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SAP Note 44381 - Profitability Segment Not Required in SDPostings

Note Language: English Version: 11 Validity: Valid Since 08.08.2002

Summary

SymptomProviding CO-PA is active, when posting costs generated in SD, theprofitability segment derived from the customer and the article is set ineach accounting-relevant line.This is wrong in some cases because an additional cost center to be postedis only posted with costs statistically.Examples:

1. During goods issue, the goods issue value should be assigned to a costcenter.

2. This is then apportioned to CP-PA credited so as to be able to carryouta reconciliation between billed good issues and the overal goodsissues. In this way it is possible to summarize how many goods issues

3. were posted without billing document

4. To settle shipping costs, post costing-based shipping costs (posted toprofitability segment) to reserves (posted to cost center viaautomatic account assignment) during billing. For this end, the R/3System creates the reserve account as a profit and loss account andmakes it a cost element. Receiving the shipping invoice debits thesame cost center. The cost center balance should be settled inProfitability Analysis.

Note that you cannot really post revenues to cost centers. Posting isalways made using statistical value type 11.

Other termsOKB9, OKC9, CO-interface, account_assignment_logic, COBL, HKONT, PAOBJNR,VL01

Reason and Prerequisites

SolutionCheck whether the accounts in question must post to a profitability segmentor not. If not, define a substitution in CO customizing for which theprofitability segment is initialized for this account( Field <COBL> $HKONT )meaning that it is filled with the fixed value 0000000000.Alternatively, extend your chart of accounts to enable the solution usingsubstitution.

Important noteIn any case, substitution must be defined in a way that the profitabilitysegment is initialized in special cases only. The restriction to certainaccounts makes sense to prevent the profitability segment from being lostduring revenue postings. We recommend you to restrict substitution as faras possible, e.g. using a query on the billing process (AWTYP = 'VBRK' andVORGN = 'SD00').In this connection please also refer to Notes 167246 and 392273.

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SAP Note 44381 - Profitability Segment Not Required in SDPostings

The correct definition of substitution is the customer's responsibility. Ifyou have any questions please contact your CO consultants. In case oferrors resulting from an incorrectly defined substitution, SAP may offersupport only as charged consulting service.

Header Data

Release Status: Released for CustomerReleased on: 08.08.2002 14:49:53Master Language: GermanPriority: Recommendations/additional infoCategory: Workaround for missing functionalityPrimary Component: CO-PA Profitability Analysis

Secondary Components:CO Controlling

CO-OM-CEL-E Postings

SD-BIL Billing

LE-SHP Shipping

The Note is release-independent

Related Notes

Number Short Text

392273 When is validation/substitution called?

167246 No a/c assignment check for statistical conditions

122571 No automatic account assignment for SCO10

83702 INFO: Acct assignmt logic sales order proc. - REM

28068 Simultaneous posting from SD to CO-PA and CO-CCA