Generated by Jive on 2016-04-11Z 1 SAP ERP Financials - Controlling: Automatic account assignment OKB9 does not work Posted by RAHEEM BAKSH Apr 22, 2013 Applies to: All releases of SAP for Financial postings made from a various applications like SAP-Logistics, SAP-Financials, etc for more information, visit the Enterprise Resource planning homepage Summary Automatic assignment occurs during postings in external accounting (with in the FI, MM, or SD components) if you did not enter a CO account assignment object (cost center, order, or project) for a cost accounting relevant posting. This is always the case if the R/3 System automatically created the posting row in question. This paper highlights an alternative approach where standard default account assignment (OKB9) based on Valuation area or Profit Center is not sufficient and a default account assignment based on Valuation area and Profit center is required. Author: Raheem Baksh
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SAP ERP Financials - Controlling: Automaticaccount assignment OKB9 does not work
Posted by RAHEEM BAKSH Apr 22, 2013
Applies to:All releases of SAP for Financial postings made from a various applications like SAP-Logistics, SAP-Financials,
etc for more information, visit the Enterprise Resource planning homepage
SummaryAutomatic assignment occurs during postings in external accounting (with in the FI, MM, or SD components) if
you did not enter a CO account assignment object (cost center, order, or project) for a cost accounting relevant
posting. This is always the case if the R/3 System automatically created the posting row in question.
This paper highlights an alternative approach where standard default account assignment (OKB9) based on
Valuation area or Profit Center is not sufficient and a default account assignment based on Valuation area and
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Company: NovelERP Solution Pvt.Ltd.
Created On: Apr 2013
Standard SAP – Default Account Assignment (OKB9)
The standard SAP offers to specify a default account
assignment (Cost Center/Internal Order)1. Per company code2. Per Business area3. Per Profit Center4. Per Valuation area
In cases, where a default account assignment is to be specified below the company code, then “Account
Assignment Detail” field in OKB9 is used to specify a default CO object per Business area or Profit center or
Valuation area.
But system does not determined Default cost object from OKB9 for automatically generated lines that reference
the entire document and not individual items.
For More Information Read SAP Notes 105024, and 32654
Example: Key-
"DIF" (minor differences)
"UPF" (unplanned delivery costs)
"KDT" (tax exchange rate difference)
“OFF” (GTA)
"KDR" (exchange rate rounding)
Default Account Assignment in OKB9You can define automatic account assignments In OKB9 or defaults in the cost element masters data
record .The cost element master data record can determine these assignments per controlling area, and the
IMG per company code, business area, and/or valuation area.
Transaction Code - OKB9
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Here it is mandatory to set Minimum One Combination to call Default Account Assigned Object1. Valuation Area is mandatory2. Business Area is mandatory3. Profit center is mandatory
Here we have set as “1”Valuation Area is mandatory
Here whenever Prerequisite met from your Transaction System will pickup default cost center as per Valuation
area.
Define Substitution OKC9In substitution, the SAP System checks whether particular input values satisfy one or more user-defined
conditions. If the condition is fulfilled, the values are automatically replaced by other values.
Standard settings
The following callup points are defined in the standard SAP System for Controlling:• 0001 - Document row : Used for all CO-relevant postings in external accounting as well as for manual
postings in CO.• 0010 – Order: Used for order background processing and irrelevant for account assignment checks.