Valuation string in movement types - Inventory Management

Question

Hi,
what is meant by Valuation String. and i've seen the valuation string assigned to movement types.
for ex: WE01 and WE06 is assigned to Mvt Type 101 in account grouping.
pls list all the valuation string and explain the purpose of valuation string.
Regards,
Bala

Answer 1

Hi
Posting string for values
Indicates the posting rule that always contains the same account assignment characteristics for a certain transaction or event (for example a goods movement or an invoice receipt).
The posting string is needed for the purposes of automatic account determination.
Use
Through the allocation of a posting string to a movement type, the system automatically determines the G/L accounts to be updated in the event of a goods movement.
Definition: posting string
The definition of a posting rule that always has the same account assignment characteristics for a certain business transaction.
The posting string is required for automatic account determination.
These value string WE01,WE06 plays an important role in
Automatic Accoutn determnination. You have maintain in
SM30.
you have maintain in SM 30
Table T156W -Value string
T156M for Quantity string.
Whenever Goods movement (or) invenotry posting takes places we are not giving the G/L account ,The G/L accounts are taken automatically.
In real time we are not modfiying anything. it is Std SAP
If you are copying a New Movement type then you have to define the WE01 & WE06 Value String & Qty string.
you choose a value string and qty string.
The value strings controls the G/L account determination for transactions covered by the movement type
G.Ganesh Kumar