SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3794122 - Profitability Segment in Purchasing documents is derived

Symptom

 How is profitability center derived  In PO or PR 

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Resolution

 A.

  Open the PO and click on  material  So you will be directed in to material master details

  Go to accounting tab where you will find valuation class XXX

B.

 Go to App 'Automatic account determination' and enter  Area 'sourcing and procurement', Transaction group 'RMK',Transaction key 'GBB' and respective Chart of accounts.

 You will get list of all   valuation classes in step 3

 Search for the valuation class XXX, you will get respective GL account YYYY

C.

 Go to BC activity 'Manage Default Account Assignments ' In App 'Implementation activities'

 search for company code of the document and G/L account YYYY

 Check if the profitability segment is  check marked or not

Note:

If the cost center is entered before the GL account is being entered or derived, then PA segment will not be derived from Manage Default Account Assignments .

Account assignment  from 'Manage Default Account Assignments 'will only take place if there is no other CO assignment exists. 

See Also

3501939 - Error: No agent determined (rule id '/RULE/MMPUR_COCTR_RESP')

2325618 - Profitability segment filled in PO for unknown reason - SAP for Me

This is determined based on the logic outlined in note 41103 - INFO: CO account assignment logic:

Keywords

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Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions