Account Assignment Features (Infotype 1008)

You can add this infotype to the action menu in the Master Data Application and it can also be used for processes in the FPM and roadmap forms.

If you want to use this infotype in processes, please see the Customizing Activity Start of the navigation path Personnel Management Next navigation step Personnel & Organization Processes Design Time for Processes and Forms End of the navigation path .

If you want to use this infotype in an action menu, please see the Customizing Activity Start of the navigation path Personnel Management Next navigation step Personnel & Organization Role Configure Launchpad for Actions End of the navigation path .

This is an infotype that you use to define account assignment features (such as assignments to the controlling area) for organizational units and positions.

You use this infotype to assign organizational units and positions to organizational units of the Controlling (CO) and Financial Accounting (FI) components or to the enterprise structure. The data of an object that was entered using this infotype is passed on according to certain rules to lower-level objects in the hierarchy. For more information about assignments, see Relationships (Infotype 1001).

Controlling Area / Company Code / Business Area

You assign organizational units and positions to controlling areas, company codes, and business areas to represent their relationship to structures in Controlling and Financial Accounting, as well as to avoid incorrect data when assigning cost centers. For more information about assigning cost centers, see Master Cost Center (Relationship 011).

The component Personnel & Organization supports the following Customizing settings:

Switch	Default setting	Description	Customizing
PPINT PPINT	0001	The default value for the controlling area provided in the application Personnel & Organization	You can change this default value as required in Customizing under Personnel & Organization Integration Integration with Accounting Set Up Integration with Cost Accounting .
PPOM INHIC	X	If you specify a company code for an organizational unit, this value is passed on to the lower-level organizational units and cannot be changed.	Do not change this setting in table T77S0.
PPOM INHIH	X	If you specify a controlling area for an organizational unit, this value is passed on to the lower-level organizational units and cannot be changed.	Do not change this setting in table T77S0.
PPOM INHS	X	The values of an organizational unit are passed on to the assigned positions.	Do not change this setting in table T77S0.

Therefore, when entering data, note that the assignment of a controlling area or company code is passed on to lower-level objects, where it cannot be changed. The assignment of business areas is also passed on, but can be changed in objects on a lower level in the organizational structure.

Personnel Area / Personnel Subarea

You assign organizational units and positions to personnel areas and personnel subareas to represent the rough personnel administration structure in your organization and to facilitate the entry of additional data using default values, particularly when editing employee data. Assignments to personnel areas and personnel subareas are passed on to lower-level objects, where they can be changed.

Editing

You have the following editing options:

Create
Choose New to create a new data record. Since only one data record may exist for an object at a time, the system adjusts the validity periods of other existing data records as required. The system allows time gaps between individual data records.
Edit
Choose Edit to change the data of an existing data record.
- You can change the content of the data record by adjusting the existing data and leaving the validity period of this data record unchanged.
- You can change the validity period of a data record. As a result, the system adjusts the validity periods of other existing data records or automatically creates additional data records to close time gaps. However, since the system allows time gaps between individual data records, you can delete unwanted data records.
Delete
Since the system allows time gaps between individual data records, you can delete unwanted data records. To do so, choose Delete.

Structure

The following are the most important fields in this infotype (database table HRP1008):

Fields	Description
Controlling Area	A controlling area can be assigned to one organizational unit only. For more information about the company code, see the documentation for the component Controlling. You define controlling areas in Customizing, under Enterprise Structure Definition Controlling Maintain Controlling Area .
Company Code	For more information about the company code, see the documentation for the component Financial Accounting. You define company codes in Customizing, under Enterprise Structure Definition Financial Accounting Edit, Copy, Delete, Check Company Code . You assign company codes to controlling areas in Customizing, under Enterprise Structure Assignment Controlling Assign Company Code - Controlling Area .
Business Area	For more information about the company code, see the documentation for the component Financial Accounting. You define business areas in Customizing, under Enterprise Structure Definition Financial Accounting Define Business Areas .
Personnel Area	You define personnel areas in Customizing under Enterprise Structure Definition Human Resources . You assign personnel areas to company codes in Customizing under Enterprise Structure Assignment Human Resources Assign Personnel Area - Company Code .
Personnel Subarea	You define personnel subareas in Customizing, under Enterprise Structure Definition Human Resources .