Mapping account codes to normal cost elements

This page allows you to map account codes to normal cost elements. You can search and select the account codes that must be mapped to the cost elements. You can search by specifying the company and the range of account codes that you want to retrieve. The system retrieves the details of the account code based on the search criteria entered. The system maps the selected account codes to the cost element. The system also saves the details of the organization unit, business unit, company and logistics organization along with the mapping details.

Select the “Map Accounts” link at the bottom of the “Map Normal / Allocation Cost Elements” page.

The “Map Accounts to Normal Cost Element” page appears.

Enter the following field:

Cost Element	The code identifying the cost element (Alphanumeric, 32). The cost element entered in this field must be in an “Active” status.
	Press <Enter> key.
	The system retrieves and displays the description of the cost element.
	Help facility available

Note: You can map account codes to normal cost elements only.

The system displays the following:

Description

The textual description of the cost element.

Enter the following fields in the “Search Criteria” group box to search for the account codes that have to be mapped to the cost element:

Company Code	Use the drop-down list box to select the code identifying the company from which you want to retrieve account codes. All the companies that have been mapped to the login business unit will be available for selection in the alphabetical order.
Account Code From	The starting code in the range of account codes that you want to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 32).

Note: The code entered in this field must be before or the same as the code entered in the “To” field.

To	The ending code in the range of account codes that you want to retrieve (Alphanumeric, 32).

Click the “Search” pushbutton to retrieve the search results.

The system retrieves and displays the following in the “Account Definition Details” multiline based on the search criteria entered:

Note: The system retrieves all the account codes that belong to the account group “Asset” and are classified as ”Inventories” in the “Balance Sheet”. The system also retrieves account codes that belong to the account group “Expense” or ”‘Revenue” and that are classified as “Income Statement”.

Company Code	The code identifying the company.
Account Code	The code identifying the account.
Description	The description of the account code.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to mark account codes that are not required for mapping.

Note: You can map an account code to a cost element only once.

Click the “Map” pushbutton to map the account codes to the cost element.

The system maps the account codes to the cost element. The system saves the details of the mapping. The system also saves the details of the company, organization unit, business unit and the logistics organization along with the mapping.

The system displays the following:

Created By	The login ID of the user who created the mapping.
Created Date	The date on which the mapping was created.