Balance Carried Forward to the General Ledger 

You now check the number ranges in the open periods to be posted in the general ledger.

  1. On the General Ledger screen, choose Environment ® Current settings.
  2. On the Current Settings: General Ledger screen, choose Open and close posting periods.

On the Change View- Posting Periods: Specify Time Intervals: Overview screen, you see a time interval for periods 1-12, up to and including 2000. According to this, all periods for 2000 are open for posting.
  1. You now extend this time interval to the fiscal year 2004.
  2. On the Change View- Posting Periods: Specify Time Intervals: Overview screen, choose Select all.
  3. Choose Edit ® Change field contents.
  4. In the Field Selection dialog box, select To fiscal year (period 1), then choose Continue.
  5. In the Change Field Contents: Entry screen, enter the following data:

Field

Data

With value

2004

  1. Choose Replace.
  2. On the Change View- Posting Periods: Specify Time Intervals: Overview screen, choose Save.

If the Enter Change Request dialog box appears, choose Create request. Enter a description, then confirm your entries twice.
  1. Return to the General Ledger screen.
  2. Choose Periodic processing ® Closing ® Carry forward ® Balances.

This balance carry forward ensures that the balances of the relevant accounts are available as beginning balances in the next fiscal year 2000.
  1. On the Carry Forward G/L Balances screen, enter the necessary data.

Field

Europe

Great Britain

North America

Company code

1000

2000

3000

Carry forward to fiscal year

2000

2000

2000

Test run

Selected

Selected

Selected

  1. Choose Program ® Execute in background.

If a warning message should appear, choose Continue.

If the Background Print Parameters dialog box appears, enter the number of your printer, then choose Save.

If a warning message should appear, choose Continue.

If the Start Time dialog box appears, choose Immediate, then choose Save.
  1. Choose System ® Services ® Jobs ® Job overview, then choose Execute.
  2. If your job has been executed without errors, repeat steps 12-15 in the update run (deselect test run). You should now repeat this procedure for all of the company codes in which you wish to work in the following fiscal year.
  3. Return to the SAP R/3 screen.