G/L account postings control in Accounting document

Dear All,
We have a scenario, where Business are using different materials for special charges. For these materials business decided to go with Credit and Debit memo process.
Globally Business is using same Billing type CR/DR.
anotherr information is they have the only one pricing procedure for Trading sales and Cr/DR also.
While posting the credit note if the customer is eligible for rebates, then Rebate values also posting to accounting. These values are also nullifying.
But Business requirement is whenever they process the special charges materials ( we have defined seperate materials ), Rebate values should not post to accounting means even it is nullifying also.
We can create a new pricing procedure for this process because its Global process and each country will have the different taxations.
So how to control the accounting postings while saving the invoice?
Could you please help on the same.. Is there any user exit to control the Accounting postings?
Thanks in advance..
Regards,
SK

Give your constraints, I would look at finding a way to exclude (by requirement routine or exclusion) the rebate conditions in case where one of the special materials are used.
You will need to choose a field on the material master to identify materials used for the special charges. The material account assignment group is a strong possibility.
Some possibilities:
1. In the pricing procedure, add a requirement routine to skip the rebate accruals in the material is for special charges.  OR
2. In the access sequence for the rebate conditions, use a similar requirement routine OR
3. Add a statistical condition to the pricing procedure that will be included when then material is for special charges - PLUS exclusion rules that drop the rebate conditions if this condition is present.
The simplest option is #1.

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    The depreciation calculation is a month end process which is run in
    batches and then once the batch input is run the system posts the
    accounting entries into Finance.
    How do you change fiscal year in Asset Accounting?
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    Ÿ The earliest you can start this program is in the last posting period of
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    Is it possible to ensure that no capitalization be posted in the
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    either in Moving Average Price or Standard Price in SAP. These are the
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    Different materials with the same material type can be assigned to
    different valuation classes.
    Materials with different material types are assigned to a single valuation
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    Can we change the valuation class in the material master once it is
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    Once a material is assigned to a valuation class in the material master
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    In such a case, if the stock exists, we have to transfer the stocks or issue
    the stocks and make the stock nil for the specific valuation class. Then
    only we will be able to change the valuation class.
    Does the moving average price change in the material master during
    issue of the stock assuming that the price control for the material is
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    ‘s’(standard price).
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    Transaction event key WRX.
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    class to a material group and then in FI-automatic posting, we can
    assign the relevant G/L account in the Transaction event key. The
    assignment of a valuation class to a material group enables the system to
    determine different G/L accounts for the individual material groups.
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    of standard price in the material master. If you enter an alternative value
    at the time of the movement type 561, then the system posts the
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