Alternative Account number in G/L Master Data

Hi,
Can any one tell me the importance of alternative account no. in G/L Master Data.
Thanks in Advance
kumar.

Hi,
The alternative account number field in the company code area is freely definable. You could use it to enter:
1. the account number from your legacy system or
2. the account number from a country chart of accounts if your corporate group uses a standard chart of accounts.
The alternative account number is only issued in the financial statement if you explicitly assign it to the relevant items in the financial statement version.
Regards,
Jigar

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There is one GL.100000 is extended in two company codes.
Company code : A (Balance available)
Company code: B(Balance available)
Whenever I change the alternative account in company code A, it is accepting whereas company code B is not accepting and showing error message : FH007.
What might be the issue?
Rgds
Swapna.

Hi,
Postings might be done In the second company code. It might be the reason.
Check with the below link
Message no. FH007 while assigning Alternative account number
GL Alternative Acct Number - error message FH007
regards,
Radhika.
Edited by: Balaji Radhika on Apr 5, 2010 1:39 PM

Alternative account number in GL master record

can any one help me to define what is the use of alternative account number in gl master record as i am new in this line.
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The alternative account number field in the company code area is freely definable. You could use it to enter:
1) The account number from your legacy system or
2) The account number from a country chart of accounts if your corporate group uses a standard chart of accounts.
You might want to use a standard chart of accounts worldwide. However, the usage of another chart of accounts is required by law in some company codes. By using the Alternative account number, the connection between the account in the worldwide standard chart of accounts and the account in the country chart of accounts can be set up.

Alternative Account number - using as a custom field/Issues in reports pull

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We are presently using the "Group Account number" field from the GL master for reporting purposes through a Group COA. So this won't be available for our new purpose. Instead of creating a custom field and pulling the data, I'm thinking to use Country Chart of Accounts to fill this gap by using "Alternative Account Number" in GL Control data tab.
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The system will update the amount at company code level GL only. You can post the entries at company code gl only, no option to post the transaction figures at chart of accounts level. So the group COA or country level COA will pick up the transactional data from the GL at country level. Remaining level GLs are link with the country level COA.

RFBILA00 Alternative account number Missing

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I assigned operating general ledger accounts to financial statement version, and in GL master data, i have already assigned alternative account number to them. but when i run RFBILA00 report, i turn on "accounts with zero balance" " ALV grid control", in the following result screen, i can get the correct report tree and accounts assignment, but when i show alternative account number field, all of them are blank. what's wrong with it? i would like to see all these alternative account numbers, and i checked some SAP notes, found they can not resolve this problem.
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thank you very much!

Changing the alternative account number

Hi all,
Is it possible to change once assigned alternative account number that has already been posted to?
Thanks!!
D.

Hi,
Please see the solution given by Brendan O'Brien for the thread "GL Alternative Acct Number - error message FH007" in this forum.
Anyway, I am copying the text from the same thread. Hope this should be useful to you.
If you have a "Country-specific chart of accounts" assigned to the GL Account then it is correct that you cannot change the alternative Account number.
However if you do not have a "Country-specific chart of accounts" Assigned and yet you still cannot make this change
See note 305203. This note will prevent this message where no "Country-specific chart of accounts" is assigned.
If you do have a "Country-specific chart of accounts" assigned then unfortunately you cannot change this error message, as FH007 is hardcoded as an error.
However, a possible workaround which you may like to try could be:
Deassign the country chart of accounts from OBY6,the company code global settings. Then it is possible to enter an alternative account number on the G/L master record irrespective of whether there is a balance on the account or not. Once the alternative account number is saved, reassign the country chart of accounts to the company code.
However, as displayed, your account balancee is infact zero.
The note will prevent the error message FH 007 where no "Country-specific chart of accounts" has been assigned to the corresponding company code. However, in your case, it sounds like you have a "Country-specific chart of accounts" assigned to the company code. Hence the error message.
I hope that this information helps.
Thanks,
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Alternative account Number in G/L

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When I run the Balance sheet query with the normal hierarchy I can see all the nodes correctly. But when I use the one for its country I can see only one node (Not Assigned Fincl Statement Item) with all the account numbers inside.
When I check it in R/3 (tcode FC10) I can see it with both structures checking the alternative account number option.
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I have created a nice financial statement based on "normal" GL account number, and through this I can have a nice formatted balance sheet and profit and loss account.
For china, I need the financial statement with the alternative account number displayed. For example: My normal GL Account is 181000, and alternative account number is 10010101 .
During running the F.01 - Balance sheet, I check the options of "alternative account number" under the tab of special evaluations, but the output of the balance sheet and profit and loss does not give me a nice format.
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Ok ...
I half way solve my problem with the following reference:
http://sap.ittoolbox.com/groups/technical-functional/sap-acct/country-specific-coa-1453275
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The following is my scenario:
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GL1000 linked with alternative GL account (GL9001 - Chart of account - ACA1)
GL2000 linked with alternative GL account (GL9002 - Chart of account - ACA1)
GL3000 linked with alternative GL account (GL9003 - Chart of account - ACA1)
GL4000 No link to any alternative GL (because does not use or need this)
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Please read F1 help. It is clearly mentioned.
Test copied below:
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Alternative account number in the Balance Sheet

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We have a company that besides the usual balance structure uses also an alternative one for its country.
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Hello,
Please read F1 help. It is clearly mentioned.
Test copied below:
Alternative Bank Acct Number (for Ambiguous Acct Number)
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Maintain number range interval for master data upload for existing employee

Hi Experts,
1)I have the scenario to upload additional data for existing employees in PA. Employees are already existed in SAP HR , But additional Infotypes are required to maintain for those emploees
2) I have the senario where i have to upload master data for new employees.
Pls give the detailed description of how to maintain number range interval i.e. External or Internal for upload in both the above scenario. Do we have to maintain number range manually in master data record & then upload it Through BDC or LSMW?
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Edited by: Rob Burbank on Jan 12, 2011 3:49 PM

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s c patil wrote:
> 2) For new employees i have to maintain desired ( my or client?) number range in SAP system as External number range & then default that number range in NUMKAR & then maintain those number range in master data record & then get the data template filled by client & then upload the data & after that create new number range which is next to existing External number range as an Internal number range. & then default that Internal number range.
>
> Pls reply ASAP
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Here I don't understand that why r u looking for upload process for new hiring, if it is not mass hiring. It should be day to day activities which would be done by user through PA40.
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