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This note introduces document split consulting issues. New general ledger, passive split, active split, document splitting method, business transaction variant, document split, item category, processing category, splitting rule, zero balance. The current note describes the document split functionality within new G/L. New Installation: Before the first productive posting is done in new GL with the usage of document splitting, the customizing (e.g. assignment of scenarios, definition of split criteria and activation of document splitting, etc.) has to be done completely. New g/l should be active and the relevant scenarios have been assigned to the ledger(s) in your system. Document split should be active for the relevant company codes in your system. Migration: If an upgrade to ERP has been done, the classic FI is still active and can be used in the usual way. In addition if a customer wants to migrate to new G/L, he has to contact "SAP New G/L Migration" for further information on new general ledger migration. Please, refer to note 812919. For customers who use new g/l without document split and are planning to use document split please contact "SAP New G/L Migration" for further information. Please, refer to note 812919. In case of subsequent changes in document splitting are needed, please refer to note 891144. 1 Introduction The note provides information regarding the document splitting functionality in new g/l for customers in phase before go live with new g/l and document split. New g/l is delivered with SAP ERP systems and is active per default in new Installations. If an upgrade to ERP has been done, the classic FI is still active and can be used in the usual way. Document Splitting is a function delivered within the new g/l, similar to FI-SL splitting available from release 4.7 onwards. Document splitting is an essential tool for drawing up complete financial statements for the selected dimensions (e.g. SEGMENT, PROFIT CENTER, business area, fund, grant or customer field) at any time. Please see the documentation of the relevant customizing path for further information on that. Document splitting splits up line items during the posting for selected dimensions such as receivable lines by PROFIT CENTER. Also, to affect a zero balance setting in the document for selected dimensions such as SEGMENT, document splitting can be used. The zero balance setting may generate additional clearing lines in the general ledger view. Entry view is based on table BSEG as used in classic g/l. G/l view is based on the new g/l tables. You can choose between displaying the document either in its original form in the entry view or with the generated clearing lines from the perspective of a ledger in the general ledger view. Issues and error messages for example "the balancing field is not filled" may arise while you are working with relevant business processes. These issues are usually based on missing or incorrect document split customizing. Subsequent activation of document split functionality within a productive environment (with existing

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� � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � �This note introduces document split consulting issues.� � � � � � � � �New general ledger, passive split, active split, document splitting method, business transaction variant, document split, item category, processing category, splitting rule, zero balance.� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �The current note describes the document split functionality within new G/L.New Installation: Before the first productive posting is done in new GL with the usage of document splitting, the customizing (e.g. assignment of scenarios, definition of split criteria and activation of document splitting, etc.) has to be done completely.New g/l should be active and the relevant scenarios have been assigned to the ledger(s) in your system.Document split should be active for the relevant company codes in your system.Migration: If an upgrade to ERP has been done, the classic FI is still active and can be used in the usual way.In addition if a customer wants to migrate to new G/L, he has to contact "SAP New G/L Migration" for further information on new general ledger migration. Please, refer to note 812919.

For customers who use new g/l without document split and are planning to use document split please contact "SAP New G/L Migration" for further information. Please, refer to note 812919.

In case of subsequent changes in document splitting are needed, please refer to note 891144.� � � � � � �1 Introduction

The note provides information regarding the document splitting functionality in new g/l for customers in phase before go live with new g/l and document split.

New g/l is delivered with SAP ERP systems and is active per default in new Installations. If an upgrade to ERP has been done, the classic FI is still active and can be used in the usual way.

Document Splitting is a function delivered within the new g/l, similar to FI-SL splitting available from release 4.7 onwards.

Document splitting is an essential tool for drawing up complete financial statements for the selected dimensions (e.g. SEGMENT, PROFIT CENTER, business area, fund, grant or customer field) at any time. Please see the documentation of the relevant customizing path for further information on that.

Document splitting splits up line items during the posting for selected dimensions such as receivable lines by PROFIT CENTER. Also, to affect a zero balance setting in the document for selected dimensions such as SEGMENT, document splitting can be used. The zero balance setting may generate additional clearing lines in the general ledger view.

Entry view is based on table BSEG as used in classic g/l.G/l view is based on the new g/l tables.

