SAP Chart of Account FICO General Ledger

It defines the structure of G/L accounts. It is a list of G/L accounts used by one or more company codes. In that Chart of account you have to specify the length of G/L accounts.

In SAP all the entries are document oriented. so from the balance sheet of any entry you can identify the root of an entry. so it's like a flow chart in computer terms.

There are threee types of Chart of Account are there.

1.Operative Chart of Accounts
2.Group of Chart of Accounts
3.Country Chart of Accounts.

1.Operative Chart of Accounts is a Chart of Account you use for the company code.

2.For different chart of accounts(operative COA) for different company code, you can group th

e chart of account into one chart of account for internal reporting, but cross company code controlling is not possible, because of different chart of account for different company code.

3.For different country you can have different reporting system. so for different company code you can have different company code, but can have same Operative Chart of account, so cross company code controlling is possible.

Tips by : Jayaraman

What is the difference between standard chart of accounts and the operating chart of accounts? What is the difference between Corporate group chart of accounts, Operating chart of accounts and Group chart of accounts?

To summarise, here is the COA setup in SAP:-

1. Operative chart of account - It is the main chart of account assigned to each company code in OBY6.

2. Group chart of accounts - This is structured in accordance with requirements pertaining to Consolidation

3. Country-specific charts of accounts - These are structured in accordance with legal requirements of the country in question.

Standard COA is a sample COAs provided by SAP. like INT, CAUS etc. You can use them as your operative COA or can create your own operative COA from these standard COA.

Corporate Group COA is same as Group COA.

Cost Elements not created for General Ledger Accounts

How can I find out the GL accounts of Profit & Loss type for which Cost Elements have not been created?
Is there a standard report to throw these exceptions?
What is the best control to ensure that cost element is created for all expense accounts in GL?

Well, the first thing that comes to mind is just download the GL Accounts, download Cost Elements and do a quick VLookup in Excel. That will tell you. That'll take you about 5 minutes or so.

or

You could try this respective transactions:
OKB2;
OKB3; and
SM35

To prevent creating of GL P&L items without creating the cost elements on 4.6 / 4.7 there is an option to allow the automatic creation of Cost Elements whenever a G/L account is created in a Company Code. i.e. It does not create when an account is created at the Chart of Accounts Level, only when it is created in a Company Code.

To do this;
// Financial Accounting // General ledger Accounting // G/L Accounts // Master Records // Preparations // Edit Chart of Accounts List // Select the Chart of Accounts then;
Integration // Controlling Integration // then I'll let you guess.

Also, you need to specify within controlling which account ranges should be created under which Cost Element Category;
// Controlling // Cost Element Accounting // Master Data // Cost Elements // Automatic Creation of Primary and Secondary Cost Elements // *.*

If this was configured, you could also create a batch file now that would catch up with any cost elements not yet created.

What is GL At Company Level and Chart of Accounts FICO General Ledger

Please explain what is meant by general ledger at company code level and chart of accounts level?

General Ledger has two segments i.e.,

1. Chart of Accounts Data (T.Code= FSPO)and
2. Company Code Data (T.Code =FSSO)

GL account master records are divided into two areas to that company code with the same chart of account can use the same GL account. The chart of account area contains the data valid for all company codes, such as Account Number.

The Company code specific area contains data that may vary from one company code to another, such as the currency in which the account may be posted.

Lets, suppose there are not segment both the segments are combined, at that time it will become difficult to copy the Company Code data because the fields may vary in company code. for example Currency, though you have same Chart of Account Data.

Because, GL Accounts has two segments, it will be easy to copy Chart of Accounts data from A company code which matches your requirement and Company Code data of B Company code and you can create a separate chart of account in C company code.

To copy Chart of account data and Company code data seperately, see Alternative method of creating GL Master in IMG screen.

Change Reconciliation Account of Customer Master FICO General Ledger

There is no problem to change the account number in the vendor or customer master data, that is :

All Document Items that were created in the old account will be posted in the same old account when you have a payment posting, compensations, etc.

