Symptom
After running Settlement, an unexpected Cost Element account is used to post.
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
Resolution
In the Settlement Rule, check in the parameters the Allocation Structure used. After that, go to configuration activity 104073 - "Maintain Allocation Structures", enter the one used and in the Menu -> Extras -> Overview list select the option to Expand.
A list with all Cost Elements will be displayed. Search for the Sender account and check the "Settlement cost elements" in the tree for this group, where it will be shown the account used for Settlement. In case it is 'By cost element', then the Sender account will be used.
See Also
Keywords
Settlement rule, amount, cost element, account, wrong, allocation structure, debit, credit. , KBA , CO-OM-OPA-F-2CL , Period-end Closing (Public Cloud) , How To
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