Error in the procurement of external services

Hello friends,
                    I was doing the procurement for external services from maintenance order as was suggested, but in one of the steps in iw31
when we give the control key PM03 and then go to the operations tab, and go to external services, there it gives an error message that"GL <> account does not exist. please check your input", after entering the service no. up till this point i have not defined any GL account at any place.
Can anyone please help me with the config. part to check at which all place where account could be maintained.
regards,
and thanks in advance
yk

Hi Naveen,
                   actually i ddnt checke dthe cost in the cost tab,
but for the normal maintenance orders the components cost is getting derived from the components, but not the activity cost, because in our place all the maintenace activities have bin out-sourced. and they are paid on hourly basis. which is done by the MM people via external services.
though this is also the procurement of external services, but it is for the repair of a particular equipment............
and as far as costing is concerned, i already went into the given path but cldnt get much in that, that is i was not able to understand the terminology there, may be FI  guys can understand..........................but this is all different i guess, my issue is where that accnt is maintained which is getting popped up in the IW31 at the time of making order for procurement of external services..............
hope it further clarifies my problem.......................
Regards,
yk

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    By unplanned services, we mean services that cannot be specified in detail because their precise nature and scope are not initially known, or services which - for various reasons - you do not wish to plan. Unplanned services therefore have no descriptions.
    They are entered in the form of monetary limits. Services may be performed up to a value not exceeding these value limits. This allows you to exercise a degree of cost control in such situations.
    You can analyze data already available in the system in order to find suitable sources of supply for certain services.
    You can also carry out a bid invitation process and evaluate the bids submitted in response using the price comparison list function. You can then award a contract to (or place an order with) the desired vendor.
    During the phase of service performance (execution of work), various lists and totals displays enable you to retain an up-to-date overview of your service specifications, the progress of the work, and the costs being incurred.
    You can record the performance of services or work in service entry sheets.
    You can indicate your acceptance of the work set out in the entry sheets in various ways.
    Following acceptance, the vendor’s invoice can be verified and released for payment.
    As an alternative to this basic process, various accelerated and simplified processes are made available to you for use if desired in connection with specific procurement transactions.
    Integration
    MM External Services Management is completely integrated into the Materials Management system. The master data for the procurement of services can be stored in service master records, for example, which subsequently provide default data for the purchasing documents. Service specifications for a concrete procurement project are not created and processed separately each time (e.g. as bid invitation or contract specifications), but entered directly in the purchasing documents (e.g. in a request for quotation, quotation, purchase order or contract).
    The following graphic demonstrates the degree of integration of MM External Services Management:
    The External Services Management component is linked to the SAP modules PM Plant Maintenance and PS Project System. As a result, it is possible to create purchase requisitions for external services within the framework of maintenance measures or a project and then transmit them to Purchasing without incurring additional data maintenance work.
    The interaction of the R/3 modules MM, PS and PM, CO and FI saves time and effort and reduces the frequency of errors. This is because data need be entered once only, after which it is available for all follow-on activities within a business process.
    An example of the integration of MM and CO is purchase order commitments. The expected value of unplanned services is forwarded to CO from within MM so that a commitment figure can be established and monitored. This enables the relevant budget for procurement measures to be prepared in good time.
    For complete information on ESM:
    Please read the URL:
    http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/c3/72cfd355cd11d189660000e8323c4f/frameset.htm
    Hope this will clarify you,
    Reward, if it helps,
    Regards,
    Srin.K

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