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MM account assignment

Account assignment is mandatory for purchase order item

ME21N/ME22N will not save a PO item because a consumption/non-stock purchase requires a valid account assignment.

Likely root causes

  1. The item category/material setup requires consumption posting but no account assignment category/object is supplied.
  2. A G/L account, cost center, order, asset or WBS element is missing.
  3. The wrong material/item category was used for the procurement scenario.

What to inspect

  1. PO account assignment category and item category.
  2. G/L account and CO/asset/WBS assignment fields.
  3. Material valuation/stock setup and expected procurement process.

Resolution path

  1. Choose the correct account-assignment category for the business purchase.
  2. Enter the approved G/L and receiving CO/asset/WBS object.
  3. If stock procurement was intended, correct the material/item setup instead of inventing a cost object.
  4. Validate downstream GR/IR accounting.

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