Foreign Currency Valuation of Balances: Processing Batch Input Sessions and Displaying Posting Documents 

Use

If losses were determined from exchange rate differences, the postings are saved in a batch input session. You now post the differences using this session.

Procedure

  1. Call up the transaction as follows:
  2. Menu Path

    System ® Services ® Batch Input ® Sessions

    Transaction Code

    SM35

  3. Choose the tab page.
  4. Select your session, then choose Process.
  5. In the dialog box, select Display errors only.
  6. Choose Process.
  7. The runtime of the session depends on the number of postings to be made.

    An Information dialog box appears, informing you that the batch input processing is complete.

  8. Choose Folder overview.
  9. The documents required have been created. You can now display them.

  10. In the folder overview, select your batch-input folder, then choose Log.
  11. In the folder overview, select your batch-input folder, then choose Display.
  12. In the log, you see the two documents that have been posted.

  13. Make a note of the document numbers.
  14. Choose until the overview tree appears.
  15. Call up the transaction as follows:
  16. Menu Path

    From the General Ledger node, choose Document ® Display

    Transaction Code

    FB03

  17. Enter the following data:
  18. Field

    Data

    Document number

    One of the document numbers you noted

    Company code

    1000

    Fiscal year

    2000

  19. Choose .
  20. The posting is as follows:
  21. · Debit: Account 230000 (exchange rate difference) 0.00 USD

    · Credit: Account 113150 (Dbank USD account) 0.00 USD

  22. Select Choose.
  23. Select variant 1SAP to display the amounts in document and local currencies.
  24. The amounts are now displayed in EUR as well. The EUR balance of the foreign currency account has be adjusted by the exchange rate difference.

  25. Choose until the overview tree appears.