Displaying General Ledger (Payables) Balances 

In the first step of this scenario, you displayed the general ledger balance for accounts payable. Now you go back and verify that the general ledger was updated simultaneously with accounts payable.

  1. Select in the SAP R/3 System screen Accounting ® Financial accounting ® General ledger.
  2. On the General Ledger screen, select Account ® Display balances.
  3. On the G/L account: Balances Display enter the following data:

    4. Field

    Europe

    North America

    Account no.

    160000

    160000

    Company code

    1000

    3000

    Fiscal year

    Current year

    Current year

    Business area

    *

    *

    Transaction currency

    *

    *

  4. Select Enter.

    5. Check the balance of the input month. Compare the amounts before and after the invoice entry.

    For this account you are not able to drill down to the source documents. This general ledger master record is configured to not record individual line items because the line items can be seen against the individual vendor accounts.

  5. Return to the main SAP R/3 System screen.