Symptom
You have posted Supplier invoice and functional area in the journal entry of supplier invoice is showing incorrectly.
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to the Supplier Invoicing Work center.
- Go to the Invoices and Credit Memos view.
- Show All Documents and Find Supplier Invoice PQR(Here PQR represents Supplier Invoice ID).
- Select the Supplier Invoice and Choose Edit.
- Click View All.
- Go to Document Flow and click Journal Entry Icon and it opens corresponding Journal Entry.
- Select the line item and you can view the functional area XXX which is determined wrongly (XXX represent Functional Area).
Cause
Functional areas are derived by the system based on general ledger accounts or cost center types. If it is not maintained, then the functional area can be derived from Default Functional area.
You can view the functional area assigned to the cost centre type in the below steps:
- Go to the Business Configuration work center and Implementation Projects view.
- Select the implementation projects and select Open Activity List.
- Open activity Settings for Income Statements by Function of Expense and Earned Profit Analysis.
- Select sub activity Edit functional area determination.
- Select the related Accounting Principles.
- Go to the tab Determination Using Cost Center Types to view the respective functional area and/or Go to the tab Determination Using G/L Accounts to view the respective functional area assigned for the G/L Accounts
Resolution
System behaviour is correct and determining the functional area according to the business configuration settings.
See Also
Keywords
Functional area determination, Incorrect functional area, Journal Entry shows different functional area , KBA , incorrect functional area , wrong functional area determination , default functional area , SRD-FIN-GL , General Ledger , Problem