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November 21, 2013 | 13,742 Views |
Ravindra Devarapalli
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Before Explaining the Account determination, will look into Inventory

Management Introduction.
Inventory Management :
https://blogs.sap.com/2013/11/21/automatic-account-determination/ 1/16
Simply explanation : Managing the stock of material on qty and value

basis is known as Inventory Management..
Whether Inventory is required or not for the material is controlled at material

type and valuation area (plant) level.
In OMS2, Configuration required for each material type qty and value
updating at valuation area level.
Case 1: If both Qty and Value update indicators are selected then PO can be
raise for stock purpose and at GR material can be placed in store on qty basis
and this Qty means stock value will be updated in inventory or stock G/L
account.
Case 2 : If qty update selected and value update not selected for material type
at valuation area level, These material type related materials must procure for
consumption Purpose. Means you should select account assignment category
in PR and PO. At GR, received material is placed in store on qty basis but
material value will be booked in relevant consumption G/L account but not in
stock or inventory g/l account.
Inventory Management scenarios can be defined as 1) Goods Receipt 2)

Goods Issue 3) Stock Transfer 4)Transfer Posting
Characteristics of Goods Movements :
1) At least one material document will be generated and if goods movement is

relevant to FI then accounting document to be generate.
2) Stock and Stock Value and Consumption Value may increase or decrease
based on the goods movement.
3) If GR is entered against PO then PO history to be updated in Display PO.
4) Total value and Total stock, Moving average price to be updated (may be
increase or decrease) in Material Master.
5) If Quality Management views are maintained with required fields, then when
you completed the GR or GI, inspection lot to be generated when you run in
QA32 , Based on Usage decision stock to be accepted or Rejected.
Sample process for Goods Receipt, Goods Issue, Stock Transfer, Transfer
Posting.
Goods Receipts : 1) GR w.r.t Po for raw material
2) GR w.r.t Production order for finished Product.
3) GR With out for Production order
4) GR with out Purchase Order.
Goods Issue : 1) GI w.r.t Production order for raw material.
2) GI w.r.t sales order for finished product
3) GI to cost center or to plant maintenance.
4) GI to Scrap.
Stock Transfer : 1) Plant to plant stock transfer with in the company code.
2)From plant to plant across company code.
3)Store to Store stock transfer
Transfer Posting :1) Unrestricted <> QI <> Blocked
Account Determination : (MM & FI Integration)
With this account determination Configuration

settings,system will determine a suitable G/L account while posting GR (or) GI
etc.
1)Account Determination with out wizard
I explained simply in one diagram, it is use full to remember the Process.

Below I explained step by step.
1st Part :
Chart of account includes G/L accounts. This chart of account to be assigned

to one company code or multiple company codes.
Note : Similar account determination required plants are grouped together and
assigned to a valuation grouping code and then account determination will be
configured at valuation grouping code level.
Step 1 : Define Valuation Control (OMWM)
Here need to activate valuation grouping code.
For account determination, you can group together valuation area by

activating the valuation grouping code.
Step 2 : Group together valuation area.(OMWD)
here you assigned the valuation grouping code with combination of company
code and chart of account and valuation area (plant) combination. If suppose
similar account determination required plants are grouped together , here you
can assign same valuation grouping code to multiple plants (or) multiple
valuation areas.
2nd Part :
Material type and Account category reference and Valuation class.
Step 3 : Define Valuation Classes.(OMSK)
In this step, you define which valuation classes are allowed for a material type.
Bijay already explained about Account category reference (ACR) in below link
http://scn.sap.com/community/erp/logistics-mm/blog/2013/10/31/account-
category-reference-acrgrandfather-of-automatic-account-determination-
process
So I am not going to this detailed.. As account category reference is main

controller and Mediator for material type and valuation class.
There is no direct configuration between material type and valuation class.

Account category elaborates which material types related materials can be
choose the which valuation classes.
You should enter this valuation class in material master.
3rd Part :
Step 4 :Define Account Grouping for Movement types (OMWN)
Note : It is not possible to define new valuation string and new transaction
event keys but account modifiers are editable with any movement type, for GBB or
PRD or KON transaction keys are triggering then only account modifier also
triggers.
Based on movement type system is triggering a valuation string and this

valuation string is again triggers several transaction keys.. but few transaction
keys again triggers account modifiers or account grouping code also.
Below are the transaction event keys relevant account modifiers
GBB -> BSA,INV,VBO,VBR,VNG,ZOB
PRD.>PRA,PRE,PRU
KON>PIP
Step 5 : Configure Automatic Postings (OBYC)
In this step, you enter the system settings for inventory management and
invoice verification transactions for automatic postings to G/L account.
For transaction key w.r.t to chart of account need to assign g/l account based
on transactions with combination valuation class, account modifier or valuation
modifier
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Before Explaining the Account determination, will look into Inventory

Simply explanation : Managing the stock of material on qty and value

Whether Inventory is required or not for the material is controlled at material

Inventory Management scenarios can be defined as 1) Goods Receipt 2)

Characteristics of Goods Movements :

1) At least one material document will be generated and if goods movement is

3) If GR is entered against PO then PO history to be updated in Display PO.

Goods Receipts : 1) GR w.r.t Po for raw material

2) GR w.r.t Production order for finished Product.

3) GR With out for Production order

4) GR with out Purchase Order.

Goods Issue : 1) GI w.r.t Production order for raw material.

2) GI w.r.t sales order for finished product

3) GI to cost center or to plant maintenance.

2)From plant to plant across company code.

3)Store to Store stock transfer

Transfer Posting :1) Unrestricted <> QI <> Blocked

Account Determination : (MM & FI Integration)

With this account determination Configuration

1)Account Determination with out wizard

I explained simply in one diagram, it is use full to remember the Process.

Chart of account includes G/L accounts. This chart of account to be assigned

Step 1 : Define Valuation Control (OMWM)

Here need to activate valuation grouping code.

For account determination, you can group together valuation area by

Step 2 : Group together valuation area.(OMWD)

Material type and Account category reference and Valuation class.

Step 3 : Define Valuation Classes.(OMSK)

So I am not going to this detailed.. As account category reference is main

There is no direct configuration between material type and valuation class.

You should enter this valuation class in material master.

Step 4 :Define Account Grouping for Movement types (OMWN)

Based on movement type system is triggering a valuation string and this

Below are the transaction event keys relevant account modifiers

GBB -> BSA,INV,VBO,VBR,VNG,ZOB

Step 5 : Configure Automatic Postings (OBYC)

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