What is multiple account assignment??

Question

Hi Experts,
Kindly clear my doubts.
1) What is Multiple Account Assignment in PO ?
2) If i have ordered 100 ea of material, can i split 50 ea for cost center (K) and 50 ea for project (P) with this multiple account assignment in PO?
Regards,
Prasath

Answer 1

Hi,
I hope multiple account assignment is only possible for different cost centers and not against project.Mostly this will be used for consumable material only.
When specifying multiple account assignment for an item, you must consider the following points:
How is the net value of a PO item to be distributed (apportioned) to the individual account assignment items?
The costs can be allocated on a quantity or percentage basis (for example, 10 pieces or 10% of the order value to cost center 100).
How are the costs to be apportioned if only a part of the ordered quantity has been delivered and invoiced?
In this case, the accounts are charged with the invoiced amount of the partial delivery. For each purchase order item with multiple account assignments, you can specify whether the cost allocation is carried out proportionally or on a progressive fill-up basis.
If you allocate the costs proportionally, the invoiced amount is distributed equally among the accounts.
If you allocate the costs on a progressive fill-up basis, the invoiced amount is allocated to the individual account assignment items one after the other. In this case, costs are allocated to account assignment item 2, for example, only when item 1 has received its full allotment, and so on. This process continues with each successive partial invoice until the full invoice amount is reached.
Fo further details you can refer
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_ides/helpdata/en/fd/45b9c89d6411d189b60000e829fbbd/frameset.htm
Regards,
Prabu