You can choose between displaying the document either in its original form in the entry view or with the generated clearing lines from the perspective of a ledger in the general ledger view.

Issues and error messages for example "the balancing field is not filled" may arise while you are working with relevant business processes. These issues are usually based on missing or incorrect document split customizing.

Subsequent activation of document split functionality within a productive environment (with existing

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transactional data) is critical. It has to be handled with a separate migration project. Please address "SAP new g/l Migration" for the appropriate migration scenario.

Processes in a customer system are dynamic and changes in document split customizing may arise. If subsequent changes are necessary, please refer to the long text of the warnings and also to note 891144.

An example for vendor processes in detail is attached to the note.

An example for customer processes in detail is attached to the note.

An example for additional clearing line items in detail is attached to the note.

An example for leading item is attached to the note.

2 Document split functionality

With the functionality 'document splitting' a complete financial statement for selected dimensions can be provided at any time. Document splitting splits up line items for selected dimensions such as SEGMENT, PROFIT CENTER, etc.

Special terms such as item category, splitting rule, splitting method, etc. are used to adequately describe and customize document splitting functionality.

Document splitting method: A splitting method contains the splitting rules governing how the individual item categories are dealt with.

Splitting rule: Depending on the business transactions the rule governs how the individual item categories will be processed by the system.

Business transaction: A business transaction describes the structure of a business process for each document type. For each business transaction, you can determine which item categories (can) appear in the transaction. Business transactions are only used in document splitting. SAP delivers 10 business transactions.Refer to: Document types classification for document split and Business transaction and business transaction variant

Item category: The item category characterizes the items of an accounting document. You need to classify the individual document items so that the system knows how to handle them. Therefore, an item category has to be assigned to all g/l accounts.Refer to: G/l accounts classification for document split (transaction code GSP_LZ2).

Processing category: The processing category controls how the amounts are split. There are three options available:" Transfer a fixed value (no splitting)," Splitting by base item categories specified," Splitting based on current account balance.

Further information is available within Processing category

When using document splitting SAP recommends to avoid posting mixed business processes.A new document type for each business process needs to be defined in order to separate them.Example: Within SAP standard delivered customizing for business transaction 0300 (vendor invoices) it is not possible to post customer or bank account lines.Generally it has to be ensured that each business process is posted with an appropriate document type.

In any case - it is a consulting project to analyze and identify the customer's business processes and to customize document types according to the customer's business processes.

2.1 New g/l scenarios

In order to define the relevant fields to be updated within open items and totals, scenarios have to be assigned to the ledgers used.SAP standard delivers 6 scenarios. Also custom fields can be assigned.

In order to split the posted items of a particular ledger by the selected criteria (SEGMENT, PROFIT CENTER, custom field [ZZxxx], etc.), the relevant new g/l scenario has to be assigned to this ledger.

2.2 Define document splitting method

The document splitting method contains the rules governing how the individual item categories are dealt with.In case changes need to be applied to standard customizing, SAP recommends copying the standard method 0000000012 and applying the changes.Sequence:- Create an own defined method (e.g. Z000000012):IMG-path: Financial Accounting (New) - General Ledger Accounting (New) - Business Transactions -Document Splitting - Extended Document Splitting - Define Document Splitting Method

- Select all rules included in the standard method and copy it to the Z000000012:IMG-path: Financial Accounting (New) - General Ledger Accounting (New) - Business Transactions -Document Splitting - Extended Document Splitting - Define Document Splitting Rule

- Apply the changes needed

- Activate the new to be used document splitting method

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2.3 Activate document splitting

Document splitting can be activated in IMG:Financial Accounting (New) - General Ledger Accounting (New) - Business Transactions - Document Splitting - Activate Document Splitting.Also the document splitting method has to be assigned.

The indicator "Inheritance of Account Assignments" transfers the account assignments which are defined as split criteria. The values of the split criteria are always taken into consideration together as a combination of the account assignments. The field values are inherited only in case the account assignment combination is unique within the complete document.That means the account assignments are being inherited if the values of the split criteria in the complete document are the same.