All document created after the change will be posted in the new account as well as the payment postings, compensations and others.

The system will separate the postings in accordance with the moment at the documents were created.

You can do a test in the development client before you do the change in the production.

For example :-

You can create a new reconciliation account because you want the G/L accounts to separate out sales. Just switched the setting in Customer Master and off you go. SAP will recognized the old account for the old postings and used the new account for any new postings.

Here is the official SAP help on the subject:-

You should run balance sheet adjustment program after any reconciliation account change.

The system performs any adjustments required due to the change of reconciliation accounts or G/L accounts. The items from the old reconciliation accounts are allocated to the new accounts.

Since you cannot post to the reconciliation accounts directly, the postings are made to temporary adjustment accounts.

These adjustment accounts should be displayed along with the relevant reconciliation account in the balance sheet. The postings are then reversed after the balance sheet has been created.

The program for sorting the payables and receivables makes the necessary adjustments automatically. This means that you have to define the adjustment account numbers and the posting keys for these postings in the system.

If you purchase and install the FI-LC Consolidation application and have bought up a previous customer or vendor (thus also taking on his/her payables and receivables), please refer to the note in the report documentation on changed reconciliation accounts. To define the account numbers, select the activity Define adjustment accounts for changed reconciliation accounts in the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Implementation Guide.

You should only run this program if your new reconciliation account is classified differently from the original in your FS. e.g.. AR to Intercompany accounts. It will just reclassify the existing balance. The line items will not be transferred. If not then no need to run the program at all.

How to Configure FICO Reconciliation General Ledger

In Co, we create Recon accts to keep Fi gl in balance with CO. Not all transactions affect FI gls, best example of it is internal order settlements, they use secondary cost elements and does not affect your G/l accts. To update FI side of it we maintain recon accts. These are primarily for cross company, cross functional and cross business area transactions.

The number of recon accts to be defined is dependant on various factors, like how your management wants to see the reports.. whether they want to classify the cost based on CO object class or by Co types etc..

However the basic config you got to follow is:

1. Activate Recon accts (if you have created CO area newly, it would be active).
use T.code: KALA

2. Assignment of Recon document type to the Controlling area.
T.code: OKKP

3. Creating clearing accts (that you want to us! e for reconciliation. During FI-Co recon.. inter company clearing accounts will be automatically credited or debited and now you need to create offset acct which will show up in P&l acct).
Acct determination set up thru T.code: OBYA

4. Maintain accts for Automatic Recon posting.
T.code OBYB

5. Assign Number ranges to Recon activity.
Tcode OK13 *-- Radha Krishna

Without creating of reconciliation account, can you create vendor? What is the use of reconciliation?

Customer and vendor accounts are sub ledger GL's. We will have to create two reconciliation GLs in viz. Reconciliation GL for Customer and Vendor in chart of accounts.

After, while creating customer and vendor master records, we have to mention respective reconciliation GL in their company code segment details. This recon a/c will show you the net balances in GL for customer and vendor a/cs.

Without creating Vendor you can still create individual GL for each customer and vendor , but then
1) Your list of GL's in chart of account will be very lengthy.
2) Duplication of work as SD/ MM people are also required to create their own list.
3) Cross company code consolidation will not be possible as the chart of accounts will be different.
4) Very difficult to keep track of individual customer/ vendor a/cs.
5) Not advisable even in real time accounting system i.e. manual book keeping.

Step-by-Step Procedure for Customizing an Electronic Bank Reconciliation Statement FICO General Ledger

To set up Electronic Bank Statements (EBS)

Processing in SAP for most customers in North America.

