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MM-FI integration: Account determination

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May 20, 2014 | 3,793 Views |

Vinod Vemuru
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Note: Assuming that reader is aware of MM-FI integration concepts. You can go
through below blog as well to understand the MM-FI integration concepts.

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MM-FI integration: A conceptual understanding

Now we know how MM and FI are integrated and how the account determination
happens. If we want to test inventory account determination, neither you need to
do actual material posting in the system nor go through master data and
customization to identify the accounts. SAP has delivered account determination
simulation tool.

This helps to find how an account is determined while posting stock related
transactions. We just need to input plant, material, movement type and select the
transaction we would like to check say GR for purchase order, GR for process
order etc. Based on above inputs, system would read customization, master data
and simulate the account determination process. Apart from above, system would
also identify missing account assignments for a given transaction. This would
further help to analyze issues in an easy manner.

Go to T-code OMWB and close the initial popup. Click on Simulation button.

Fill in plant, material , movement type and enter. Transaction list would be
automatically refreshed based on the movement type. Double click on
required type of transaction to be checked say GR and click on Account
assignments.

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In next screen, we can see the list of all available transactions possible for this
movement type, plant and material combination. Some fields like material
type, valuation class etc. are derived from material master data. Some fields
like valuation area, valuation grouping code etc. are derived from
customization of the plant.

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In this screen, we can see what all accounts are determined for different kind
of transactions.

EG: For Inventory posting, you can see Debit/Credit posting keys and
respective G/L accounts. If there are any missing account assignment for a
given transaction, this is also highlighted with text as Missing.

In above example, you can see this happened for Purchase account and
purchase offsetting account. We dont have any account assignments here as
we are not using this scenario. By this way, we can clearly identify the gaps in
account assignment without even doing the actual posting.

We can change to different movement types and transaction combinations and

see how account determination happens and based on what fields it happens.
You can try this in your system for various permutations and combinations.

Second feature available with this tool is, to check the screen layout. This
would help to identify any conflicts in screen layout rules for the inventory G/L
account item during material document posting.

Screen layout for the inventory account item is determined at two levels.

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1. From field status group of movement type

2. From field status group of inventory G/L account.

Click on Check screen layout button. In Next screen, we can see what is
the field status set at movement type level and G/L account level. We should
ensure that, there is no conflict between these two field status exist.

EG: We cant have a field mandatory in one FSG and suppressed in other
FSG. Posting would fail in such cases.

Sample output:

Just hover on the small ICON to see if a field is

Mandatory/Optional/Suppressed/Display only. Any conflicts found should get
reported in the error log in tool bar.

In case of conflicts, priority would be given in the sequence below with the
exception of Required and suppressed combination which is not allowed.

1. Suppressed
2. Display
3. Required
4. Optional

Third option provided by this tool is, where used list of G/Ls. This would
help to Identify in what all scenarios a G/L has been configured in the system.

From the main screen of OMWB, click on where used list of G/L.

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Enter company code and valuation area in next screen and execute.

Sample output:

This output shows the list of valuation classes and transaction keys a G/L has
been assigned to.

Hierarchy is as below.

Chart of accounts

|-G/L account

|-Valuation class

|-Transaction event key

|-Account grouping code

Hope this information would be helpful in your projects

Your valuable feed back/comments are much appreciated.

Regards,

VV

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Sridhar Bolisetti

May 21, 2014 at 1:37 am

Hi VV,

Simply superb. You are a very good excavator of treasure mine of knowledge.

Excellent way of presentation with beautiful flow of logic for easy understanding of
system capabilities. Thanks for sharing.

Regards,

Sridhar

Vinod Vemuru Post author

May 21, 2014 at 12:34 pm

Thanks a lot Sridhar for the motivating comments

Irene S

May 21, 2014 at 2:53 am

Hi Vinod,

Very nicely explained!! Its good for freshers.

Regds

Swetha

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Vinod Vemuru Post author

May 22, 2014 at 7:29 am

Thanks Swetha

Bose GN

May 21, 2014 at 6:38 am

Thanks Vinod,

Explained in a detail

Vinod Vemuru Post author

May 22, 2014 at 7:29 am

Thanks Bose

Mariks .

May 21, 2014 at 10:42 am

Good document..Thanks for Sharing.

Vinod Vemuru Post author

May 22, 2014 at 7:29 am

Thanks Mariks

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Vivek Shyamsukha

May 21, 2014 at 12:43 pm

Hi Vinod,

Thanks a lot for sharinig your expertise. Its agreat document with simplicity making it
very esay to understand.

