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Hi all,
could anyone please explain the Cost - Item ledger posting type and when it is required?
We have a project group with this setup (screenshot), I thought that the cost -item was related only to Balance setup here. then we added a fallback main account for all item and now we are able to post the packing slip without the message of missing main account but the related voucher is still empty. So what is the necessity to request the cost-item type at posting?
Thank you,
best regards
Hi,
The post costs button allows you to shift costs from a balance sheet to a P&L account. This is used by accountants especially when doing month end or year end close. AX creates ledger vouchers whenever you shift costs from balance sheet to P&L accounts or vice versa. So, you will find either costs transactions or WIP transactions depending on the direction. If Post costs-Item is set to P&L accounts there is no need to post costs because they have already been posted as costs.
I hope this answers your query!
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Buli Ganguly
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Hello FBA,
Can you elaborate and explain what you mean by saying ... "I thought that the cost -item was related only to Balance setup here"?
Also, can you share some additional information on the fallback account that you setup?
Where and how did you setup this account?
Best regards,
Ludwig
Hi FBA,
When you consume goods from your inventory for a project, the Inventory main account will be deducted and the cost for the project should increase. The account you highlighted is for the project costs related to item consumption.
To be able to help you with the missing voucher, can you then provide some more details? What project type did you use? Did you create an item requirement or sales order? Did you only post the packing slip or also the invoice? What exact fallback accounts did you use? If debit and credit are the same, then it might end up with no voucher at all.
Good morning FBA,
Have you been able to get the answer to your question and have you been able to get things fixed or do you need any other help from the community?
first thanks for your reply.
The scenario is the following:
1 - Project is TM and we did a sales order
2 - At the moment of packing slip D365 requests a main account for cost -item
3 - For that posting type migrating from AX2009 nothing was inserted and now a generic fallback of type balance sheet is provided to allow post the document (in test environment).
4 - No voucher is created at the posting of packslip, invoice is not posted
Now I would like to understand this posting type behavior and when it is needed. Since no voucher comes from the packing slip posting is difficult to explain to the customer this necessity. Other that Microsoft Docs can you provide a link or a document with an extensive explanation of the project posting types?
Do you have more information about the nature of the item that you post?
Is it a stocked or non-stocked item or do you use a category?
Also, have you checked that the AR parameter to post the packing slip in leger is active?
Hello Ludwig,
this is the item model group and the AR setup, since
The item is a sample send to the customer.
Given the packing slip voucher is not requested the fact the system ask for that posting type is misleading, is that related to the post phisical voucher in the item model group?
Thanks for your support!
What happens if you post a PO for a project from accounting perspective is that the item will be put in stock for a logical second and then it will be taken out and consumed for the project.
That's why you have to complete the inventory and project posting profiles to get this process correctly implemented.
Please check out the inventory posting matrix and the project posting matrix to ensure that all of your accounts are set up.
Ok, then I have to set up the cost-item posting type also in case of SO cause this is needed in order to correctly align the project inventory accounting.
This is requested also in case of packing slip voucher is not mandatory in ledger (AR setup).
Am I right?
Any links or documents where project posting types are clearly explained?
Thank you so much.
I don't know a single document that would explain the complete accounting setup because it is flexible and can be done in multiple ways.
A good way to get started is having a look at the MS demo companies and how things are set up there.
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