There is also a possibility to deactivate inheritance for some specific business transactions.This indicator 'no inheritance of A/c Assignments' can be set/removed in the definition of the business transaction (TA GSP_RD). The indicator is available only in ERP2005.A second option is to set a constant on the splitting method level. The constant defines default account assignments for all line items for which it is not possible to derive any account assignments via the splitting rule or the inheritance. To activate this function select indicator 'Standard A/C Assgnmt' and assign the constant. There is also a possibility to deactivate the default account assignment (constant) set on method level for some specific business transactions.For the definition of a constant refer to: Constant definition.Document split can be deactivated at company code level. In case one or more company codes in your system should not use document splitting functionality, then choose the "inactive" indicator at company code level. If you perform any cross company code postings please make sure that all company codes involved use document splitting. In addition the company codes which are used in cross company postings have to be assigned in OBY6 to companies in a 1:1 relation.

2.4 Document splitting characteristics

Document splitting is a tool for drawing up complete financial statements for selected dimensions. Additional zero balance items are automatically created in case the balance of account assignment objects is not zero.Document splitting characteristics can be defined for general ledger, controlling and assets.In detail, you define:" Characteristics for general ledger in IMG "Define document splitting characteristics for general ledger accounting"." Additional characteristics to apply document splitting for controlling in IMG "Define document splitting characteristics for controlling"" For cash discounts capitalized to assets in IMG "Define Post-Capitalization of cash discount to assets".

2.4.1 Document splitting characteristics for general ledger

In this IMG-step the account assignments taken into consideration in document splitting are defined.It can be defined if a zero balance setting for the characteristic and a partner field has to be used. If the zero balance flag has been activated, the system makes sure that the document balances to zero on account assignment level.The account assignment can also be defined as mandatory. The system accepts postings if the account assignment has been filled in the general ledger view. Either it can be filled in the entry view by entering it or it is derived from the document splitting rules.If a field is defined as a splitting characteristic, but the relevant scenario or custom field is not assigned to a ledger, then it will not be updated in certain new g/l tables. The account assignments specified have to be maintained at least in one of the ledgers. Otherwise the mandatory check is not processed.

2.4.2 Define Document Splitting Characteristics for Controlling

Document splitting characteristics for controlling are being transferred only into relevant line items. The CO account assignments are just needed for the cost elements. Therefore the accounts of the corresponding line items need to be defined as a cost element.

2.4.3 Define Post-Capitalization of Cash Discount to Assets

The activation of the "Post-Capitalization of Cash Discount to Assets" has the effect that the cash discount of an asset-relevant payment is not posted to the cash discount account, but directly to the asset.

2.4.4 Zero balance indicator and balance zero clearing account

The zero balance indicator setting, ensures that the document is balanced according to document split characteristics for the selected dimensions such as SEGMENT. In case the balance of account assignment objects is not zero after document splitting the system generates additional clearing

defined for each account key in customizing (transaction code: GSP_KD1).Therefore, a clearing account has to be created for the additional clearing line items.

2.5 Account key assignment (define zero-balance clearing account)

As explained above in some business processes additional clearing line items have to be created automatically so a full financial statement per splitting criteria is available.The automatic posting is made to a zero-balance clearing account defined in the account key (transaction code: GSP_KD1). One or more zero-balance clearing accounts may be used.

To post to one zero-balance clearing account, check the example in Doc_Split_Addit_Clear_Lines_v1_EN.pdf.

To post to different clearing accounts, each clearing account has to be assigned to a separate account key and each account key to the relevant business transaction variants.

Check the example for multiple clearing line items

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Doc_Split_Add_Mult_Clear_Lines_EN.pdf.

Further information about the zero balance account master data creation is included in note 961937.

2.6 Constant definition

In order to set default account assignments within the document splitting, one or more constants can be defined.

IMG path:Financial Accounting (New) - General Ledger Accounting (New) - Business Transactions - Document Splitting - Edit Constants for Non-assigned Processes

For defining the constant only the defined split criteria can be chosen. A default value can either be assigned to all or just to several split criteria. The default values are always set as a combination, meaning all or nothing.Example:Split criteria A and B is set as default- If fields A and B are both not filled during posting, the default values of the constant are set.- If field A is set with the default value of the constant and B is not filled, the constant fills the value of field B.- If field A is set but not with the default value of the constant, nothing is done by the constant.- If any other split criteria is filled which is not defined within the constant, the constant fills fields A and B.- If an assigned split criteria is set with default 'blank', the system considers 'blank' as a value.