1. Create House Bank and Account ID (FI12)

2. Setup EDI Partner Profile for FINSTA Message Type (WE20)

3. Configure Global Settings for EBS (IMG)
- Create Account Symbols
- Assign Accounts to Account Symbols
- Create Keys for Posting Rules
- Define Posting Rules
- Create Transaction Types
- Assign External Transaction Types to Posting Rules
- Assign Bank Accounts to Transaction Types

4. Define Search String for EBS(Optional)
- Search String Definition
- Search String Use

5. Define Program and Variant Selection
Additional information is also available in the SAP Library under:
Financial Accounting > Bank Accounting (FI-BL) > Electronic Bank Statement >
Electronic Account Statement Customizing.

SAP FI Tips by: Ramesh

Bank Reconcilliation Statement

The following are the steps for BRS:

1.Create Bank Master Data - This can be created through T.Code FI01 or you can also create the house bank through IMG/FA/Bank accounting/Bank account

2. Define House Bank

3. Set up Bank selection payment programe- IMG/FA/ARAP/BT/AUTOIP/PM/Bank selection for payment prg.

a. setup all co codes for payment transaction - Customer and vendors

b.setup paying co codes for payment transactions

c.setup payment method per country

d.setup payment method per co code for payment transaction

e.setup bank determination for payment transaction

Please go for Cheque mangement using T code FCHI (IMG/FA/ARAP/BT/OP/AutoOp/PaymentMedia/CheckManagement) and for void reasons FCHV. You can create Bank Reconcilliation statement by TC FF67 (SAP/AC/Treasury/CashManagement/Incomings/ManualBankStatement) . Don't forget to keep the opening Balance as zero. Use FBEA for post process.

All the steps together will lead to (FF67) Bank reconciliation statement.

Document flow confusion in SAP FI General Ledger

I have a problem understanding basic things like how a document flows in the Sap system. When posting a customer invoice the subledger will be debited with that amount, now my confusion is will the same amount be posted to the G/L only or the very same amount will also be posted to the reconciliation general ledger - making 3 postings or The recon acc is the G/L . I don't see 3 postings happening because then 2 debits will be Posted against one debit -please clarify me on this.

Also the different between the G/L, Special ledgers and the recon acc is not clear to me.

Customer and Vendor accounts are maintained in a subledger. Posting to these accounts will also be posted to the A/R and A/P reconciliation accounts. All Reconciliation accouints are GL accounts.

All G/L accounts are not reconciliation accounts.

Why is this done?

In large businesses, there will be hundreds/thousands of customers/vendors. All these are personalaccounts (there are three types of accounts: nominal, personal and real). These personal accounts are grouped in to sub-ledgers and any posting to them is reconciled to the G/L
via the reconciliation accounts.

Prakash

For fulfilling completing the double entry system accounting the Reconciliation accounts i.e., Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable are used. All the Vendors are grouped under Acounts Payable & Customers are grouped under Accounts Receivable. And also always any time the balance in reconciliation account shows as zero.

Ex: 1) Vendors transaction:
For Invoice posting:
Inventory A/c Dr
To Vendor A/c................Accounts Payable A/c (Reconciliation Ledger)
(In SAP since we are linking in the G/L Master Accounts Payable with the Reconciliation Accounts type setting as Vendors. Hence, with one entry 3 Accounts are automatically updated)

Accounts Payable is Liability & Inventory is Current Assets.
For Payment to Vendor:
Vendor A/c Dr.....Accounts Payable A/c
To Bank/ Cash A/c

Ex:2) Customer Transaction:
Sales Invoice Posting:
Customer A/c Dr...Accounts Receivable A/c (Reconciliation A/c)
To Sales A/c

Receipt Posting:
Bank A/c Dr
To Customer A/c...........Accounts Receivable A/c

In Normal Accounting the Reconciliation Accounts are called as Control Accounts and we pass 2 entries for each transaction i.e., Sale, as following:
1) Customer A/c Dr (Sales Ledger / Accounts Receivable A/c)
To Sales A/c (General Ledger)
2) Accounts Receivable A/c Dr (General Ledger)
To Customer A/c (Sales Ledger Adjustment A/c)
Hence, any time the Control A/c balance is zero.

I hope I am clear and now your confusion problem gets resolved.

