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Author's profile photo RAJ KUMAR

GL master and Cost Element Incarnation with S/4 HANA Finance

S/4 HANA Finance has simplified the FI-CO integration. Previously we have to create separate cost element master for primary cost element.

Previously we have 2 type of cost element and even now exist as well but S/4 HANA Finance has introduced many changes with respect to master data.

Previously when any one used to ask us about difference between primary cost element and secondary cost element. First thing in our mind was that primary cost element has GL master reference in FI while secondary cost element do not have GL master reference in FI.

Above differential statement is of past days now in context to S/4 HANA Finance.

If in future any one will ask the same question we have to clarify first that are you asking in context of ECC or S/4 HANA Finance.

So now question arise what new changes SAP has bought with S/4 HANA Finance.

Answer is here:

Primary cost element master were being created separately in ECC using KA01 transaction with respect to GL master in FI. Now these 2 different master has been merged and cost element category field has been added to control tab in GL master itself.

Secondary cost element were part of only CO there was no GL master in FI with respect to secondary cost element but now S/4 HANA Finance has introduced secondary cost element master in FI as GL master. We have to create secondary cost element as GL master in FI with S/4 HANA migration.

Now question arise if we have GL master for both type of cost element then how we differentiate that this GL belongs to secondary cost element type or primary cost element type or balance sheet account as previously we have only 2 radio button as P&L statement acct or Balance sheet Account.

We used to select P&L statement acct for primary cost element but now we have secondary cost element as well so how we handle this.

Answer is here that SAP has added a new field GL account type to GL master chart of account data. While we create GL master we have to select following GL account type: Non-operating expense or income, Primary cost or revenue, secondary cost or balance sheet.

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      Author's profile photo Sattaiah Gundu
      Sattaiah Gundu

      Good Explanation Raj Kumar.

      Sattaiah Gundu

      Author's profile photo RAJ KUMAR
      RAJ KUMAR
      Blog Post Author

      Thanks Sattaiah Gundu

      Author's profile photo Ramya S
      Ramya S

      Hi Raj,

       

      I'm facing an issue with secondary cost element creation for G/L accounts.

      I'm migrating data from MDG system to ECC(S/4 HANA).

      When I'm trying to create secondary cost element for existing G/L account I'm getting an error saying that secondary cost element can't be created as the G/L account exists.

       

      Can you please suggest me if I have to implement any sap Notes to achieve this.

      Thanks in advance.

       

      Regards,

      Ramya

       

      Author's profile photo RAJ KUMAR
      RAJ KUMAR
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Ramya,

      So is G/L exist with same number as seconday cost element in S/4 HANA system.

      Thanks,

      Raj

      Author's profile photo Ramya S
      Ramya S

      Hi Raj,

      Yes, G/L account is exist with same number in S/4 HANA system.

       

       

      Author's profile photo TCS Functional
      TCS Functional

      What Should be Cost Element category for Secondary cost element category in document splitting.

      Author's profile photo amit darji
      amit darji

      Hi Raj,

      Could you clarify if the underlying Cost Element tables have changed from ECC to S/4?

      Thanks,

      Author's profile photo Kumar Sen
      Kumar Sen

      Hi Raj,

       

      When I am creating Secondary G/L Account with Cost Element Category 43 in MDG, S4 is not creating Cost Element automatically after replication MDG. Is there any setting available in SPRO which is responsible to create Cost element in S4 automatically.

       

      Regards

      Kumar