Two different ways of using a constant exist:- General constant for all business processes- Specific constant assigned to explicit item categories

General constant:The assignment of the general constant is done on the screen of 'activate document splitting'.If a general constant has been assigned, the default account assignment will be set in case if no other assignments have been derived from inheritance or the defined splitting rules.The general constant could be used, to make sure that a document is posted with a default account assignment rather than a termination with an error-message occurs.

Specific constant:In the definition of the splitting rule a constant can be assigned for certain item categories. To assign a constant, processing category = 0 has to be chosen.In case such a specific constant is assigned, the account assignment is set for the line items posted with this item category and only if this specific business transaction variant is used.The specific constant could be used, to make sure that some specific business processes (e.g. integration with HR) can be posted. This would be the case if the account assignment cannot be set via the splitting rule.Further information about processing category can be found: Processing category

The difference between these two ways how to use a constant is that for the general constant the splitting rule is checked and the rule cannot set the account assignment.If a specific constant is assigned to an item category, no splitting rule has been defined. Via this customizing the decision has been made to use the specific constant rather than the splitting rule (for certain business processes).

2.7 G/l accounts classification for document split

The first step to customize document splitting is to classify the g/l accounts. Classification of the g/l accounts is the process to assign g/l accounts to an item category (transaction code GSP_LZ2).The following item categories are available in the system:01000 Balance Sheet Account01001 Zero Balance Posting (Free Balancing Units)01100 Company Code Clearing01300 Cash Discount Clearing02000 Customer02100 Customer: Special G/L Transaction (available only in ERP2005)03000 Vendor03100 Vendor: Special G/L Transaction (available only in ERP2005)04000 Cash Account05100 Taxes on Sales/Purchases05200 Withholding Tax06000 Material07000 Asset20000 Expense30000 Revenue40100 Cash Discount (Expense/Revenue/Loss)40200 Exchange Rate Difference80000 Customer specificWith the classification of the g/l accounts, document splitting recognizes how the individual line items are handled. The following accounts need to be assigned in the system:" Revenue account" Expense account" Bank account/cash account" Balance sheet accountYou can enter one account or an account interval.Generally, the classification of other accounts is derived online by the system. In certain cases additional classification of other accounts might be needed.

With note 1069228 it is not possible to assign the item categories 01001 and 01100 manually any more.

2.8 Document type classification for document split

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To classify the document types assign the corresponding business transaction variant (transaction code GSP_VZ3).

The following business transactions are available in the system:

" Unspecified posting" Transfer posting from P&L to B/S account" Customer invoice" Vendor invoice" Bank account statement" Advance tax return (regular tax burden)" Goods Receipt for Purchase Order" Payments" Clearing transactions (account maint.)" Resetting cleared items

It is not possible to create own defined business transactions. However, own business transaction variants for the standard business transactions can be defined (see chapter 'Business transaction and business transaction variant').With the document types delivered in the standard customizing, SAP delivers a classification for document types. This is a proposal that needs to be checked against the document types available in the customer system.Within document splitting a mix of several business processes posted with one document type is prohibited. Meaning each business process has to be posted with an own document type. Therefore it might be required to create more document types.

2.9 Business transaction and business transaction variant

A business transaction describes the structure of a business process for each document type. The split method together with the business transaction and the business transaction variant determine the splitting rule for each particular document. The splitting rule describes how the line items of a document receive the account assignments. Each business transaction determines which item categories (can) appear in the document.

Business transactions:SAP delivers 10 business transactions. Own business transactions cannot be created. Only the already existing business transaction can be used. For each of the SAP business transactions certain settings are delivered. These settings cannot be reset. These settings describe the allowed item categories for each business transaction as well as if these item categories are set as obligatory or can occur only once within the document.

Business transaction variants:To adjust the settings to the required needs, the business transaction variants can be used. For each business transaction SAP delivers the standard business transaction variant 0001. These business transaction variants contain the standard settings of the business transactions.These business transaction variants can be copied and adjusted accordingly. The adjustments allow only limitations of the already existing settings.

