Transportation Management with SAP LES

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Goods Issue
Figure 17.29 Overview After the Second Split
For reasons of space, it is not possible to demonstrate all variants by means of
examples, and thereby cover all of the possible settings that you can make in the
split profile. Once you understand how retroactive delivery split works, it is simple
to experiment with it (in a test system).
17.4 Account Determination
While goods issue postings update stocks at the plant level, they also post the
material with its current value to the G/L accounts. In other words, GI postings
are part of the value flow, as well as the quantity flow. It is very important to
recognize that your stocks are evaluated in your G/L accounts in the accounting
department and that every goods receipt and issue posting also involves a posting
to your G/L account.
Account determination has little to do with shipping and transportation process, but
I will describe it briefly for the purpose of completeness. In rare cases, Customizing
is performed by Shipping and Logistics employees. The settings to be made
are in neither Financial Accounting nor Inventory Management.
17.4.1 Chart of Accounts
Account determination itself is not easy to understand and requires an understanding
of the organizational structures in your accounting department. For example,
you must know your Chart of accounts, because the chart of accounts is the first
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