How to Create Account Group in SAP

You can create new accounts group as per customer requirement.

Define Account Group :– Chart of accounts contains different types of accounts, In order to manage and control a large number of G/L accounts better in SAP, they are arranged in account groups. Account group must be specify while creating the G/L account
Account Group Determines :-

  • The interval in which the GL account number must be defined.
  • Creation of the GL codes depends upon specified number range that is assigned to the account group in sap
  • Which fields are required and optional entries when creating and changing master records
  • Which fields are suppressed when creating and changing master data

Here we are configuring the following account groups

COA
Account group
Name
From account
To account
ADAR
SCPL
Share Capital
100000
119999
ADAR
RSPL
Reserves & Surplus
120000
129999
ADAR
ACDN
Current Liabilities and Provisions
130000
139999
ADAR
SCLN
Secured Loans
140000
149999
ADAR
SCPL
Share Capital
100000
119999
ADAR
UNLN
Unsecured loan
150000
159999
ADAR
ACDP
Accumulated Depreciation
160000
169999
ADAR
FAAC
Fixed Asset Accounts
170000
179999
ADAR
CUAS
Current Assets
180000
189999
ADAR
LOAD
Loans and Avances
190000
199999
ADAR
SALE
Sales & Operating Revenues
200000
219999
ADAR
OTIN
Other Income
220000
229999
ADAR
INCR
Increase / Decrease in stocks
230000
239999
ADAR
RMCO
Raw material consumption
240000
249999
ADAR
PREX
Personnel Expenditure
250000
259999
ADAR
MFEX
Manufacturing Expenses
260000
269999
ADAR
ADMN
Administration Expenses
270000
279999
ADAR
INTR
Interest
280000
289999
ADAR
DEPR
Depreciation
290000
299999
ADAR
INTX
Income Tax Expenses
300000
319999

Steps to Define Accounts group in SAP :-

T Code for Define Account Group :- OBD4

IMG Menu Path :- SAP Implementation Guide > Financial accounting –> G/L Accounting –> GL Accounts –> Master Data–> Preparations –> Define Account Groups

Step 1 :– Enter T Code SPRO in the SAP Command field

How to Create Account Group in SAP

Step 2 :- Select SAP Reference IMG

How to Create Account Group in SAP

Step 3 :- Next Screen follow the menu path for define account group in SAP

How to Create Account Group in SAP

Step 4 :- Select New entries to create new G/L account groups

How to Create Account Group in SAP

Step 5 :- Update the following fields and press enter from Key board.

Chrts/Accts :- Enter Charts of Account Key

Acct Group :- Enter the Account group

Name :- Update the of account group

From Acct :– Enter from account number i.e starting account number of account group in SAP

To Account :- Enter to account number i.e end of account number of Account group in SAP

How to Create Account Group in SAP

Step 6 :- After Updating the data save the data by clicking save icon

How to Create Account Group in SAP

Thus Account groups are successfully configured in SAP