Can we make as P.center as required field for Bank accounts

Question

hi friends,
can we make as profit center as required field for bank accounts in field status group.
If we make as required, what are the impact /consequences will happen. We are drawing Financial statements at profit center level.
We are using ECC 6.0 with document splitting.
Regards,
Suresh

Answer 1

Hi,
If you have document splitting active, where profit center is mandatory, do not make profit center mandatory at the field status group level as this will not allow the documents to split where there are more than one profit center in a document.
The bank line item gets automatically split in the ratio of liability or Assets line items profit center. And if you make Profit center mandatory in Bank line item then this splitting will not take place. Moreover you will not be able to post any document having more than one profit center.
You can test this out all by yourself in a test system. Post an Invoice(FB60) as foolows:-
Expense -Dr.(P.C.-A)- 100
Expense -Dr.(P.C.-B)-200
   To vendor - 300
This entry will show in general ledger view as :-
Expense -Dr.(P.C.-A) - 100
Expense -Dr.(P.C.-B) - 200
   To vendor .(P.C.-A) - 100
   To vendor .(P.C.-B) - 100
Now go to F-53 and post payment:-
Enter Bank Account no., amount, and also enter profit center on the first screen as u hv made P.C. mandatory, and select the above document no. and try posting it. You will get error in this case.
Do let me know if it is of any help to you.
Regards,
SAPFICO