Entering Document Headers 

The document header contains data that applies to the entire document. You enter this data in the upper half of the first screen for document entry as follows:

  1. From the General Ledger menu, start document entry by choosing Document entry and then either G/L account posting or one of the other business transactions.

    2. From the Accounts Receivable or the Accounts Payable menu, start document entry by choosing Document entry and then either Invoice or one of the other business transactions.

  2. The following entries are required in the document header:

– Document date

– Document date

– Document number

(if you use external document number assignment)

– Company code

– Posting date

(if necessary)

– Currency

(if displayed)

– Trading partner business area

(if displayed)

– Additional document header fields

(if displayed)

You may also have to make entries in the Reference and Doc.header text fields, depending on the document type being entered.

In the first document header you enter during a data entry session, you have to enter these fields directly (manually). The document type is defaulted based on menu parameters, while the company code may be defaulted if the corresponding user parameters have been set. In the next documents you enter during a data entry session, the system defaults the company code, currency, and posting date.