SAP REFX: Account determination values

You can use account determination values with condition types to post to alternative G/L accounts (like inter-group, prepayment). Only one account determination can be used with a condition at any one time.

How posting works with account determinations

Condition types are linked to multiple G/L accounts in configuration via account determinations. When conditions are posted with a specific account determination, the system automatically determines the G/L account to be posted to for that account determination. Other than account determinations, the user cannot influence G/L accounts that are used by the system.

 

Key features of account determination values

 -- They are global. An account determination used with a particular condition type will post to the same G/L account irrespective of the company code of the associated contract.
 -- Each condition type is configured with specific account determination values i.e. not all account determination values are configured to all condition types. For example, sales-based rent conditions are not configured with inter-group account determinations because we do not expect sales-based rental agreements between inter-group companies.

 

Categories of account determination values

Account determination values are classified as follows:
 

 -- Accrual account determination values: These are used for accrual accounting purposes. These are further sub-divided into long-term and short-term accrual account determinations.
 -- Non-Accrual account determination values: These are used purely to post to alternative G/L accounts for non-accrual postings e.g. inter-group

SAP: Integration between the Real Estate - FX and FI Financial Accounting GL

We will see how the GL account is defined in the RE periodic postings & also given the relevant IMG path :
In every RE Contract, we define the condition type based on the requirement. Condition type is the main link for selecting the GL account.

1. From the RE Contract, based on the contract type you will be given with some condition types (not all) for using it in contract. This is based on the  condition types which are grouped in Condition group (Path:1) and each contract type is assigned with one condition group (Path:2).
2. From condition type, flow type will be derived (Path:3).
3. Account symbols assigned (both in Dr & Cr side) for each flow type for each Account determination (Path:4).
4. Each Account symbols will be assigned with one GL account for the given Chart of accounts (Path:5).

Path:1  IMG> Flexible Real Estate Management (Enterprise Extension) > Conditions and Flows > Condition Types and Condition Groups > Condition Groups > Define condition groups and assign condition types

Path:2  IMG> Flexible Real Estate Management (Enterprise Extension) > Conditions and Flows > Condition Types and Condition Groups > Condition Groups > Assign Condition Group to Contract per Contract Type

Path:3  IMG> Flexible Real Estate Management (Enterprise Extension) > Conditions and Flows > Condition Types

Path:4  IMG> Flexible Real Estate Management (Enterprise Extension) > Accounting > Automatically Generated Accounting Documents > Account Determination > Assign Account Symbol to Flow Type

Path:5  IMG> Flexible Real Estate Management (Enterprise Extension) > Accounting > Integration FI-GL, FI-AR, FI-AP > Account Determination > Replace Account Symbols