Environment: G/L Account Master Data

The following objects play a central role in the creation and management of master records:

• Chart of accounts list

• Chart of accounts

• Account group

The sample account and the data transfer rules are optional and provide special functions. The following figure gives an overview of these objects.

• The
chart of accounts list contains all of the charts of accounts that you support within a client.

• The
chart of accounts in the R/3 system is a list of all G/L account master records which are needed in one or several company codes. For every G/L account master record, the chart of accounts contains the account number, the account name and controlling information.

• The
sample account and the data transfer rules determine which field values are predefined when creating a G/L account master record and whether these values can be overwritten.

• The
account group is a summary of characteristics that control the creation of master records. You can use it to determine which fields must or can be filled when creating the master record. In addition, it can be used to predefine a number interval, from which the numbers for the master records should be chosen. Accounts that require the same master record fields and use the same number interval are created with the same account group.

The

G/L account master record in the company code contains company code-specific information which controls the entry of data to this account and the management of the account.