2007470 - Functional Area Incorrectly Derived for Cost Center Type in Journal Entry

The functional area assigned in a journal entry posting line, associated with a cost center is not as expected. According to the cost center type XXX, functional area ABC should be derived. Instead, functional area DEF is assigned (XXX represents the cost center type; ABC represents a functional area ID, DEF represents a different functional area ID).

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1. In the General Ledger go, for example, to the Journal Entries view.
2. Find the journal entry of your business transaction and open it.
3. For the respective journal entry item, the derived functional are is not the expected functional area ABC but DEF.

Either the cost center type of cost center XYZ was differnt at the time of the posting or functional area ABC was not assigned to cost center type XXX at the time of the posting.

To check the cost cente type assignment and change: 

1. ,go to the Organizational Management work center.
2. Select Edit Org Structures.
3. Find cost center XYZ. 
4. In the Definitions tab, check the cost center type to verify it is XXX. 
5. Now go to the Changes tab: Check if the cost center type was changed recently to XXX. If so, check if this changed happened after the business transaction posting. 

If no cost center type change is logged check the functional area - cost center assignment:

1. In the Business Configuration work center find the Settings for Income Statements by Function of Expense and Earned Profit Analysis activity. 
2. Select Edit functional area determination.
3. Select the related Accounting Principles
4. In Determination Using Cost Center Types tab, verify that cost center type XXX is assigned to functional area ABC. 

Now find out if this fine tune setting was changed after your business transaction posting:

1. ,go to the Business Configuration work center, and here to the Reports view.
2. Select Configuration Change History and then select Fine-Tuning Settings.
3. Find and select the Settings for Income Statements by Function of Expense and Earned Profit Analysis activity and download the change log to MS Excel via View Change Details.
4. Check for a functional area change of cost center type XXX from DEF to ABC and verify that it happened after the business transaction was posted. 

For a general business transaction you can reverse and repost the source document:

1. In the General Ledger go to the Source Documents view and find your business transaction.
2. Press Actions and select View Business Transaction. 
3. In the new screen press Reverse and Repost. 

In case the reverse-repost option is not available, create a manual journal entry voucher to remove the posted value from functional area DEF and to manually assign it to functional area ABC.

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