How to default account assignment in requisitions in Ariba

[former_member853052]

How to default account assignment in requisitions in Ariba - currently seems to be set to K was wondering if it was possible to set to a different key as default based on a parameter like Plant, Company code or Purchasing unit?

[melissametropol]

Hello Mike,

I think this HELP.SAP solution should give you a way to set the default: https://help.sap.com/docs/buying-invoicing/intelligent-configuration-manager-parameters-reference/de...

You'll also want to have an administrator confirm that the Account.Category file is up to date.

Here is the procedure:

1. Sign in as an administrator user in SAP Ariba Buying.
2. Under Site Manager > click Data Import/Export.
3. Click Export tab > search for account > Export Account Categories.
4. Open the file in a text editor, such as Notepad++.
5. Remove the rows with blank UniqueName values from the file.
6. Click the Import tab > Import Account Categories.
7. Choose the Load and Deactivate operation, browse for the updated file, and click Import.

All my best,Melissa

[former_member853052]

Hello Melissa

Thanks for you taking the time to response, I did find this SAP doc, but it seemed to be more for service sheets rather than requisitions and when I tried it in our test realm was unable to get it to behave as I needed to.

I did raise a case on Ariba Connect (not expecting a response for 3 weeks), but Girish Menon (Senior Solution Support Engineer) came back with the exact solution to my issues the same day!;

"The account assignment field on a requisition is always defaulted from Commodity export map entry. You can map the account assignment in the commodity export map entry using the column "Account assignment". The entry can be imported using the file "Import ERP Commodity to Commodity Mapping". There is no other defaulting logic for this field."

I have tried this in our test realm and it behaves as I need to,

Thank you again for the taking the time to take a look at this and respond!

Kind Regards, Mike

[melissametropol]

Thanks Mike, I'm glad Support gave you a delightful experience! I'll pass this feedback along.