Valuation and Account Determination in SAP MM

In SAP MM, procurement process involves the cost of goods and services that needs
to be paid to the vendor by an organization. The cost being paid must be posted in an
organization necessarily in a correct general ledger (G/L) account. It is quite impossible
to recollect and feed the correct G/L account every time during procurement. To avoid
this inconvenience, the SAP system can be configured so that the system will
automatically determine the correct G/L account that needs to be posted. G/L account
is posted when goods receipt is done as well as during clearing the invoice verification.
Account determination deals with the following terms−
 Define Valuation Control

 Group together Valuation Areas
 Define Valuation Classes
 Configure Automatic Posting
Define Valuation Control

Valuation areas can be grouped together and can be assigned to one grouping code, if
they belong to the same G/L account. For example, different plants under one
company code can be assigned the same valuation grouping code and vice versa.
Before this, valuation grouping code must be activated and this can be done by
following the steps given below.
Path to Activate Valuation Grouping Code

IMG ⇒ Materials Management ⇒ Valuation and Account Assignment ⇒ Account
Determination ⇒ Account Determination without Wizard ⇒ Define Valuation Control
TCode: OMWM
Step 1 − On the Display IMG screen, select Define Valuation Control by following the
above path.
Step 2 − Select Valuation grouping code. Click on Save. Valuation grouping code is
now activated.
Group Together Valuation Areas

In valuation grouping, valuation area and valuation grouping code are assigned to the
company code. This can be done by following the below steps.
Path to Define Valuation Area and Valuation Grouping Code

Determination ⇒ Account Determination without Wizard ⇒ Group Together Valuation
Areas
TCode: OMWD
Step 1 − On the Display IMG screen, select Group Together Valuation Areas by
following the above path.
Step 2 − Here you can define a valuation area with grouping code, and assign them to
a company code. Click on Save. Valuation area and valuation grouping code are now
defined for a company code.
Define Valuation Classes
Valuation class categorizes the G/L account on the basis of material type. For
example, raw material will have different G/L account than the finished material, as the
costs will be different in both the cases. Account reference is also maintained along
with the valuation class. Account reference and valuation class can be defined by
following the steps given below.
Path to Define Account Reference and Valuation Class

Determination ⇒ Account Determination without Wizard ⇒ Define Valuation Classes
TCode: OMSK
Step 1 − On the Display IMG screen, select Define Valuation Classes by following the
above path.
Step 2 − Click the Account Category Reference button.

Step 3 − Click New Entries.
Step 4 − Provide the name of ARef (Account reference) along with its description.
Step 5 − Now go to same screen and click Valuation Class.
Step 6 − Click New Entries.
Step 7 − Provide the name of valuation class, ARef (Account reference), and
description of valuation class.
Step 8 − Now go to the same screen and click Material Type/Account Category
Reference.
Step 9 − Here you can map material type with ARef (Account reference). Click on
Save. G/L account can now be posted for different material types.
Configure Automatic Posting
G/L account is automatically determined for each of the transactions. It happens so
because automatic postings are configured in the SAP system. Automatic posting can
be configured by following the steps given below.
Path to Configure Automatic Posting

Determination ⇒ Account Determination without Wizard ⇒ Configure Automatic
Postings
TCode: OMWB
Step 1 − On the Display IMG screen, select Configure Automatic Postings by following
the above path.
Step 2 − Click Account Assignment.
Step 3 − Here you can maintain the transaction for which automatic account
determination is there. Click on Save. Automatic posting for transactions is now
configured.

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In SAP MM, procurement process involves the cost of goods and services that needs

 Define Valuation Control

Define Valuation Control

Path to Activate Valuation Grouping Code

Group Together Valuation Areas

Path to Define Valuation Area and Valuation Grouping Code

Path to Define Account Reference and Valuation Class

Step 2 − Click the Account Category Reference button.

Path to Configure Automatic Posting

Step 2 − Click Account Assignment.

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