Even though no new business transactions can be created, with adjusting the variants of the business transaction 0000 'unspecified posting' all business requirements can be covered.

2.10 Splitting rules

The splitting rules describe the split behavior for each splitting method, business transaction/variant. Within the customizing of the splitting rules there are three hierarchy levels:Header dataItem categories to be editedBase item categories

In the header data the corresponding splitting rule can be chosen. Please make sure that the activated splitting method and assigned business transaction/variant is selected.

In the list of the item categories to be edited those item categories are defined that need to be processed and receive account assignments by the document splitting. It needs to be ensured that all item categories that have no account assignments in the entry view of the document are included in this list.

Base item categories determine for each line item all the possible lines in the document that account assignments should be derived from. From all the possible base item categories only the ones are taken into consideration that do exist in the document to be split.

The delivered splitting methods are meant to act as a proposal for the possible customizing. In general if further adjustments to the customer specific business processes are required, the needed changes should be done in an own defined splitting method and business transaction/variant. The SAP standard customizing should not be changed.

2.10.1 Processing category

In 'Control data' of the 'Item categories to be edited', in the definition of the splitting rule (TA GSP_RD) the following three options for the processing category can be chosen:

0 Transfer a fixed value (no splitting)If this indicator is chosen, a constant needs to be defined and assigned to this item category.In this case the system takes the fixed value maintained in the constant.

1 Splitting by base item categories specified (active split)The most common way of processing is '1 Splitting by base item categories specified'. In that case the item category will be split on basis of the chosen base item category.

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2 Splitting based on current account balanceWith this setting the system splits the posting by the splitting portions based on the current account balance per account assignments. This indicator was needed for 'Advance Return for Tax on Sales/Purchases' (RFUMSV00). Since note 889150 and related notes it is not recommended to use this indicator anymore.

2.10.2 Leading Item / Cross Company posting

An inter-company posting creates at least two documents, one per each company code. There are two possible solutions to process inter-company documents:

1. Split each document in each company code separately.In this case there should be only one entry in the splitting rule for the item category to be edited - 01100 CC <> CC of leading item.The split is performed locally. Only the line items which belong to the currently processed company code are taken into consideration.

2. Process all documents together as one inter-company document.In this case there should be two entries in the splitting rule for the item category to be edited:" 01100 CC = CC of leading item" 01100 CC <> CC of leading itemThe split is performed for all the documents. Line items of all company codes involved are taken into consideration.

The Leading Item category needs to be defined in case account assignments need to be transferred across the company codes (only case 2.). It is needed in order to identify the leading document where the account assignment will be transferred to.The Document which does not contain the leading item will be processed first. The Company Code Clearing line (01100) of the document, which does not contain the leading item, is split based on the local document.

The Company Code Clearing line (01100) of the document, which does contain the leading item, is split on basis of the documents that have already been split locally in the first step.

For an example see attachment Doc_Split_Leading_Item_EN.pdf.

3.1 Assignment string in document splitting

Case 1: Account assignment overwriting not allowed in document splitting

Generally speaking, document splitting will not overwrite an account assignment which has already been provided entering the document (entry view). For exceptions please see case 2. This fact should always be considered as well as the fact that the account assignments defined as splitting characteristics are treated as one assignment string in the line item. For that reason, in most of the cases we should not consider the account assignments as simple individual entities.It is an important fact that the different functionalities of document splitting will be processed for this complete assignment string. When either the rule-based split functionality, inheritance or setting a standard account assignment (constant) in non-assigned lines is being processed in order to derive the account assignment values, the complete assignment string (defined in customizing and recorded in table FAGL_SPLIT_FIELD) will be considered to provide the assignment values to further lines. In case the splitting characteristics have been defined with their corresponding partner fields and the 'zero balance' option active, these partner assignments will also be considered during the splitting to form the assignment string.This logic is followed in order not to create new combinations of account assignments which were not used in the original document.

