Configuring SAP® ERP Financial and Controlling

Default Account Assignments

In this section, we will cover some of the most important automatic account determinations that relate to A/R. Automatic account determinations for G/L functionality were covered in Chapter 3.

Overpayments/Underpayments

Recall from the previous section that you can configure a reason code to create a residual posting or to post to a G/L account. You are now ready to determine what G/L accounts are posted to for each individual reason code. The payment differences that arise from the use of reason codes are referred to as overpayments/underpayments in the system (as well as in real life). To assign G/L accounts to post reason codes to, follow the menu path Financial Accounting ⇒ Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable ...