Account key and accruals in pricing

Hi all
what is the difference between account key and accruals.
Regards
chandra

Account key
Key that identifies different types of G/L account.
Use
The account key enables the system to post amounts to certain types of revenue account. For example, the system can post freight charges (generated by the freight pricing condition) to the relevant freight revenue account.
Account key - accruals / provisions
Key which identifies various types of G/L accounts for accruals or provisions.
Use
With the aid of the account key, the system can post amounts to certain types of accruals accounts. For example, rebate accruals which are calculated from pricing conditions can be posted to the corresponding account for rebate accruals.
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indranil

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I'm looking for a clear explanation about the "account key" and "accruals" fields in the SD pricing procedure:
- what is the difference
- when do you use "account key", when do you use "accruals" (examples are very helpful)
- I see that sometimes there are entries for "account key" and "accruals", what is the meaning and effect for postings
thank,
Ben

Hi,
Please Note the following in Pricing Procedure:
Account Key: It posts the G/L as assigned for Income or expenditure i.e. For Revenues from sales / Income (PR00, EK01 etc) we assign the condition types to u201CERLu201D and for Expense or spot discounts (K005, KA00) etc. we can use u201CERSu201D
As far as Accruals are concerned, they are provisions in accounts to be reimbursed or adjusted at a later stage or at the end of a period I.e. for u201CREBATE-SALESu201D we can use u201CERUu201D. (I.e. Customer rebate - B003 etc.)
Further please use help in SAP and explore, while doing transactions.
Hope the concept is clear
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DSR

Account key and Accrual key Urgent

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Where I can define account keys and accrual key for external service pricing procedure. Need your help ASAP.
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Account key:
1. spro --> sales and distribution --> basic functions --> account assignment and costing --> revenue account determination --> define and assign account keys.
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Dear all,
1 What is the difference for account key and accrual in procedure M/08.
2 I maintain both FR1 at account key and FR3 at accrual. During GR, I only see gl account for FR3 showing. Why not FR1 at account key?
3 I see most of the condition with both account key and accrual also enter the transaction code. if system only picks 1, why need to maintain both?
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Account Key enables the system to post amounts to certain types of Revenue account(Frieght & Custom)
With the help of account key ,the accrual key can post amounts to certain types of accruals accounts in the system.
Check related condition type in M/06 & see the Cond.category linked.
Also see the (account key / accrual key) which will have the transaction event key and will store the Purchasing documents value in posting that links( which one linked so you have posting) in OBYC setting
Regards,
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Pricing- Accounting key and accruals effect

Dear Friend,
I am having Import pricing procedure , there are total 100 condition types . This is made by earlier consultant. Now my client wants that he will put data in only few condition type.
But my question is that most of the conditions are there where account key is assigned and accruals is assigned. though i am not putting data in conditions . will it make any effect on accounting.???
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Edited by: mahesh A on Aug 10, 2011 6:49 PM

Hi,
No it does not effect.If you are not using.
Accruals means which accumulates over a time period. For statistical analysis of certain condition type like freight we maintain it as accrual in control data of the condition type in M/08 in pricing procedure. As soon as we mark it as accrual it is posted to an account for statistical analysis and not loaded on material account for that we set a transaction/event key and assign account in OBYC settings.Account Keys are used only when you activate the purcahse account for your company code.

Account key and Accurals in Domestic Pricing Procedure

Dear all,
Can any one Guide me on Domestic Pricing Procedure.
Please suggest ur valuable inputs on This.
1)What is da use of account Key in Domestic Pricing Procedure ? which account keys need to be maintained for which are all condition types ?
2) When it is required to maintain account keys ( What is da Purpose )?
3)What is da use of accurals in Domestic Pricing Procedure ? which accurals keys need to be maintained for which are all condition types ?
4) When it is required to maintain accural keys ( What is da Purpose )?
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As Suggested by you similar to Frieght can we meet the Following below requirements
a) Does can we have an account key and accrual key for Discounts Which can be capture on MIRO? Does it add on material Cost ?
b) Does can we have an account key and accrual key for Packing and Farwarding which can be capture in MIRO ? Does it add on material Cost ?
c) Does can we have an account key and accrual key for Octroi ? Which can be capture on MIRO? Does it add on material Cost ?
Waiting for your Valuavle Suggestion.
Yes u can have the accounting key and accurak key for all those conditions in which u have marked the accurak key in condition ( M/06).
ALL the costs will be inventoried during whether u use accuarl and accounting or not. they are just use to flow the cost to different gls.
The acconting entries will be
during gr
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purchase account   +ve    80 rs ( in obyc key EIN)
Frieght account       +ve    20 rs ( in gl defined in accounting key)
fright clearing account -ve 20 rs ( in gl defined in accural key)
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DIFFERNCE BETWEEN ACCOUNT KEY & ACCURALS IN MM PRICING