Ashok

These are basic accounting differentiation for different types of accoutns. This is a basic accounting concept and is not specifically mentioned anywhere in SAP terminology.

Personal accounts:

Accounts in the name of individuals, organizations etc.
For example, Company A A/c, XYZ limited co A/C, Suresh A/C, Indian Bank A/C etc

Real Accounts:

These are accounts related to assets, both real and tangible.

example, furniture a/c, machinery a/c, accounts receivables a/c etc

Nominal Accounts:

These are related to incomes/expenditures and profit/losses.
for example, sales A/c, salary a/c etc

I hope this clears your doubts

What is "Real Time" Integration? FICO General Ledger

What is "real time integration" advantage of SAP?

What is the Config for Integration entry? How these entries get formulated in backend?

Real time integration is nothing but the data posting to all the affected areas instantly when an activity is performed. For E.g. When you do a FI-SD integration, when a PGI is posted, the following entry is affected :

1. Cost of Goods Sold Dr 100
To Inventory Account Cr 100

Here the Cost of Goods Sold is an FI entry and Inventory Account related to MM but both of them gets affected immediately when you post a PGI in SD.

The updation of these entries when PGI is done is called Real Time Integration. The affect is shown in all FI, MM and SD modules once you save the entry.

The configuration for the below entry is done in OBYC

1. Cost of Goods Sold Dr 100 (T-Key GBB)
To Inventory Account Cr 100 (T-Key BSX)

The automatic entries are posted to inventory accounts through T-keys to which GL accounts are assigned. These T-keys are assigned to movement types in MM. Please refer to T-code OMWN and OMWB for proper understanding.

Configuration for Special Purpose FICO General Ledger

SAP FI Question:
Why do we use special purpose ledger?
What are the configurations we need to make?

We are using the Special Purpose Ledger for statutory reporting or mangement reporting purpose. It also help us in doing single entry, adjstment posting like income tax deperication.

Steps for cofig.
- Define Table Group
Financial Accounting -> Special Purpose Ledger -> Basic Settings -> Tables -> Definition -> Define Table Group

- Maintain Field Movement
GCF2
IMG Menu Path :

Financial Accounting -> Special Purpose Ledger -> Basic Settings -> Master Data -> Maintain Field Movements

- Maintain Ledger for statutory ledger
GCL2
IMG Menu Path :
Financial Accounting -> Special Purpose Ledger -> Basic Settings -> Master Data -> Maintain Ledgers -> Copy Ledger
Assign Co Code
Assign Activities

- Define Versions
GCW1
IMG Menu Path :
Financial Accounting -> Special Purpose Ledger -> Periodic Processing -> Currency Translation -> Define Versions
- Set Up Exchange Rate Type
OC47
IMG Menu Path :

Financial Accounting -> Special Purpose Ledger ® Periodic Processing -> Currency Translation -> Set Up Exchange Rate Type

- Create Number ranges
GC04
IMG Menu Path :

Financial Accounting -> Special Purpose Ledger -> Actual Posting -> Number Ranges -> Maintain Local Number Ranges

- Create Currency Translation document type
GCBX
IMG Menu Path :

Financial Accounting -> Special Purpose Ledger -> Actual Posting -> Maintain Valid Document Type

- Create Posting period variant
GCP1
IMG Menu Path :
Financial Accounting -> Special Purpose Ledger -> Actual Posting -> Posting Period -> Maintain Local Posting Period

Using the Lock Box Files in SAP FICO General Ledger

I was trying to learn & experiment with using the lock box. However, I don't have any sample files that I can upload and see if it works. Does anyone have any sample bank files and any material that I can use. It would really help me undestand the procedure.

Lockbox is a process provided by a bank where the customer remits his payment to a PO Box at your bank, the bank deposits the check in your account and enters the remittance data from the customer. Then the bank sends the data to you electronically for you to import and apply in SAP-AR.

The structure that the bank uses is usually one of two formats. BAI will provide you the customer information and the check amount but no invoice remittance data. Usually cheaper and works well for a business where customers are paying only one invoice at a time.

