Using the Diagnosis Tool

Use

The diagnosis tool allows you to check postings and look for errors.

Procedure

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Accounting Next navigation step Financial Accounting Next navigation step Special Purpose Ledger Next navigation step Tools Next navigation step Diagnosis. End of the navigation path

  2. The Diagnosis: Initial Screen appears.

  3. Make the following entries:

  4. – Under Origin of original document, set the indicator for the application from which the document was or will be posted.

    – If the document was or is to be posted directly in FI-SL, set the indicator Posting status - Direct posting .

    – If the document was posted from an external system (or indirectly) to FI-SL, set the Posting status - Subsequent posting .

    If a document was posted using the RGUREC10 program (transferring data from Financial Accounting (FI)), the document was posted indirectly to the FI-SL System.

  5. On the Diagnosis: Initial Screen , you can use the following additional functions:

Additional Processing Functions:

Choose

Function

Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Posting test End of the navigation path

Display all ledgers that would be posted to for a specific combination of activity, company code, posting date, fiscal year, and period.

Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Direct posting stat. End of the navigation path

Display all ledgers that are being posted to for a specific combination of document, company code, and fiscal year.

Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Troubleshooting End of the navigation path

Check why a specific combination of document, company code, fiscal year, and ledger is not posting to a ledger.

Checking Postings

To check the posting settings for a specific combination of activity, company code, posting date, fiscal year, and period from the Diagnosis: Initial Screen proceed as follows :

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Posting test End of the navigation path .

  2. The Diagnosis: Posting Test <Application> screen appears.

  3. Make the following entries:

  4. If you set the FI, AM, SD, or MM indicator on the previous screen, enter the following data:

    – Activity code that was used for posting the document (for example, RFBU).

    – Company code: Local company code for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Posting date for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Fiscal year for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Posting period for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Ledger information:

    If you want to test postings for all ledgers, select All posted ledgers . If you want to test postings for a specific ledger, select One ledger not postd and enter the ledger name in the second field. You should set this indicator if you are trying to find out why a ledger is not being posted to.

    If you set the FI-SL indicator on the previous screen, enter the following data:

    – Activity code that was used for posting the document (for example, RFBU).

    – Version number for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Posting date for which you want to display posting settings.

    – MAKE AN ENTRY IN ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FIELDS:

    Company code: Local company code for which you want to display posting settings.

    Name of the company for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Ledger information:

    If you want to test postings for all ledgers, select All posted ledgers . If you want to test postings for a specific ledger, select One ledger not postd and enter the ledger name in the second field. You should set this indicator if you are trying to find out why a ledger is not being posted to.

    If you set the CO indicator on the previous screen, enter the following data:

    – Activity code that was used for posting the document (for example, RFBU).

    – Controlling area for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Posting date for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Fiscal year for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Period for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Plan version for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Ledger information:

    If you want to test postings for all ledgers, select All posted ledgers . If you want to test postings for a specific ledger, select One ledger not postd and enter the ledger name in the second field. You should set this indicator if you are trying to find out why a ledger is not being posted to.

    You can directly access the configuration settings while testing if a document would be posted to a ledger based on the data that you enter using the Posting test function. If the document would not be posted, the system displays an error message explaining the cause of the error. When you double-click the error message, you display the long text for the error message. From this screen, you can directly access and change the applicable configuration settings so that the document can be posted to the ledger.

    This function is only available when you test the posting for a specific ledger that has not been posted to.

  5. Choose Start of the navigation path Diagnosis Next navigation step Execute End of the navigation path .

The system displays the ledger(s) that the document will post to. You can use the following additional processing functions on this screen.

Additional Processing Functions:

Choose

Function

Start of the navigation path Diagnosis Next navigation step Print End of the navigation path

Print the results of the analysis.

Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Choose (or double-click) End of the navigation path

Select a ledger. The system displays information about the ledger definition, such as ledger master data, activities, and posting information.

Checking the Settings for Direct Postings

To check the posting settings for a specific combination of document, company code, and fiscal year from the Diagnosis: Initial Screen proceed as follows :

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Direct posting stat. End of the navigation path

  2. The Diagnosis: Direct Posting Statistics <Application> screen appears.

  3. Make the following entries:

  4. If you set the FI, AM, or MM indicator on the previous screen, enter the following data:

    – Document number for which you want to display posting settings.

    – (Local) company code for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Fiscal year for which you want to display posting settings.

    If you set the FI-SL indicator on the previous screen, enter the following data:

    – Document number for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Fiscal year for which you want to display posting settings.

    – MAKE AN ENTRY IN ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FIELDS:

    (Local) company code for which you want to display posting settings.

    Name of the (global) company for which you want to display posting settings.

    If you set the CO indicator on the previous screen, enter the following data:

    – Document number for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Controlling area for which you want to display posting settings.

  5. Choose Start of the navigation path Diagnosis Next navigation step Execute End of the navigation path .

The system displays the posting statistics for the ledger(s) to which the document has been posted. On this screen, you can use the additional processing functions in the Diagnosis: Posting Test <Application> table in the above "Testing Postings" section.

Troubleshooting Postings

To check the posting settings for a specific combination of document, company code, fiscal year, and ledger from the Diagnosis: Initial Screen proceed as follows :

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Troubleshooting End of the navigation path .

  2. The Diagnosis: Troubleshooting <Application> screen appears.

  3. Make the following entries:

  4. If you set the FI, AM, or MM indicator on the previous screen, enter the following data:

    – Number of the document for which you want to display statistical information.

    – (Local) company code for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Fiscal year for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Name of the ledger for which you want to display posting settings.

    If you set the FI-SL indicator on the previous screen, enter the following data:

    – Number of the document for which you want to display statistical information.

    – Fiscal year for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Name of the ledger for which you want to display posting settings.

    – MAKE AN ENTRY IN ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FIELDS:

    (Local) company code for which you want to display posting settings.

    Name of the company for which you want to display posting settings.

    If you set the CO indicator on the previous screen, enter the following data:

    – Number of the document for which you want to display statistical information.

    – Controlling area for which you want to display posting settings.

    – Name of the ledger for which you want to display posting settings.

  5. Choose Start of the navigation path Diagnosis Next navigation step Execute End of the navigation path .

The system displays the ledger(s) to which the document has been posted. On this screen, you can use the additional processing functions in the Diagnosis: Posting Test <Application> table in the above "Testing Postings" section.