Chart of Accounts For Beginners

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Objective: The objective of this blog is to establish the definition of Chart of Accounts in SAP.

 

Chart of Accounts Associations

 

• Chart Of Account is assigned to Controlling area.


• Each Chart Of Account holds multiple GL (one to many).


• A GL can be only assigned to one Chart of Account.


• SKA1 is the master table for GL.


• KTOPL is domain for COA.


• SKA1 table stores GL mapping to COA.


• SKAS is the master table for chart of accounts.


• Main COA is called operating COA.


• Operating COA is the Main.


• Group COA is used for reporting purpose.


• Country specific Chart of Account is used for country reporting.


• Assignment of GL account to company code in table SKBA.


• Controlling area to co code is one to many.


• GL is represented with domain saknr.


• COA is represented with domain ktopl.


• GL account is assigned to company code(table SKB1).


• Company code is mapped to chart of accounts using transaction ob62.