Purchase order:
Material 1 |
300.00 |
(Profit center A) |
Material 2 |
700.00 |
(Profit center B) |
Here, the profit centers are derived from the material master.
Goods receipt posting:
Stock 1 |
300.00 |
(Profit center A) |
|
Stock 2 |
700.00 |
(Profit center B) |
to |
GR/IR |
300.00 |
(Profit center A) |
|
GR/IR |
700.00 |
(Profit center B) |
GR/IR is the clearing account for goods received/invoice receipts.
Invoice receipt:
GR/IR |
300.00 |
(Profit center A) |
|
GR/IR |
700.00 |
(Profit center B) |
to |
Payables |
1,000.00 |
At receipt of invoice, an index is updated for the documents to be divided. This index points to the accounting document only, as the division of the payables is contained in the offsetting lines (GR/IR lines).
Partial payments are distributed according to the original payable. If a partial payment of 500.00 is made, 150.00 is posted to profit center A and 350 to profit center B.