What is the purpose of GL account in the account assignment tab of PO scree

Question

hi,
in the purchase order screen, in the account assignment tab, there is a field labelled as GL account. May i know what is the purpose of this gl account because as far as i am concerned we need to specify the vendor gl account (in the vendor master) and the stock account and GR/IR account in BSX and WRX transactions in OBYC respectively.
In that case what is the purpose of specifyin a GL account in the purchase order account assignment tab?

Answer 1

Hi,
The fact is quite simple - When you are buying the material, you can be able to define if this is for inventorization or for consumption.  If it is for inventory replenishment, then the stock account will be debited during GR posting.  Otherwise, P&L account will be debited.  The G/L account you have seen in your PO is always needed in case of direct consumption.  At the time of GR posting, the posting lines will be -
1)   For stock item:
Dr     Stock Account (BSX Transaction/Event Key);
Cr     GR/IR Clearing Account (WRX Transaction/Event Key)
2)   In case of non-stock item:
Dr     P&L Account (GBB/xxx Transaction/Event Key where xxx is defined in the 'Account Modifier field of the related account assignment category setting in OME9 transaction - which is seen in the PO);
Cr    GR/IR Clearing Account (WRX Transaction/Event Key).
Cheers,
HT