We have to look at the combination of the split-criteria-assignments in a line item as one only assignment. This can easily be perceived in an posting example along with its corresponding customizing:

Vendor InvoiceBusiness Transaction: 0300 Transaction Variant: 0001

If we try to post this invoice with the following account assignments:

Although the splitting rule 0300-0001 has been defined in standard to split the vendor line (item category 03000) from the expense item (item category 20000), only the combination of PRCTR + SEGMENT ('PC01' and 'SEGMENT01') from the second line could be populated into the first one. Since the first line already contains the segment value 'SEGMENT02', document splitting will not overwrite the account assignment from the entry view. The profit center value 'PC01' from line 002 is not populated into the line 001. Therefore the PRCTR field is left as blank after splitting, even though the PRCTR was originally blank in the entry.

Result after splitting:

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Consequently, it will be inappropriate to set an account assignment value in one of the splitting characteristics in case you are expecting any account assignment to be populated from document splitting in that line item. In this particular case segment 'SEGMENT02' might have been derived into the vendor item by a customer substitution.

Case 2: Account assignment overwriting allowed in document splitting

Case 2.1: Dummy profit center

When posting a document which contains more than one profit center value and at least one of them is defined as dummy profit center, document splitting may overwrite the dummy profit center with another value from inheritance, rule-based splitting (as long as the item with the dummy profit center is not defined as base item in the splitting rule being used in the posting) or constant. The dummy profit center can only be overwritten, when classic Profit Center Accounting is active (TKA00-PCRCH, transaction 0KE5). In case the classic Profit Center Accounting is not active, the dummy profit center is treated as any other default value and therefore not overwritten by the document splitting even when defined in TKA01-DPRCT.

This circumstance is mainly due to the fact that the dummy profit center should only be considered when no other possibilities have been found in order to derive a 'real' profit center. Dummy profit center is assigned to the controlling area when the profit center accounting is activated (Table TKA01, field 'DPRCT'). There can be only one dummy profit center defined for each controlling area.

Case 2.2: Automatic split for clearing processes

For clearing lines, the account assignments are derived by referring to the original line items to be cleared. During the automatic splitting, only the cleared items of the original documents are considered in order derive the relevant account assignments for the clearing lines and to split the line accordingly if necessary. If a clearing line contains a different account assignment in the entry view (which normally should not happen in the standard) it will be overwritten by the account assignments from the cleared items. This logic is followed in order to make sure that the whole clearing process does balance to zero also on the account assignment level. The exception is the so called follow-up costs as realized exchange rate differences, cash discount lines and penalties which are split already in the entry view (not only in the entry view). The account assignments for the follow-up costs are also derived from the cleared items of the original documents analog to the clearing lines, but already in the entry view.

The reason for the different logic in this case is to ensure the integration with the CO. The g/l accounts for follow-up cost are normally relevant for Controlling and are defined as cost elements. Since CO is only integrated with the entry view (and not with g/l view) of the FI document, it is important that the relevant account assignments are derived already in the entry view and are transferred to Controlling. The option of whether the splitting characteristic fields are considered in splitting during this type of splitting is defined in view V_FAGL_SPLIT_FL2. Refer to section "Document Splitting in Realized Exchange Rate Differences" in the online documentation for more information.

Case 2.3: Online payment update in Public Sector Funds Management

Overwriting the account assignments is allowed in case of using the online payment update functionality within the Public Sector Funds Management. See OSS notes 1431816, 951473 for more information.

Case 2.4: Previous Releases to ERP

Document splitting can be used not only for new g/l, but also for Special Purpose Leders (SL). Infact the document splitting in SL is also available in earlier releases such as Enterprise 4.7. In this release the above mentioned logic of the account assignment string was not yet in place. Since the document splitting in the new General Ledger is used within legal reporting, the logic for the account assignment derivation needs to be more strict, in this case not overwriting account assignments set in the entry view. The document splitting for new g/l and SL starting from ERP 5.0 use almost the same coding. Consequently, the document splitting functionality is more restrictive in the ERP compared to previous releases.

4 Recommendations and Examples

4.1 Changes in the master data

The profit center assignment to cost objects or the assignment of a SEGMENT to a PROFIT CENTER may change in case there aren't any transactional data.