BAI-2 offers remittance data but the bank charges more for the service because they have to enter more info.

Look at structures FLB** to see the transfer data.

When the bank sends the customer payment data you use Treasury function FLB2 to import and then process the payments. This process attempts to determine where to apply the payment and will post directly against an invoice, an account to a customer or if it can't even determine the customer it posts into a clearing account (configured) to be resolved.

What is Hold and Parking of Document? FICO General Ledger

Hold Document: It is for short term and is used when tranaction Dr or Cr is uncertained and generally its is used for external purpose. eg: Advance from potential customer

Parking Document: Its is for longer period generally used for internal purpose. eg: Advance made for employes.

What is the main purpose of this document. Why we are using this one to in FI? How it is useful?

Parking documents is used when we need to get any clarification regarding some account.

We can temporarily park or store this document till we get it cleared or approved.
Then we can post it.

Remember.... parking does not update the accounts....... it just stores the document..... whereas posting will update the accounts....( for example.... the reducing/increasing of the account balances).

The TC for Parking Documents is F-02 -> enter the required details ->go to the menu (at top ) ->Document-> Park.

To post a parked document : FBV0-> go to the menu Document-> Post.

Other TCs used pertaining to Parking of Documents are :

FV50 : Post / Delete : Single Screen Transaction
FBV2 : Change
FBV3 : Display
FBV4 : Change Header
FBV5 : Display Changes
FBV6 : Refuse

F-63 Park Document - Only transfer amounts in document curr. in invoice

In F-63, there is a checkbox "Only transfer amnts in document curr. invoice", may I know what is the purpose of this checkbox & under what circumstances we will use this checkbox.

"Only transfer amounts in document curr. in invoice"

If we sets this indicator it translates the doc. currency into local currency at the time of parked document.

If we not set this indicator it translates the doc. currency into local currency when posting of document.

Eg: We are parking a document with doc. currency in USD @40- the next day we are posted that document then it is @42- the system takes the exchange rate from the header which was specified in the parked document @40- only. If we not set this indicator it will take at the time of posting of document @42-

Difference between Posting Key and Field Status Variant FICO General Ledger

What is the use of Field Status Variant. Why it is required?

What is the difference between "Posting Key Variant and Field Status Variant". Why both the things are required to define as both control the fields. What specific fields are controlled this fields.

'Posting Key Variant ' Controls- fields of Posting Key and 'Field Status Variant' controls fields of G/L Account.Fields of G/L Account which are controlled by FSV can see in T.Code OBC4 and Fields of Posting Keys in SPRO-FAGS-Document- Line Item. Both can controls common fields, then SAP applies 'SDRO' rule.

SDRO rule. The fields can be Suppressed, Displayed, Required, Optional.

Posting is key controls
- which type of accounts can be posted to
- whether the line item is debit or credit
- and the field status of the document line item

Where as FSG (group into Field status Variant) controls only the the document line item for that account.

There are only three field status options during document entry:
- Suppressed
- Required
- Optional

If both Posting key and FSV has the same field as Required and optional, system uses the link rules, takes the one which has the highest priority(in this case required).

But in case of Master record Field status which is controlled by Account Group, there are 4 options of field status:
- Suppressed
- Display
- Required
- Optional

Account group defines:
a. length of gl account number
b. no. ranges of the gl account numbers
c. field status of the GL account master data in the company code segment.(which fields to appear when you create a gl account) (to control...double click on your GL account group in Screen transaction code OBD4)

Posting key defines:
a. whether the line item is a debit or credit
b. to which type of account the amount should be posted to(ex: when you use posting key 40, you will be able to post to gl accounts. When you use Posting key 01, you will be only able to post to customer account.
c. document screen layout during posting of a document. (which fields to appear in a document...double click on the posting key and select field status and make the entries as required /optional etc)

Field status group defines:
Document screen layout during posting of a document. (which fields to appear in a document...double click on the field status group and select fields and make the entries as required /optional etc)

LOGIC: you assign field status variant to the company code, FSV is a bundle of field status groups.

ex: in FSG G001 you have made the text as required entry...you assigned the field status group g001 to cash account..so when you use cash account and try to post a document it will definitely prompt you to enter the text (text made as required.)

