Module 8 -Automatic Account Determination

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Module 8

AutomaticAccount

Determination


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Account Determination

When you enter a goods movement (inventory

receipt, inventory withdrawal, variances, etc.),

you do not have to make a G/L account entry

as the R/3 system automatically makes thecorrect entries to the appropriate accounts.

Automatic Account Determination is set in

Customizing (IMG)


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Valuation Grouping Code

Allows the same account determination rules

to be used in multiple plantseven with

different company codes

Assign a valuation grouping code to thevaluation area, then use the valuation grouping

code in automatic account assignment


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Automatic Account Determination

Hierarchical Process (classification)

Chart of Accounts/Company Code

Valuation area/grouping code

Transaction/Event Key (fromtransaction being executed)

Goods Receipt Modifier (if applicable)

Valuation Class (from materialmaster)

All specified at time of transaction


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Transaction Keys determine what is happening

to the material

Received from vendor

Issued from warehouse to production

Received from production to warehouse

Determined in transaction, but the Transaction

Key is not the same as the Transaction Code


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Transaction Keys:

BSX: Inventory Postings

GBB: Offsetting Entry for Inventory Postings

DIF: Materials Management Small

Differences

PRD: Cost (price) differences

WRX: Goods receipt / inv. receipt clearingacct


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Transaction Keys


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Valuation Class

The Valuation Class is an entry in theaccounting view of the material master. It canbe used in Automatic Account Determination tospecify different accounts for different types of

material. More than one valuation class canbe defined for a material type (e.g. there maybe more than one valuation class for rawmaterials).


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Valuation Class

Valuation Classes for

Fitter Snacker

3000: Raw Materials

7900: Semi-finished

7920: Finished


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General Account Modifier

General

Account

Modifier

Usage

AUF Goods Receipt From Production Order post

to production settlement

BSA Goods Receipt Into Initial Stock only used

once for posting inventory off-set for initial

stock data loadVAX Goods Issue To Sales - post to Cost of Goods

Sold (COGS)

VBR Goods Issue to Consumption - post to material

consumption (i.e., expense>revenue)

(e.g., goods issue to job or production order)

The General Account Modifier provides

additional detail about what is happening to the material.


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From Transaction:

Company Code Chart of Accounts

Transaction Key (not same as transaction code)

General Account Modifier (if applicable)

From Material

Valuation Class

Determines: G/L Account for Posting


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CHFS BSX 00AP 3000 Account 200000


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Posting Keys

A two-digit numerical key that determines the

way line items are posted to G/L Accounts.

This key determines several factors including

the: Account type

Type of posting (debit or credit)

Layout of entry screens

Customer Vendor G/L Account

Debit 01 21 40

Credit 11 31 50

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