Function documentationCreation of the Zero Balance Setting for Each Document

 

With this function, you can define document splitting characteristics for General Ledger Accounting as relevant for the balance sheet. If the balancing dimensions in a document do not produce a balance of zero, the system creates additional clearing items that ensure that the balancing dimensions produce a balance of zero. You can then create balance sheets or partial balance sheets for these document splitting characteristics.

Integration

The creation of a zero balance setting for each document is a function of document splitting in new General Ledger Accounting.

Document splitting has an effect on subsequent processes such as closing operations.

Prerequisites

You have made the settings in Customizing for document splitting. In particular, you have defined the document splitting characteristics and how they are treated.

Features

You can define document splitting characteristics for General Ledger Accounting as relevant for the balance sheet by setting the Zero Balance indicator for the relevant document splitting characteristic. You make settings in Customizing for General Ledger Accounting (New) under Start of the navigation path Business Transactions Next navigation step Document Splitting Next navigation step Define Document Splitting Characteristics for General Ledger Accounting End of the navigation path.

In the Document Splitting Rule, you can define for the zero balance clearing one of the account keys that you have created in Customizing for General Ledger Accounting (New) under Start of the navigation path Business Transactions Next navigation step Document Splitting Next navigation step Define Zero-Balance Clearing Account End of the navigation path. If the balance of the account assignment objects concerned is not zero after document splitting, the system creates additional clearing line items and posts the items triggered in the document to the specified zero-balance clearing account.

If you have partner characteristics in the document, the system also fills these. Partner characteristics describe the sender and receiver relationships within a posting item. The system creates the clearing lines as follows:

  • If the partner characteristics are filled in the documents (for example, for the transfer of goods), the document balance is formed on the balancing document splitting characteristics and their partner characteristics. The clearing lines are created in accordance with this balance, since the partner assignments already exist.

  • If the partner characteristics are not filled in the documents, the system forms two-sided clearing lines using an amount procedure. The generated clearing lines then receive the partner assignment from the corresponding clearing line. For an example of this, see the section “VI. Creation of the Zero Balance Setting for Each Document” under Overview of Document Splitting Process.