Both FSG and PK control the same feilds in a document.There is no dominance between FSG and Posting keys..but we should know the allowed combinations....

If text is made required in PK and suppressed in FSG..the system will issue a error msg..Rules for PK...and FSG....is set incorrectly for SGTXT field.

Permissable combinations:

Pk R/S O/S R/o R S O

FSG S/R S/O o/r R S O

Result e SD RD NP NP NP

R = required
s = suppressed
e = error
SD = Suppressed dominates
Rd = required dominates
np = no problem.

Various Postings To The FICO GL Account Postings

During various postings, the GL account postings will be taken place as follows:

For Domestic Procurement of Raw Material
During GR
Material Stock Dr.
GR/IR clearing Cr.
During Excise Invoice Credit
Cenvat Account Dr.
Cenvat Clearing Cr.
During Invoice Verification
Cenvat Clearing Dr.
GR/IR Clearing Dr.
Vendor Payable Cr.
For Domestic proceurement of Capital Goods
During GR
Material Stock Dr.
GR/IR clearing Cr.
During Excise Invoice Credit
Cenvat Account Dr. (50%)
Cenvat On-hold Dr. (50%)
Cenvat Clearing Cr.
During Invoice Verification
Cenvat Clearing Dr.
GR/IR Clearing Dr.
Vendor Payable Cr
Subsequent of Capital Goods
Cenvat Account Dr. (50%)
Cenvat On-hold Cr. (50%)
For Import Procurement of Raw Material
During Customs Duty Clearing invoice
Custom Clearing Dr.
Custom Payable Cr.
During GR
Material Stock Dr.
GR/IR clearing Cr.
During Excise Invoice Credit
Cenvat Account Dr.
Custom Clearing Cr.
During Invoice Verification
GR/IR Clearing Dr.
Vendor Payable Cr.

For Excise Duty Credit of Raw Material without PO

Cenvat Account Dr.
Cenvat Clearing Cr.

For Excise Duty Reversal through Excise JV

Cenvat Clearing Dr.
Cenvat Account Cr.
During Excise Invoice Creation
Cenvat Suspense Account Dr.
Cenvat payable Cr.

For TR6C Challan
PLA Account Dr.
PLA on hold Account Cr.

During Fortnightly Utilization
Cenvat payable Dr.
Cenvat Account Cr.
PLA Account Cr.

What is Debit note and Credit note? FICO General Ledger

Debit Memo - It is a sales document used in complaints processing to request a debit memo for a customer. If the prices calculated for the customer were too low, for example, calculated with the wrong scaled prices, you can create a debit memo request. The debit memo request can be blocked so that it can be checked. When it has been approved, you can remove the block. It is like a standard order. The system uses the debit memo request to create a debit memo.

Credit Memo - A transaction that reduces Amounts Receivable from a customer is a credit memo. For eg. The customer could return damaged goods. A debit memo is a transaction that reduces Amounts Payable to a vendor because, you send damaged goods back to your vendor.

Credit memo request is a sales document used in complaints processing to request a credit memo for a customer. If the price calculated for the customer is too high, for example, because the wrong scale prices were used or a discount was forgotten, you can create a credit memo request. The credit memo request is blocked for further processing so that it can be checked. If the request is approved, you can remove the block. The system uses the credit memo request to create a credit memo.

