3633811 - GR/IR clearing's purchasing document posting to finished goods account instead of posting to price differences account

As per the configuration setup, that any price difference as a result of GR/IR clearing run are to be posted to GL account 'A' but they are being posted to G/L account 'B'.

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1. Go to the Inventory valuation work center.
2. Go to the GR/IR Clearing run sub view.
3. Search for the relevant run ID.
4. Go to the Processed successfully tab.
5. Filter the Purchasing document item with the relevant ID, where posting differences occurs.
6. Below see that the differences are posted to the Offsetting account: A -Finished Goods instead of account: B-Price differences.

1. Go to the Inventory valuation work center.
2. Go to the Materials sub view.
3. Search for the relevant product ID and select it.
4. Go to the Valuation tab
5. Select the relevant company with the Business residence.
6. Below the account determination group is maintained as '3040-Stock'

Now navigate to,

1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
2. Go to the Overview sub view.
3. Search for the Charts of Accounts, Financial Reporting Structures, Account Determination activity.
4. Select the Inventories under the Account determination and then the relevant chart of accounts.
5. Go to the Gains and Losses sub tab
6. Select the Account determination group for materials '3040-Stock'
7. Under the Material consumption the G/L account will be configured as 'A-Finished Goods' instead of account B-Price difference.

This is the reason that the Purchasing document item under GR/IR clearing run been posted to 'A-Finished Goods'

The system is behaving as expected according to the account determination group maintained in the material's valuation view.

GL account, price difference, Inventory valuation, Account determination, finished goods, Stock, Material consumption. , KBA , SRD-FIN-INV , Inventory , Problem