Account Assignment Category --

Account Assignment category is one of the very important fields available and used in the purchasing documents. It has many control functions and helps in determining the object that will be charged in case of an ordered material which is procured for direct usage or consumption. By using the account assignment category in the purchasing documents the cost of the material can be apportioned to a single Controlling object or it can be apportioned among various Controlling objects.

The account assignment category determines the following based on the account assignment data already configured/available in the SAP R/3 system:

• The nature of the account assignment
• Which accounts are to be charged when goods receipt is posted
• Which accounts are to be charged when the incoming invoice are posted
• Which account assignment data you must provide

Some of the important Account Assignment Categories along with required account assignment data are highlighted below:

Asset -- Asset Master with main asset number and sub-number needs to be created in to the system.

Production order -- PP module is configured with its all sub modules and production order is already available into the system.

Cost Center -- Relevant cost center with proper assignment is created into the SAP. In addition to the Cost Center, a G/L account number also needs to be available for the purpose.

Sales Order -- SD module is configured with its all sub modules and Sales order is already available into the system. In addition to the Sales Order, a G/L account number also needs to be available for the purpose.

Project -- PM module is configured with its all sub modules and, a G/L account number for purpose is already configured and available.