Account Addition

Account addition is used to automatically update an accounting string with one or several accounting identities. The completion is triggered by the identities of other accounting dimensions in the string.

By using the account addition function, it is possible to define that all transactions recorded for a specific accounting identity (for instance, project X) should also be recorded for another accounting identity (for example, cost center Y).

Account addition is defined in 'Account Addition Table. Open' (GLS020) and activated by selecting the 'Account Addition' check box in 'Settings – General Ledger' (CRS750/E).

Note: If the account addition function is activated, it will overrule the accounting string for account supplementation triggered by the respective FAM function detail record.

The chart of accounts for the parent company and a subsidiary need to be reconciled so that they no longer differ.


Subsidiary Account	Parent Account
1010 Accounts North	113
1011 Accounts South	113
1017 Accounts West	113

Place the parent company’s account in accounting dimension 7, defined in (GLS020).

When entries are made in accounts 1010–1017, the accounting string is updated with the parent company accounts in accounting dimension 7.


When	Dim 1	Dim 7	Amount
At entry	1010		15.200
	1011		14.600
	1017		28.850
After entry	1010	113	15.200
	1011	113	14.600
	1017	113	28.850