OM Account Assignment - Inheritance Principle

Question

Hi
We are all ware that the Switch PPOM INHS when off, turns off the account assignemnt inhertitance from Org Unit to Position.
But... How can we turn off the Org Unit to Org Unit account assignment inheritance in ECC 6.0
To put it in simpler terms, I do not want the subordinate org unit to inherit the account assignment feature of the superior org unit. And can this be seen and/or done through PPOME?
Thanks in advance for your inputs
Shyam

Answer 1

Hi Shyam,
I have worked on the Issue that you have quoted. Please find below my observations:
Org Unit - Org Unit Relationship in PPOME:
CA01----
CA02
    |----CA11
    |----US01                                     
Structure: Two Org Units (CA01 and CA02 at the same level has got the Same Account Assignment Feature say
    Co. Code: CAA1
    PA:          CA00
    PSA:        CACA
Fundamentally, Rule of Inheritance states Unless and until you EXPLICITLY change the values in the Subordinate Object, it will inherit the values from the Root Object or Parent object.
Therefore, CA11 and US01 Should inherit the Values maintained in CA01. However, since you have explicitly changed the Values for US01 to
    Co Code: US00
    PA:         US01
    PSA:       USUS,
the inheritance will NOT take place. For CA11, the inheritance follows.
Your Switch for PPOM INHS is set to active.
Coming to your Scenario 1:
When I move CA11 as a Subordinate unit of US01 the account assignment features of US01 are inherited by CA11 (This should not happen);
It will happen because, in the first place, you have Just caused an Inheritance to happen from CA01 to CA11 which is default and therefore not Explicit. Therefore, when you further move this org Unit CA11 to US01; it will follow the same process and inherit the values of US01.
Scenario 2:
Whereas when I move CA02 as a subordinate unit of US01 the account assignment feaures of US01 are NOT inherited by CA02 (This is correct).
This is because you created the Org Unit with Account Assignment Features and Saved it (making it as explicit unit) and even if you move this unit under US01 or any other Org Unit it will NOT inherit values of the then PARENT unit. Moreover, if you relate any further org unit/position to CA02 (after you have related CA02 to US01); all the subordinate units/position will inherit the account assignment feature of CA02; which is quite valid.
To my knowledge, to solve this, you will have to mandatorily click the Replace buttons available and set it to the requisites.
Considering that you are using PPOME, it would be a case of few of the org units.. and therefore it wouldnt be a difficult task to do.
Hope this helps.
Best Regards,
Kumarpal Jain.