Cheers

Vivek

Vinod Vemuru Post author

May 23, 2014 at 4:27 am

Thanks Vivek

Lakshmi Sama

May 26, 2014 at 12:34 pm

Hi Vinod,

Very nicely explained the content in the document and we can understand very easily.

Thanks & Regards,

Lakshmi S

Vinod Vemuru Post author

May 27, 2014 at 5:34 am

Thanks Lakshmi

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Venugopal Menon

June 1, 2014 at 3:11 am

Hi

Excellent documents

Regards

Venu

Vinod Vemuru Post author

June 3, 2014 at 12:58 pm

Thanks Venu

Chandra Mohan

June 10, 2014 at 7:55 am

hi venod simply supppppppppppper

thank for its.

I want some help from you like what is job and jobs in sap fico ?day and monthly jobs?

when we are using sessions ?wt are the main sessions in sap fico ?days and monthly
sessions are using in sap fico?

Thanks and regards,

Chandu,

Chandufico87@gmail.com

Vinod Vemuru Post author

June 13, 2014 at 5:20 am

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Thanks Chandra

All your questions were already discussed many times in forum. Just do a
search on Batch jobs in SAP

Sada Bandla

June 10, 2014 at 10:58 am

Nice document Mr. Vinod

Regards

Sada Bandla

Vinod Vemuru Post author

June 13, 2014 at 5:20 am

Thanks Sada

Ariel Navroski

June 26, 2014 at 1:02 pm

Very Nice Mr. Vinod.

Thank you for sharing.

This document deserves ten stars!

Vinod Vemuru Post author

July 21, 2014 at 1:58 pm

Thanks a lot Ariel

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Erwin Leitner

June 26, 2014 at 6:48 pm

Hello,

Excellent explanation.

Thank you very much.

all the best Erwin

Vinod Vemuru Post author

July 21, 2014 at 1:58 pm

Thanks a lot Erwin

Sheryl Perry

June 26, 2014 at 8:55 pm

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge in a great document, Vinod. I can share
this with my Cost Accountant and her staff. It will make things much easier for them, and
for me.

Regards,

Sheryl P

Vinod Vemuru Post author

July 21, 2014 at 1:59 pm

Thanks a lot Sheryl

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Sreenivasulu Reddy

July 21, 2014 at 1:41 pm

Excellent article.. Vinod..!!! Keep writing. Thanks.

Vinod Vemuru Post author

July 21, 2014 at 1:59 pm

Thanks a lot Sreenu

Srinivas Salpala

July 21, 2014 at 1:45 pm

Hi Vinod,

Very useful document. Thanks for sharing!!

Br, Srinivas Salpala

Vinod Vemuru Post author

July 21, 2014 at 1:59 pm

Thanks a lot Srinivas

Binoy Vargis

July 21, 2014 at 2:05 pm

Good document
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Vinod Vemuru Post author

July 24, 2014 at 9:21 am

Thanks Binoy

Idi Peru

August 7, 2014 at 6:14 pm

Very nice post!.. Really helpful!!

Vinod Vemuru Post author

August 12, 2014 at 6:10 am

Thanks Dear

Jandoval Nascimento Silva Junior

August 7, 2014 at 8:04 pm

Great post.

Thank you for share it with us.

Vinod Vemuru Post author

August 12, 2014 at 6:10 am

Thanks dear

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SATYANARAYANA PENMATSA

August 25, 2014 at 2:12 am

Very helpful document on FI-MM integration.

Vinod Vemuru Post author

August 26, 2014 at 4:45 am

Thanks Dear

Rakesh Singh Rajput

August 30, 2014 at 9:36 am

Great Information

I cleared my few doubts regarding integration

Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vinod Vemuru Post author

August 31, 2014 at 4:44 pm

Thank u

Arvind Pereira

November 26, 2014 at 5:52 am

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Hi Vinod,

Thanks for sharing.

regards

Arvind Leo Pereira

Vinod Vemuru Post author

November 26, 2014 at 3:45 pm

Thanks buddy

lakshmana k

December 18, 2014 at 10:33 am

Hi Vinod,

Thanks for posting.

Regards,

Lakshmana

Vinod Vemuru Post author

December 23, 2014 at 11:03 am

Thanks dear

Javed Kallyal

December 23, 2014 at 1:48 pm

Very nice document Vindo.

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Rds..Javed

Saad Aslam

January 5, 2015 at 7:45 am

Hi Vinod,

Thanks for sharing this document.

Really helped in clarifying the concept

Best Regards,

SA

Vinod Vemuru Post author

January 12, 2015 at 6:05 am

Thanks Javed, Aslam

RANSINGH SATYAJIT RAY

February 6, 2015 at 12:09 pm

I Read a lot of blogs on account determination but didnt find them useful, But your was
simply great and my concept is clear after reading it. Great stuff great work.

