
Field Name | Field Usage |
G/L Account Number | Each account is given an identification number. This numbering could be numeric or alpha numeric. GL account numbering shall be decided very carefully as it is going to be there as long as your SAP system will be there. Generally GL account are kept with numeric numbering in following manner. Starting with 1 = Liabilities Accounts, Starting with 2 = Assets Accounts, Starting with 3 = Revenue Accounts, starting with 4 = Expense Accounts, Starting with 5 = Any GL which shall be zero at any point of time and which is generally not analysed by business such as Cutover Upload GLs any Zero Balance Clearing Account, Starting with 9 = Secondary Cost Element (GL) |
GL Account Type | It identifies if an account is: X – Balance Sheet Account --> Balance Sheet Accounts N- Non-operating Expenses or Income --> Profit & Loss account used only in FI (Without CO). P- Primary Costs or Revenue --> Profit & Loss account used both in FI & CO S- Secondary Costs --> Profit & Loss account used for allocations in CO |
Account Group | Account group controls which fields are available for use on the GL master creation screen. It also controls number range for GL. Account Groups are generally created based on high level presentation of Financial Statement as per the accounting standard. |
Text Fields | In this field you give appropriate name to the GL. Short text (20 Characters) and long text (50 Characters). |
Trading Partner | The trading partner is auto flowed during postings if it is maintained in GL accounts. |
Group account | Group accounts (account from Group Chart of Account) is used to roll up transactional data of Accounts of multiple operational chart of account to a common account Balance sheet Consolidation |
Field Name | Field Usage |
Account Currency | Account Currency. If the currency is the same as the company code's local currency, then any document currency can be used when posting to the account. If not, then document currency must match that of the GL account currency. Different GL currency from company code currency is used where you want keep certain GLs like Bank accounts or investment GLs in specific currency and further you want all the posting to such GLs in only one currency only. |
Only balances in local currency | If this field is flagged, any document currency can be used with this account. Set the indicator in cash discount clearing accounts and GR/IR clearing accounts. It cannot be set in reconciliation accounts for customers or vendors. Setting it in all other instances is optional. |
Exchange Rate Difference Key | This key specifies where exchange rate variances will be posted to. |
Tax category | The tax category will allow the entry of a tax code during postings to account. Following Tax categories are available: - Only input tax allowed + Only output tax allowed * All tax types allowed < Input Tax Account > Output Tax Account |
Posting w/o tax | This setting will enable postings to the GL without a tax code even if the tax category is set in previous step. |
Recon account type | Reconciliation accounts are used in sub ledgers such as Assets, AR, AP. Direct posting to these GLs are not possible. Transactions to these GLs comes from sub ledgers. |
Alternative Account Number | The alternate account number is a free field and can be used as per business need. Generally it is used to map with legacy account numbers. |
Tolerance Group for GL Accounts | Tolerance groups fields checks maximum percentage or absolute amount that can be written off during open item clearing. |
Open Item Managed | If an account is tracked for its following process than Open Item Managed is ticked i.e. Tax Payable GL keeps accumulating postings from sales transactions and at the end of the period cumulated tax is paid to the tax authorities and posting is made in the same GL. Ultimately Tax Payable Account becomes Zero. Similarly GR/IR Clearing Account, Bank Incoming/Outgoing Accounts etc. Note: All Reconciliation accounts do show open items in the reports (FBL3H/FBL3N/FAGLL03) but we still don’t need to select this flag for reconciliation account. It is inherited that if account is created with reconciliation account type line items would be tracked through open item management. |
Line Item Display | If you want to see line items in SAP reports for an accounts in transaction code FBL3H/FBL3N/FAGLL03. You have to select this tick. This tick is not selected in case where huge postings take place and are not actually posted for any business process or action. One example of this would "ZERO BALANCING ACCOUNT" which is required for document splitting. |
Sort key | Many sort key fields are available in standard SAP and it can be further customised. It controls what value will be filled automatically during postings in 'Assignment Field'. For example: Sort Key 10 and 14 (Purchase Order & Item) is used for GR/IR Clearing account so that auto clearing (F.13) is enabled. |
Authorization Group | Accounts can be controlled for who can make posting to an account with authorization group. It is a free field and you can put any value and the same value need to be put in the SAP user ID who is authorised to make posting to this account. Authorization group is used for sensitive GLs. |
Accounting Clerk | It helps identifying the responsible person for the account. |
Cost Element Category | Cost Element Category is selected for profit & loss accounts. This is new field in S/4 HANA. Available categories are e.g. 41-Over Head Rates, 42-Assessment, 43-Internal Activity Allocation, 21-Internal Settlement. Note: Balance sheet GLs are also created as statistical cost element with 90 category. In S/4 HANA a check box is appeared if any balance sheet GLs are related to Material (OBYC-BSX) Account or Assets Account GL (AO90). This field is required for Fund management, internal order, WBS, and Investment order budgeting. |
Record Quantity | This tick is selected to track quantity in accounts |
Field Name | Field Usage |
Field Status Group | The field status group controls what fields are kept as required, optional, display, and hidden during postings for an account. User happiness comes with minimum visible fields during postings. It shall be analysed carefully what fields should be available for postings. |
Post Automatically Only | If this field is ticked, the account cannot be posted manually. |
Supplement Auto Postings | If this field is set, a ‘post automatically only’ account can have additional characteristics such as profit center or cost center and these fields can be filled or updated manually during posting. |
Recn. Acct. Ready for Input | It determines that the reconciliation account is ready for input when posting a document. |
Planning level | This field is used to classify the account's activity in cash management |
Relevant to cash flow | This field must be set to accounts which impact your cash flow. It enables cash management reporting for cash flow |
Commitment Item | This field is used to classify the account's activity in cash management |
House Bank | Related house bank is updated here. It is updated in bank accounts only. |
House Bank Account | Related house bank account is updated here. It is updated in bank accounts only. |
Interest Indicator | If interest Indicator is given to an account; such accounts are considered for automatic interest calculation. |
Interest Calculation Frequency | This indicator determines at which interval interest should be calculated and posted. |
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