2802244 - Assignment to default profit center does not work for all Balance Sheet Accounts - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Assignment to default profit center in configuration activity Assign Default Profit Center to Accounts (ID 102529) does not work for all Balance Sheet Accounts. It also does not work for cost elements.

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In Configuration activity Assign Default Profit Center to Accounts (ID 102529) Profit Center set for GL Accounts

The default profit centers are used only for postings to cash/bank accounts and company code clearing line items

Within Configuration help for Assign Default Profit Center to Accounts (102529) the following is stated

Use

The default profit center is derived under the following conditions:

• No profit center is specified in the posting

• The general ledger account is a bank account or the line item is a company code clearing item
  
  With Regard to the company code clearing item the Configuration help also states the following:
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  Derivation of a default profit center for company code clearing items is always useful if profit centers are used exclusively within a company code.

  Derivation of a default profit center for company code clearing items is not necessary if profit centers are used across company codes.
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• Derivation occurs when the posting is made.
  
  From the help documentation Item Categories Used in Document Splitting How is the item category derived is specified. See details below for cash/bank account and company code clearing. 
  
  
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  Item Category	Description	How is the item category derived?
  04000	Cash Account	In the Manage G/L Account Master Data app: Account Type is X (Balance Sheet Account) and Relevant to Cash Flow is switched on or Account Group is FIN. (Liquid funds accounts)
  01100	Company Code Clearing	In the Automatic Account Determination app: Area: Financial Accounting Subarea: General Ledger Accounting Process: Prepare Intercompany Transactions

System is working as designed.

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