Regards

Ransingh

Vinod Vemuru Post author

February 10, 2015 at 1:16 am

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Thanks for the compliment dear

Maricor Gaza

February 23, 2015 at 8:25 am

Very helpful and easy to understand! thanks for your generosity to share your knowledge
on this.

Vinod Vemuru Post author

February 23, 2015 at 4:54 pm

Thanks dear

Iti Bhargava

February 25, 2015 at 6:48 am

Hi vinod,

I find your blog most useful,

Giving help to the freshers.

thanks alot

Iti Bhargava

Vinod Vemuru Post author

February 25, 2015 at 3:30 pm

Thanks Bhargava

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Shanid MP

February 26, 2015 at 9:46 am

Nice document, very helpful

Vinod Vemuru Post author

February 27, 2015 at 1:33 am

Thanks dear

Pradeep Gadala

June 19, 2015 at 7:20 am

Thanks Mr. Vinod.. wonderful explanation.. very helpful

Pradeep Gadala

June 19, 2015 at 7:21 am

Thanks Mr. Vinod.. wonderful explanation.. very helpful

Vinod Vemuru Post author

June 22, 2015 at 1:21 am

Thanks Pradeep

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Pradeep P

August 14, 2015 at 5:04 am

Hi Vinod,

i have read both your documents. its very useful for all indeed, short and sweet

Thanks

pradeep

Vinod Vemuru Post author

August 14, 2015 at 3:41 pm

Thanks Pradeep

Oghenetega Oruade

September 22, 2015 at 5:46 pm

thank Venod. You made this complex and confusing topic as easy as abc . for me . i I
have better understanding on FI-MM integration .Thanks. God Bless You for sharing
.

Vinod Vemuru Post author

September 22, 2015 at 6:20 pm

Thanks dear

Oghenetega Oruade

September 28, 2015 at 7:55 am

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please venod , i have a problem which i want you to give me

clarification, i did a good receipt and no accounting document
was generated . could you explain possible reason for this.

Mohammed Ghouse

September 28, 2015 at 8:07 am

Hi,

Please check if the material a valid price other

than zero, this is one of the reasons why an
accounting document may not be generated.

Regards

MG

Oghenetega Oruade

September 28, 2015 at 9:01 am

OK THANKS MOHAMMED, I
WOULD LOOK IT UP

Oghenetega Oruade

September 28, 2015 at 9:43 am

thanks Mohammed i just checked

the material master, and the the
moving average price was zero. i
extended the material to a another
plant and maintain the the price
there, i ran a demonstration of good
receipt on sand box , and i got the FI
document thanks you were
absolutely right about it thanks
again.

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Vinod Vemuru Post author

October 3, 2015 at 4:48 pm

Hello,

I would suggest to post the issues in forum with

complete details. This way, you can reach to
wider community

Oghenetega Oruade

October 5, 2015 at 10:51 am

ok thanks i would do that

Chirag Panchal

October 5, 2015 at 9:47 am

Its really very good. Thanks a lot for sharing good information.

Kee Seng (John) CHIN

November 6, 2015 at 12:45 pm

Good notes. Thanks.

S. Michal

November 11, 2015 at 2:35 pm

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Hi Vinod,

I have a question please: How does it come, that some of the movement combinations
are not appearing in the simulation screen? I have ensured that a certain movement
combination is foreseen in OMJJ =>Account Grouping (movement 601 with special stock
indicator and consumption posting); I see it is being executed/processed well (but
obviously without any accounting document)? In the simulation screen there is no
such combination either

I hope anyone knows the reason

Vinod Vemuru Post author

November 13, 2015 at 9:03 pm

Hello,

I could see 601 in simulation. Can you provide screenshot?

S. Michal

November 18, 2015 at 11:19 am

Hi Vinod,

in OMJJ Ive renamed the short text of each 601 type

(differentiated by special stock and/or movement indicator and
by consumption posting). So in the OMWB I see that the E
for order on hand is not being taken into account for
simulation, while the K for consignment is. Consumption
posting E is being taken into account. L stands for goods
movements for delivery note. In OMJJ => Account grouping
the entries are there, so why they dont appear in OMWB? The
material has a standard price and strategy group 20, and it
supposed to be purchased (source of supply F). Logistically
the process is going fine. 101 E goes well too. 601 E does

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not

Rgds,

Michal

Sethuraman Ganesamurthy

November 12, 2015 at 3:23 am

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Hi Vinod,

Nice document.

Thanks for sharing

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