Symptom:When posting cross company-code documents, the items generated automatically in the company code clearing accounts are not assigned to the business area.
Requested solution 1:
If the business area is clear, you want the company code clearing accounts to be posted automatically with this business area.
Requested solution 2:
You want to make a subsequent account assignment using the "Post Balance Sheet Readjustment" function, by making a transfer posting from business area SPACE to business areas other than SPACE.
However, transfer postings are not carried out by the "Post Balance Sheet Readjustment".
Cause and prerequisitesFor 1:
From a business perspective there is no definite answer as to whether or not it is right that the business area is inherited to the company code clearing item. A corresponding statement can also depend on the accounting transaction in question. This is the reason why in principle no business area is inherited to these items in the SAP standard system.
For 2:
The "Post Balance Sheet Readjustment" function is only carried out for customer and vendor reconciliation accounts as well as tax accounts and the cash discount clearing account. Other G/L accounts are not processed.
SolutionFor 1:
For postings which were directly entered in FI (for example FI invoices), the business area can be supplemented manually in the company code clearing items. To do this simulate the document, select the company code clearing items and insert the required value into each business area.
For postings that are not entered in FI (for example SD billing documents), you can control as of Release 4.6 whether the business area if unique (in the respective company code document), should be copied to the company code clearing items. In earlier releases this can be implemented as a program modification (see below).
For 2:
a) Releases >= 3.0F:
An enhancement is available. With the help of this enhancement, it is possible by means of customer-specific source code to ensure that also G/L accounts are allocated through the "Post Balance Sheet Readjustment". To do this, call up transaction CMOD. A description of the enhancement method is available under Utilities -> Online manual. The enhancement is called F180A001. Please read the documentation on both the enhancement and the individual enhancement components.
b) Releases >= 3.0A:
You can manage your company code clearing accounts as customer and/or vendor reconciliation accounts. These accounts are then taken into consideration by the "Post Balance Sheet Readjustment".
In addition, managing accounts on an open item basis ensures that all postings made to the company code clearing accounts are taken out with the same business area, with which they were also posted.
To do this, create a customer (vendor) for each company code clearing account who manages this account as a reconciliation account. Enter a customer posting key (vendor posting key) as well as the corresponding customer account (vendor account) in the account determination for the company code clearing accounts.
Additional key words SAPF180, SAPLF048, SAPLF049, RFGAUF00, business area allocation