GL requires assignment to CO object

[Former Member]

Hi all,

Here is the situation:

I have 4 billing docs which gets an error "required an assignment to CO

object". All the 4 docs have profit center as Dummy in the billing doc. Gives an error GL 345000 requires assignemnt to a CO object.

User has mentioned me the CC associated with these billing docs is 100.

Now, I need to assign CC 100 to GL 345000 in OKB9. But here the confusion.

When I go in OKB9,

there is an entery for GL 345000 (Profit Center is Mandatory in Account ass detail). Now if I click that GL and click on "Detail per profit center", there are lot of PC-CC relationship mentioned for the GL 345000

Can anyone let me know what PC should I be taking for my case as PC is dummy in the billing doc. In CC 100, PC 1200 is mentioned. If I take that, not sure it will change to 1200 from dummy in the billing doc when it is released to accounting.

I hope my query is clear. Am bit confused.

[former_member197269]

Hi Ravana,

I agree with Dhananjai, as in t.code OKB9 u can assign profit center based on combination of Cost element and Cost center.

Message was edited by: Ravi Rana

[Former Member]

Hi,

In such cases, the profit center is normally derived automatically either from:

1. Material Master

2. OKB9 settings for the combination of company code and cost element or

3. substitution rules (trx '0KEM') for the combination of plant, sales office (for eg.)

In your case, if 'Dummy' is to be corrected, you pls check changing the sales order. Most probably, you may not be able to change the profit center assignment in sales order since it is normally a derived one. So you need to redo the cycle.

Further, please note that the CO object assignment from SD perspective refers to a profit center or profitability segment which are normally derived automatically based on the config settings.

Hope this will of little help to you.

Cheers...

[former_member197269]

Hi Ravana,

in T.code OKB9 we assign Cost element/ Cost center to Profit center.

Thus If you assign multiple co ctr having same cost element to different P Ctr.

So if CC 100 is assign to PC 1200 then if you entered CC 100 it will hit PC 1200.

Hope this helps. Please let me know if you require more details.

Please assign points as way to say thanks.

[Former Member]

Hi Ravi,

So you mean to say that in the existing billing doc where it says "Dummy" as PR right now, after assigning the PC-CC relationship in OKB9, when this billing doc will be released to accounting, dummy will change to PC 12000 in the item detail tab of the billing doc?

Am i right

[Former Member]

The billing document should come in with a profit center. The profit center is derived from the material master. Make sure the material has a profit center and it should flow through. Billing documents are processing revenues so you need profit centers not cost centers.

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[Former Member]

Hi Dave,

You mean to say that if assign PC in the material master, when I release the billind doc automatically, dummy will change to PC which is assigned in Material master..

and then I can assign that pc in OKB9 to get rid of Co object error

thanks

[Former Member]

The billing document will have the profit center and profitability segements that will pass to the accounting document making the correct assignments and postings.

You should not see dummy in the billing document. Copy control and pricing procedures make the correct postings as well.