Unplanned Delivery account requires a CO object -why it is giving the error

[Former Member]

HI,

When trying to post a MIRO invoice for PO 45784 we are getting the attached error message ..

Account 580400 requires an assignment of CO object

580400 is unplanned delivery cost account.I gave the solution to the above issue.But client is asking why this error we didnot get for before postings,why we are getting now only.what could be the reason.why it did not give any error before.why we got the error for this transaction.How can i answer for this question.

Kindly advice me how to answer for this.

Thanks

Sunitha

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Normally Planned delivery costs are known at the time of the PO, hence they are loaded to the value of Inventory.

Unplanned Costs are not planned, that is the reason they cant be loaded to the Inventory, becuase we dont know the costs at the time of GR, these costs needs to be written off. But since Purchase order doesnot have a cost object associated with it. It throws this error.

We tackle this by configuring OKB9 for this GL Account/Cost element with a cost object.

Edited by: Suraj Ramamurthy on Nov 19, 2008 6:32 PM