Starting Programs 

Use

You can find the relevant programs for closing and reporting in the accounting menus General Ledger, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable under Information system ® Reports for General Ledger/Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable.

You can run the programs in the background, usually online. Background processing allows you to start the programs by themselves, or even on separate computers, to avoid affecting online performance. Once you have started a background session, you cannot interrupt it until it is finished. Background processing is always useful when you are evaluating large volumes of data. For example, to create the document journal or the advance return for tax on sales and purchases, since these programs evaluate the document position.

For more information on starting programs, see the SAP Library under Getting Started with the SAP System ® Reports.

Activities

When processing data in the background, you should note the following: