained manually in or imported to the affected controlling areas.

In addition, the assignments of company codes to controlling areas must be up to date.

Further Notes

If you are not sure that all the internal control tables are up to date, check this using the function Analyze settings(Transaction 1KE1).

Notes on Transport

The menu option Update Basic Settings has the sole function of removing non-permitted inconsistencies in Customizing for Profit Center Accounting. As transporting the database changes made here does not necessarily lead to removal of possible inconsistencies in the target system, this transaction is not connected to the Profit Center Accounting transport link.