Account Assignment Category

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Account

assignment
category

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Account assignment category
Specifies weather accounting for an item to
be effected via an auxiliary account (such as
cost center).
We can use account assignment category in
Purchase requisition and not in Purchase
order. Allowed in purchase order for item
category B (Limit orders-blanket PO) and D
(external service orders).

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Accounting assignment categories
Defined in standard SAP R/3 system with their codes:
Assets A
Cost center K
Projects P
Production order F
Sales order C
Unknown U
Auxiliary x

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Account assignment category
Can be created by T code OME9.
Multiple account assignment is possible for
a purchase order, here GR will be
automatically converted as non valuated.

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Cost center
Cost center is an organizational unit within a
controlling area that represents a defined
location of cost incurrence.
The definition can be based on functional
requirement, allocation criteria, physical
location, or responsibility for costs.

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Procurement process
Stock material
With material master record
Account assignment possible
Account assignment from master records
GR mandatory
Qty, value and consumption updated in stock account
Moving average price adjusted
Price pulled up from master records

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Procurement process
Consumption material
With or without master records
Account assignment mandatory
Manual entry of account assignment
GR optional
Qty and consumption update
Posted in consumption account
No value updating
Price must be entered manually for items with out
master records

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Configure mandatory
requirements
KA01- Create cost element
KS01- Create cost center
Configuration to be done by FI CO

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The account assignment
category determines which
account assignment data
such as cost center,
account number and so on
is necessary for the item.