As mentioned above, creating a credit or debit memo request enables you to create credit or debit memos based on a complaint. For this first create a sales document with the order type for a credit or debit memo request. You can create the debit or credit memo requests in the following ways:

– Without reference to an order
– With reference to an existing order
Here you enter which order the complaint refers to.
– With reference to an invoice
Here you enter which invoice the complaint refers to.
In all cases, you specify the value or quantity that should be in the credit or debit memo

You can block the credit or debit memo request from being billed in Customizing. Go to Sales -> Sales Documents -> Sales document header -> Define sales document type and select the billing block field in the billing section. This request can later be reviewed along with similar ones, - if necessary, by another department. The request for a credit or debit memo can then be approved or rejected.

To create Credit / Debit Memo request:
- Use the same procedure that you use for Creating Sales Orders i.d T Code VA01
- Give Order Type as CR for Credit Memo and DR for Debit Memo reuest

While creating the request you have to enter Customer Number, Reason for the request. and Material and its quantity. Once the credit or debit memo request is released you can create credit or debit memo. The credit memo request will be automatically blocked for checking with Billing Block 08 (to check credit memo) & 09 (to check debit memo) for the sales order type “CR” .

If it is not so you can customize the block for credit memo requests in Customizing for SD when you define the order type Sales and Distribution -> Sales -> Sales Documents -> Sales Document Header -> Define sales document types. The release of block is allowed to be removed only by the people who are authorized for it. If the amount is within acceptable limit the block is automatically released otherwise all the people assigned to this job receive a work item in their integrated inbox for release.


If the complaint is not automatically blocked by the settings in Customizing, you can set a delivery or billing block manually.
- Logistics -> Sales and distribution -> Sales.
- Choose Order -> Change.
- Enter the number of the sales document, or use a matchcode to search for it.
- Choose Enter.
- If all the items have been blocked, choose Select all.
- If only some items should be blocked, select the corresponding items.
- Choose Edit -> Fast change of... -> Delivery block or Billing block.
- Enter the delivery or billing block for the header or individual items.
- Choose Copy.
- The system copies (or deletes) the delivery or billing block in all the selected items.
- Save your document.

Sample Account Assignment in G/L Account FICO General Ledger

Where do we specify the sample account in FS00. I created a sample account for all expense accounts to use a particular field status group. Now I want to specify that sample account while creating g/l accounts. how do I do that?

We define Sample account at OB15 and the path is SAP Ref:
IMG\Financial Accounting\GLAccounting\GLAccounts\MasterRecords\Preparations\Additional Activities\Sample Accounts

Step1: Maintain List of Rules types

In this step you just create a code for your Sample Account
Create a New Entry
XXXX Sample account for Pleasecontact1 then save

Step 2: Define Data Tranfer Rules FSK2

In this step you define the data tranfer rule i.e., whether it can be editable or only display etc after a Master recored is created with Sample Account.

Selects the fields that you want to transfer (check boxes)and can be changed and can't be changed etc., then save.

Step 3: Assign Company Code to Rule Type

In this step you will assign your sample account to your company code.

Just select your company and select your Sample account and assing then save.

Step 4: Create Sample Account. FSM1

Now create Sample Account same as you create at FS00, then Save.

Now Sample account is created. Now you can find Sample account field in FS00 (if you assign it company code it won't be displayed) enter Sample account no, and press enter all the fiels that you have selected in Step 2 will be copied (transferred) accrding the the rule (checkboxes) you have selected there.

At Tcode FS00

At FS00 you can see/Edit/Create a GL Master Record which is maintained by the Company Code. Where as Sample Account is not GL Master Record but it is a set of settings/rules which are easily available to create a GL Master Record (understand this point clearly) This sample account does not hold your transaction data nor you can edit or view at FS00.

To use your Sample Account:
1. Go to FS00, give a GL account no (other than Sample account no ofcourse). Select create
2. Then check all fields, whether any field is filled like Currency, Open Item Management, etc *for your confirmation* (obviously every field is empty)
3. Now enter Sample Account no in Sample Account field and give Account Group. press Enter. U will get a message that "Data from changed Sample account was accepted", check data.
4. Now chek all fields again. Now u will find some fields filled with values which you have defined in Data Transfer Rules while creating Sample Account.
This is the purpose of Sample account.