Posting Business Transactions in General Ledger Accounting 

Purpose

To make general ledger business transactions available, you post them to general ledger accounts. The system creates a document , saves the data to the database, and then makes the data available for updating.

Features

When you carry out postings to G/L accounts, you enter document header data (usually document date, document type, company code, posting date, and currency) as well as a posting key, G/L account number, and the first line item. The posting key and the field status group for the G/L account determine which fields are displayed on the next screen. See also: Screen Layout

SAP provides two variants for carrying out G/L account postings:

You cannot switch between both screen variants.

The system carries out consistency checks before saving the data. When the debits equal the credits, and the data is complete, post the document. If errors exist, the data is not saved, and the system proposes adjustments.

The system updates the document file and the G/L account balances.