Account Assignment for Settlement 

Use

In order to settle an investment measure, you need the following account assignments:

The system automatically assigns the asset under construction to the investment measure when the investment measure is released (refer to Master Data Maintenance ).

Features

You have the option of using line item settlement or summary settlement, both for the for the periodic settlement to CO receivers and for the full settlement when the investment measure is complete. You specify the type of settlement in the investment profile (refer to Settlement Rules ).

For investment measures managed for line item settlement, you can enter separate distribution rules for each line item or group of line items. This applies to both the periodic settlement and the full settlement. (Choose Period-End Closing ® Single Functions ® Settlement). For investment measures managed for summary settlement, the only option is to enter a blanket settlement rule in the master record of the order or WBS element.

It is possible to use blanket settlement rules as a way of augmenting line item settlement rules.

Line Item Distribution Rules

Line item settlement is carried out using distribution rule groups. A distribution rule group consists of distribution rules, with proportions for the distribution, and the settlement receivers. The proportions distributed are determined by equivalence numbers or percentages. You can assign these distribution rule groups to one or more line items in an investment measure (Period-End Closing ® Single Functions ® Settlement ® Investment Order: Line Items. Choose Execute, then choose Edit). In this way, you can distribute any combination of line items to any combination of receivers. The allowed receivers are specified in the settlement profile.

For more information, see Settlement Rules for Line Item Settlement.

When you create distribution rule groups manually, the system supplies them with a number. The system displays this number in the settlement transactions and in reports on the line items. You cannot change the number assignment. The numbers are assigned in ascending order, starting with 001.

You can display the choice of line items for distribution in various display variants with different types of information. You can define your own display variants for this, in Customizing for Internal Orders as Investment Measures or Projects as Investment Measures (choose Settlement).

You can display the original debit postings with all their data in the distribution transaction.

Blanket Settlement Rules

You can specify blanket settlement rules for periodic settlement to CO receivers and for full settlement. You create these rules in the master record of the order or WBS element, using the Settlement rule function in the master data transaction. The system then uses these settlement rules

Blanket Settlement by Cost Element

One of the parameters of the blanket settlement rule is the source structure (choose Settlement rule ® Parameters). This source structure makes it possible to settle by cost elements. The cost elements for which the system should use the distribution rule can be specified in the source assignment. The possible source assignments are grouped in a source structure.

Using a source structure, you can enter a source assignment per settlement rule when you maintain the distribution rules. Then the percentage rates/equivalence numbers in the distribution rule only affect the cost elements specified in the source assignment. It is possible to settle a source assignment to several different CO receivers.

For more information, see Settlement Rule with Source Structure.

Automatically-Created Settlement Rules for Full Settlement

The process of entering a settlement rule can be simplified considerably if you make a blanket settlement to one asset at the time of the full settlement. If this is the case, you can create the needed asset from within the master data of the investment measure (order or WBS element) under Extras. The system then automatically creates a 100% full settlement rule using the asset created as the settlement receiver.

For creating the final fixed asset, a dialog box appears, in which you enter the most important asset master data. From there you can also jump to the Create asset transaction in the Asset Accounting (FI-AA) component. At that point in time, the asset class has still not been entered. Since the screen layout rule is dependent on the asset class, the system cannot identify required entry fields. Therefore, no fields are displayed as required entry fields here. However, when the asset is created, the system checks if all required entry fields are completed.

The system uses the asset class that is entered in the depreciation simulation data of the investment measure as the default asset class. However, you can change this asset class in the dialog box that appears.