SAP : Account Group (GL, Customer, Vendor)

1. Controls the – number range of the accounts.
2. Controls thewhether account is one time or not
3. Controls the status of the field.
4. Once C/V (Customer / Vendor) account has been created, you can no longer change the account group. But you can change the account group of the C/V.
5. If you use partner roles in SD in some cases you can change the account group from an ordering address to a ship-to address.
6. Separate number ranges for C&V accounts.
7. Number range must not overlap.
8. If you want to know how many numbers are still available in a specific number range, you can display the current number.
9. Current number can’t be displayed with external number assignment.
10. Each number range can be assigned to one/more account groups.
11. One time account master records does not contain any information about a specific C/V, since the account is used more than once.
12. C/V specific field should be therefore be hidden.
13. C/V specific data have to enter for one-time C/V in document when posting.
14. Layout of C/V master data screens can be effected bye several factors:
    > Account group-dependent control
    > Transaction-dependent control
    > Company code dependent control
15. All of the above used and the field status with the highest priority is used.
16. ‘Display’ status field can be either ‘suppress’/’display’.
17. If you don’t want 2 & 3 , you can put the status in ‘optional’ for all fields