SAP Material Management

MM-FI Integration

Posting Keys Basics

Check FI Doc of a
Goods Receipt
Note item 1
Debit Stock Account 300000
was determined by
Transaction Event Key BSX
using
Posting Key 89
The detail of Stock Account
Determination has been
discussed to earlier Blog Posts.
However, GL Account 300000
is a STOCK Account
Rule Posting Key “89” is used when
Debit the Stock Account in TEK “BSX”

+1,000 means
DEBIT
Posting Key Configuration
Here is where
Posting Keys
are Configured
Account Types (where GL account
is created)

Customer = Account Type “D”

Vendor = Account Type “K”
G/L account = Account Type “S”
Assets = Account Type “A”
Material = Account Type “M”
 1
Posting Key Determine if it
is Debit / Credit Posting
for a Transaction

Posting Key Determine

what Account Type that
can be Posted
2

… other attributes of the

Posting Keys
Use the posted example to explain the 2 main
purpose of the Posting Key

1. Type of Posting (Debit or Credit)

2. Account Type to be Posted (A, D, K, M, S)

Account Types (where GL account
is created)

Customer = Account Type “A”

Vendor = Account Type “D”
G/L account = Account Type “K”
Assets = Account Type “M”
Material = Account Type “S”
 Stock
Account

D
K
S
A
M
The field “Recon.account
for account types” is not
meant for mapping as
Account Types but for
Reconciliations use Account Type “S” and “M” are not set
as Recon.account for account type
 Stock
Account

D
K
S
A
M

The Logic says that if the

Recon account for acct type
is set as A, D, K, V
then the
Account type is
“S” G/L Account
Doc type “WE” for
MB1C &
MIGO_GR
Goods Receipt
Account Type
“M” Material
 OBYC

OBF4

OBYC

OB41 The posting key is validating the Stock

Account 300000 is posted to a
Document type for Account Type “M’
matching that of the Posting Key “M”
at the scenario of Goods Receipt
and it is a DEBIT case !
Posting Key for Account
Type for Material Posting
Vendor
Account Type
Posting Keys
Account Type for
General Ledger
Posting Keys