Asset cost center assignment missing in purchase req or purchase order

[Former Member]

Has anyone else ever encountered this?

When we create a purchase requsition for assets, the cost assignment is determined from the existing asset. Most assets bring over the cost center into the account assignment. A few do not. FMDERIVE shows the cost center populated when tracing. When you exit the derivation trace, the cost center is missing from the purchase requeistion or purchase order line item. Any ideas?

PS: THis happens whether or not the asset has an entered serial number.

Any thoughts of what to check are appreciated.

Bob

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

you need to properly configure this path:

SPRO--> Financial Accounting --> Asset Accntg --> Integ with GL --> Additional Account Assignment Objects.

The first two nodes should have the CC active.

[Former Member]

Thanks Lorenzo for trying....

Both of the mentioned settings have cost center active. Again, cost center comes over for MOST assets. We have just a few that do not.

Bob

[Former Member]

We also changed the entry screen to allow changing (manual entry) of the cost center on the ME51N screen. Then we enter the cost center manually. When we validate (enter) or save, the cost center is removed (cleared). It should stay and be used for posting.

So what is causing the cost center to clear?....

Bob

[Former Member]

Is there a setting in your FMDERIVE that clears the cost center?

[Former Member]

No, our FMDERIVE defaults Funds Center from Cost Center, which IS occurring, and, as stated above, the cost center appears correctly as expected on the FMDERIVE trace screen..

Added info: In our test system we have reconfigured the ME51N entry screen to allow manual input of the cost center. It is STILL automagically cleared during the save/validation process.

Thanks for your question!

Bob

[Former Member]

The FMDERIVE should have a Function Module config to get account string data from the Asset MAster. This is the correct way to do it.

I dont know why the clearing happens, but it should be coming by way of FMDERIVE as well.

[Former Member]

We found the problem via note 684659. We were missing cost elements for for G/L accounts added after original implementation. Once the corresponding cost element was created, the cost center is correctly picked up from the asset.

Thanks to all,

Bob