Change Sort Field in GL Master - Implications

Hi,
I would like to know if I want to change the Sort Key in my Reconciliation GL account will there be any imact of this.
If you can let me know what will be the impact will be help full.
Below is the example what I have change.
In my Customer Recon Account there was Sort key for Doc Number and Fiscal Year now I have change to Assignment Field.
Regards,
Kiran.
Edited by: Kiran C on Jan 25, 2011 12:55 AM

Hi Kiran,
1. The purpose of defining Sort Key is only to use automatic clearing and in most of the cases automatic clearing is not used for customers so no reason to worry.
2. You have changed sort key from Doc Number and Fiscal Year to Assignment which I do not see of no use at all because Assignment should never be a Sort Key because the Sort Key is defined to populate value of field into Assignment field itself.
So, now onwards your sort key will become void since you will have to enter value in assignment field manually.
Precisely, if you are not using automatic clearing for the customer, there are no implications.
Study your business processes.
Regards,
Chintan Joshi

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