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Automatic
Account Determination and Default Account Assignment
You can define automatic account assignments
and defaults in the cost element master data record (Cost Center Accounting
menu "Master data -> Cost element") or in the IMG using step "Maintain
automatic account assignment". The cost element master data record can
determine these assignments per controlling area, and the IMG per company
code, business area, and/or valuation area. Both information sources appear
for valuation at the following times:
1. Before new posting row data is entered (for example, during
row-by-row entry of an FI document), the default account assignment is
determined on the basis of company code and account number. The SAP R/3 System
creates an assignment which is then displayed in front of the posting row and
can be overwritten.
Account assignment
follows these rules:
a) If you used the IMG step for definition per company code,
account, and business area or valuation area, the system does not find an
assignment since neither business nor valuation area are
known.
b) If you used the IMG step to save an automatic assignment per
company code and account, this becomes the default.
c) If you did not save an automatic assignment in the IMG step,
the defaultis taken from the cost element master data
record.
2. If you do not enter a CO account assignment object for a
CO-relevant row, the system searches for an automatic assignment. This is the
case in particular for automatically created posting rows, such as for price
differences, small amounts, exchange rate differences, or
discounts.
The derivation uses
the most detailed assignment available, meaning:
a) The SAP R/3 System searches first in the IMG assignment per
company code, account, business area and/or valuation area. This is possible
only if the business/valuation area is known for the posting
row.
b) If the system finds no assignment, it continues by using the
account saved in the IMG step, by company code and
account.
c) Should this fail, the system uses the default value from the
cost element master data record.