The system is delivered with several pre-customized charts of accounts. If needed, these charts of accounts can be adapted and maintained in the customization of the system.
The maintenance language is the language in which account descriptions are maintained. The account number of a G/L account can range from 1 to 10 digits in length. You can assign a group account number to each G/L account. This account number is used for cross-company code reporting if the company codes use different charts of accounts. To enter a group account in the G/L account, you have to enter a group account number in the corresponding field in the G/L account definition (required entry field). The system then checks whether the group account number exists in the group chart of accounts.
An incomplete chart of accounts can be blocked. In the blocked state, no company code can use the chart of accounts.
Every company code must be assigned a chart of accounts. In accordance with the variant principle, it is possible to assign one chart of accounts to several company codes. The Controlling (CO) component and the Financial Accounting (FI) component use the same chart of accounts. If company codes use cross-company code controlling, then the company must use the same chart of accounts. In the example shown in the figure, Assigning the Chart of Accounts, the company codes CC1000 and CC2000 can perform cross-company code controlling, but company codes CC2000 and CC3000 can not.
A complete G/L account consists of the following segments:
The chart of accounts segment contains information that applies to all company codes. Information about accounts is summarized in a chart of accounts segment and contains the following components:
Account number (maximum 10-digit long, numeric, alphanumeric)
Name of the account (as short and long text)
Control fields (for example, account group)
Consolidation fields (for example, company ID)
