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 Functional Area in Master Data

Use

You can enter the functional area in the master data of the following objects:

  • G/L account

  • Cost element

  • Cost center

  • Orders

  • Order type

  • Internal orders

  • Sales order for make-to-order production and requirements class

  • Maintenance, service, and QM order

  • Production order, product cost controller, and cost object hierarchy

  • WBS elements

  • Project profile and project definition

  • WBS element

  • Networks

  • Network type

  • Network header

  • Network activity

During posting, the system derives the functional area from the master data of the assigned objects. For more information, see Derivation of the Functional Area .

Prerequisites

In order to be able to enter the functional area in the master data of the specified objects, the Functional area field in master data has to be ready for input. For this to be the case, cost of sales accounting for your company codes must either be active for preparation or active.

You make the settings in Customizing under Start of the navigation path Financial Accounting Next navigation step Financial Accounting Global Settings Next navigation step Company Code Next navigation step Cost of Sales Accounting Next navigation step Activate Cost of Sales Accounting for Preparation End of the navigation path or Activate Cost of Sales Accounting.

Note Note

The master data of some objects is not company code dependent, rather it is assigned to higher-level organizational units. In such cases, the functional area field is ready for input in all company codes of a client, provided that cost of sales accounting is active for preparation or active for at least one company code of the client.

In the following cases, the master data of an object is not company code-dependent:

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Object

Assigned organizational unit

G/L account

Chart of accounts

Cost element

Chart of accounts

Cost center category

Client

Order type

Client

Features

You have the following options for entry of functional area in the master data of the specified objects:

  • Entry of functional area

    You can enter the functional area provided that no postings exist for this object.

  • Change functional area

    You can change a functional area that has already been entered as long as no postings exist.

    Where postings already exist, it is no longer possible to change the functional area.

    Note Note

    Postings that have already been made cannot be changed automatically. The functional area is derived only in the case of new postings.

    For information on changing the functional area for existing postings, see SAP Note 115840.

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