Different Business area in accounting entries

[anirban_pahari]

Dear All,

Require your expertise at your earliest convenience!

Generally when we post the accounting entries for any billing document the Business Area is same in all the accounting line items. Since the business area of the sales office and plant are same. But going forward business will allow creation of sales document even if the the business area of sales office and plant are different(provided they belong to same state).

• Is it possible to create accounting entries with different business area in accounting line items?
• Please let me know the area/enhancement spot/BADI etc if at all feasible?

Current Scenario accounting entries:

Co Code	Item	PK	Account	Description	Amt	Currency	Tax Code	Bus Area	Pr Center	Segment	Assignment
9000	1	1	1000000251	Customer	64,059.00	INR	A0	B004		9200	24409
9000	2	50	42318000	CST Payable Account	2,463.81-	INR	A0
9000	3	50	35309000	Sales	61,595.29-	INR	A0	B004	5000	9200
9000	4	40	73299002	ROUNDING OFF ADJT. A	0.1	INR	A0	B004	5000	9200

Required Scenario accounting entries:

Co Code	Item	PK	Account	Description	Amt	Currency	Tax Code	Bus Area	Pr Center	Segment	Assignment
9000	1	1	1000000251	Customer	64,059.00	INR	A0	B004		9200	24409
9000	2	50	42318000	CST Payable Account	2,463.81-	INR	A0	B003
9000	3	50	35309000	Sales	61,595.29-	INR	A0	B003	5000	9200
9000	4	40	73299002	ROUNDING OFF ADJT. A	0.1	INR	A0	B003	5000	9200
9000	4	50	99999999	IBA B003	65049-	INR	A0	B004	5000	9200
9000	4	40	11111111	IBA B004	65049	INR	A0	B003	5000	9200

Regards,

Anirban Pahari

[anirban_pahari]

Dear All,

May I please get your expert opinion on the same.

Regards,
Anirban

[tao_sun2]

Hi Anirban,

With note 1490708, the business area is no longer passed from SD to FI. This This is because the settings in OKC9 can change the business area later on, SD cannot decide if a business area is unique or not and therefore SD should not set the business area in the customer line.

As suggested by G. Lakshmipathi, you can try to implement userexit EXIT_SAPLV60B_002 (member of enhancement SDVFX002) to fill the field GSBER according to your business requirements. Please refer to SAP Note #381348 before deciding to implement such modification.

You can also create a substitution (transaction OKC9) or derivation to determine the business area.

Best Regards,

Tao

[Lakshmipathi]

Is it possible to create accounting entries with different business area in accounting line items?

You should be knowing Business area can be set either by Sales Area or Plant and Division combination.  If you want to deviate this standard functionality, you can go for an enhancement.  Ideally, before posting this query, you should have tested, shared how the accounting entries are with the existing configuration and then, you have to indicate how you want the accounting entries to be posted.  By the way, have you discussed with your Finance team ?

G. Lakshmipathi

[anirban_pahari]

Dear Lakshmipathi,

Appreciate your prompt response on the same.

1. Being a SD Consultant I am aware of the 3 rules regarding Business Area Determination.

2. I had tried testing in debugging mode in "EXIT_SAPLV60B_004" but really could not get any breakthrough. Perhaps I may be missing out some trick.

3. I had consulted with my FI Counterpart. But she being a tyro in SAP was really of no help in this regards. Also I had asked other FI Consultants in our organisation but got a mixed response regarding the feasibility of the same. This what actually made me post in SCN forum to get some expert advice from professionals like you.

4. Last but not the least I had clearly mentioned my current and required accounting entry scenario in my earlier post. Reposting the same for your kind perusal.

5. Awaiting your response on the same

Current Scenario accounting entries:

Co Code	Item	PK	Account	Description	Amt	Currency	Tax Code	Bus Area	Pr Center	Segment	Assignment
9000	1	1	1000000251	Customer	64,059.00	INR	A0	B004		9200	24409
9000	2	50	42318000	CST Payable Account	2,463.81-	INR	A0
9000	3	50	35309000	Sales	61,595.29-	INR	A0	B004	5000	9200
9000	4	40	73299002	ROUNDING OFF ADJT. A	0.1	INR	A0	B004	5000	9200

Required Scenario accounting entries:

Co Code	Item	PK	Account	Description	Amt	Currency	Tax Code	Bus Area	Pr Center	Segment	Assignment
9000	1	1	1000000251	Customer	64,059.00	INR	A0	B004		9200	24409
9000	2	50	42318000	CST Payable Account	2,463.81-	INR	A0	B003
9000	3	50	35309000	Sales	61,595.29-	INR	A0	B003	5000	9200
9000	4	40	73299002	ROUNDING OFF ADJT. A	0.1	INR	A0	B003	5000	9200
9000	4	50	99999999	IBA B003	65049-	INR	A0	B004	5000	9200
9000	4	40	11111111	IBA B004	65049	INR	A0	B003	5000	9200

[Lakshmipathi]

You have to try with EXIT_SAPLV60B_002 by which, you can force the value in GSBER according to Business requirement.  For more information, have a look at this note

• Note 301077 - User exits for the interface for accounting

G. Lakshmipathi

[anirban_pahari]

Dear Lakshmipathi,

Thanks a lot for your suggestion. Will get back to you with the results soon.

Regards,

Anirban

[Former Member]

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[anirban_pahari]

Dear Iftikar,

I could achieve the functionality by writing our custom code

in EXIT_SAPLV60B_002.

[Former Member]

Thanks Anirban.