SAP Note 22922 - Corporate accnt number, alternative account number

Symptom:

How are corporate account number and alternative account number updated in the document?

Cause and prerequisites

Field names are not unique.

Solution
Name Field name Master record Field name Document
Group account SKA1-BILKT BSEG-ALTKT
Alternative account no. SKB1-ALTKT BSEG-LOKKT

The corporate account number can be used for standardization purposes when using different active charts of accounts.
In the chart of accounts list, you allocate the corporate chart of accounts to the local charts of accounts. The corporate account number is allocated to the G/L account regardless of the company code.
For consolidation purposes, the chart of accounts of consolidation (financial statement item catalog) is represented with the corporate chart of accounts. In this case, a summarization is made to balance sheet items and P&L account items.

If a standard active chart of accounts is used for a central controlling within the corporate group, country-specific requirements can be implemented with the country-specific chart of accounts.
The country-specific chart of accounts is allocated to the company code in addition to the local chart of accounts. The alternative account number then is maintained in the G/L account depending on the company code.