In some cases you change the assignments even though transaction data exists and the system issues the relevant warning message. The warning message is issued because such changes may lead to incorrect report results if transaction data already exists.

The postings in the previous validity period cannot be transferred to the new assigned PROFIT CENTER or SEGMENT therefore we recommend the creation of a new master data.

If by any chance this is not possible then you have to consider that previous postings must be transferred manually to the new one in order to have correct reports.

For further information refer to note 1037986.

4.2 Tips for setting up the customizing

Error messages like "Balancing field "Profit Center" in line item XXX not filled" or "Item category XXXX is not allowed" are usually caused by the wrong customizing or by using inappropriate document types/accounts for the posted business processes.

In general it is very critical to change document split customizing after go-live. If due to wrong setting customizing changes are still needed, these should be done for new document types and new

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g/l accounts. We recommend to create a new document type which will be used for postings like this and assign it to a new business transaction variant.

In order to identify the root cause of the problem, follow the sequence below:

1. Identify the business process that causes the error.2. Check which kind of line items are posted and which g/l accounts are involved.3. Identify which line items should have the account assignments in the entry view (i.e. entered manually) and for/from which lines the account assignments should be derived in the g/l view.4. Check the active split method.5. Check the assignment of the involved g/l accounts to the item categories.6. Check the assignment of the document type to the business transaction variant.7. Check the definition of the business transaction variant.8. Check in the definition of the splitting rule the "item categories to be edited" and the according to basis lines.

1. Vendor invoice.

2. The posting for vendor invoice is a credit amount to the vendor reconciliation account, a debit amount to the expense and automatically created tax line (the example can use also multiple tax codes).

3. The account assignments on the expense lines are usually entered manually on the entry view. The account assignments for the vendor and tax lines have to be derived from the expense lines.

4. The SAP standard method 000000012 or a copy of it is assigned.

5. The item category assigned to the g/l accounts of the expense line item should be 20000. The item categories for the vendor (03000) and tax (05100) lines are being derived automatically.

6. The standard document type for vendor invoice KR is assigned e.g. to business transaction variant 0300 / 0001.

7. For the documents posted with the standard business transaction variant 0300 / 0001 at least one vendor line is obligatory. It is prohibited to post cash accounts within the same document.

8. In the splitting rule the item categories 03000 for vendor lines and 05100 for tax lines are entered as "item categories to be edited, since they need to get the account assignments. Both item categories 03000 and 05100 are to be split on the basis of the expense (20000).

Correctly the cash account should be split according to balance sheet account. When customized incorrectly, the account assignments in the cash account are left blank. In this case either an error message being raised or additional lines to zero balance accounts are triggered with blank account assignments. For print screens see the attachment Doc_Split_unspecified_04000_EN.pdf

1. For example payment on account without clearing

2. Cash accounts and balance sheet accounts are involved.

3. The account assignments for the cash accounts should be derived from the balance sheet accounts.

9. The SAP standard method 000000012 or a copy of it is assigned.

4. The cash account is assigned to 04000 (cash account) item category and the balance sheet account to 01000 (balance sheet account) item categories.

5. New document type YY is assigned e.g. to business transaction variant 0000 / Y001.

6. Business transaction variant 0000 / Y001 can be restricted on the item categories 04000 and 01000 if it used only for this business process.

7. For the business transaction variant 0000 / Y001 item category to edit 04000 and the base item 01000 is maintained. So the cash account will be split according to the balance sheet account (base item).

4.3 Consulting issues already documented with notes

" Tax line item remains without account assignment in the general ledger view when you execute a down payment or a down payment clearing with taxes.

Refer to note 887794.

" Short dump CONVT_OVERFLOW or the system creates disproportional high amounts in the split rows in the general ledger view of the FI document.

Refer to note 1072850.

" Cash journal postings using Transaction FBCJ end to error message GLT2 201 occurs 'Balancing field "&1" in line item &2 not filled'.

Refer to note 922743.

" Invoices from SD that contain down payment clearing lines could not previously be split.Refer to note 1071612.

" You run the batch input session, which you created with report SAPF103, and you receive error message GLT2 201.

Refer to note 944238.

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" Master data of zero balance account

" Integration of new g/l and HCM.

Refer to the note 1039346

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