Specification of the objects (e.g. cost center, sales order, project) that are charged in the case of a purchase order for a material that is intended for direct usage or consumption.
You can specify one account assignment for an item, or several ( Specifying Single Account Assignment or Specifying Multiple Account Assignment respectively).
Multiple account assignment allows you to apportion the cost of a material covered by a PO among your own cost center and several others, for example.
You specify which account assignment object is to be charged via the account assignment category.
Account Assignment Category
The account assignment category determines:
The nature of the account assignment (cost center, sales order, and so on)
Which accounts are to be charged when the incoming invoice or goods receipt is posted
Which account assignment data you must provide
Account Assignment Categories
Description |
Required account assignment data |
Asset |
Main asset number and sub-number |
Order |
Order and G/L account number |
Production order |
Production order number |
Business process |
Business process and G/L account number |
Cost center |
Cost center and G/L account number |
Sales order |
Sales order and G/L account number |
Individual customer requirement |
Sales order and G/L account number |
Project |
Project and G/L account number |
Unknown |
None |
Note
You can change the account assignment category after entering the item provided that field selection has been set up accordingly in Customizing.
For more information on account assignment, refer to the documentation
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Account Assign
ment of Controlling Objects.
Automatic Account Determination
The system attempts to suggest a specific G/L account for a given preliminary account assignment. The number of the G/L account to be charged can be automatically suggested by the system provided that automatic account determination has been defined for the chart of accounts of the relevant company code.