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Please explain the difference between Account key & accruals in MM pricing procedure. In which situation account key will be used & accruals will be used & what is the impact.
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Edited by: Csaba Szommer on Jun 22, 2011 8:32 AM

As Suggested by you similar to Frieght can we meet the Following below requirements
a) Does can we have an account key and accrual key for Discounts Which can be capture on MIRO? Does it add on material Cost ?
b) Does can we have an account key and accrual key for Packing and Farwarding which can be capture in MIRO ? Does it add on material Cost ?
c) Does can we have an account key and accrual key for Octroi ? Which can be capture on MIRO? Does it add on material Cost ?
Waiting for your Valuavle Suggestion.
Yes u can have the accounting key and accurak key for all those conditions in which u have marked the accurak key in condition ( M/06).
ALL the costs will be inventoried during whether u use accuarl and accounting or not. they are just use to flow the cost to different gls.
The acconting entries will be
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Inventory account +ve 100 rs
GR/IR account          -ve    80 rs
purchase account   +ve    80 rs ( in obyc key EIN)
Frieght account       +ve    20 rs ( in gl defined in accounting key)
fright clearing account -ve 20 rs ( in gl defined in accural key)
Purchasing offset account -ve 100 rs( in obyc defined in purchaisng offset account).

Accounting Key and Accurals

Dear All,
can any one explain the difference between Accounting Key and Accurals in Pricing Procedure
Thanks,
Tiru

Hi:
You define your account keys in this menu option and allocate them to the condition types in the pricing procedures.
With the account keys, you group together similar accounts in financial accounting. Using the account key, the SAP System finds the desired G/L accounts.
The accrual keys form part of account determination. These keys are used here to define the posting of the revenue generated to respective account heads& to subsequent assignment to GL accounts and payment to respective parties.
Please let me know if you need more information.
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Hi guys ,
I have question about these two config settigs for pricing procedure.
1 AccKey - Account Key
2 Accruals
Standard system has some GL accounts, such as ERB,ERF,ERL,etc .
If we need to have specific GL accounts for example, vendor discount,fuel surcharge we need to cofigure them and add them in pricing procedure.
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As per my under stand ERL, ERF and ERS are account keys not G/L accounts.
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Hi,
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Secondly, are there any setting required to make sure that the account key GL (506000) gets hit.
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mahesh.

Dear Mahesh,
I guess that the GR / IR account is not getting picked from FR1, but is getting picked from GBB WRX.
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Assign points if useful
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hello,
what is account key and where do i define them? which transaction?
Thanks

Hai Shilpa,
1) You can create Account Keys in OBCN t.code this is used for Tax Procedure purpose
2) Secnond one is the u can create in FI-SD integration purpose
You define your account keys in this menu option and allocate them to the condition types in the pricing procedures.With the account keys, you group together similar accounts in financial accounting. Using the account key, the SAP System finds the desired G/L accounts.This way you can allocate a separate account key to each condition type within a pricing procedure to implement detailed revenue account determination.For example, you can allocate a freight condition to a freight revenue account, or a surcharge for packaging costs to a corresponding account for packaging revenues.
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Account key and posting key

what is difference between account key and posting key?

Posting key actually defines which side of an Account either Debit or Credit & suggests to which Account it (Posting key) will posted.
Some of the standard Posting Keys are -
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50 G/L Credit Posting
01 Customer Invoice
Account key is related to the Condition Type i.e. Price , Freight , Taxes , Discount. If you want to post the relevant value in different G/L Account then use different Account key & assign with G/L account in VKOA.
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Sales account keys and posting keys

Dear Experts
I have a query that when i assign the g/l account in VKOA system determines that based on the account key into which G/L the posting needs to be done.Also based on the posting key it determines whether to debit / credit that g/l.
My question is that how the system recognises to whether debit/credit the value (in the G/L) it is bringing along with the account key .
Also where can i see that how this posting key is assigned to the account key in which the debit / credit configuration is done.
regards
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My question is that how the system recognises
to whether debit/credit the value
Answer to this question is your Pricing Procedure where for each and every condition type, you would be assigning various Account Keys. In V/06, you define whether the condition type should be posted with positive or negative value against the field "Plus/minus". In VKOA for that Account Key you are assigning G/L Accounts. Thus a value is being posted with Plus / Minus values in FI.
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If I assign a Accrual Key do I have to leave Account Key blank?
Under what circumstances, if any, would it make sense to assign both Accrual Key and Account Key to a condition type in a calc schema?
If someone can clarify my confusion, I will appreciate it.
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Anisha,
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