You can select open items posted between business partners within the group, whether the items are from other SAP systems or non-SAP systems. Data selection is a preparatory process step in which the system selects the data to be reconciled from the accounts of the operational systems of the companies to be reconciled and then transfers that data to the reconciliation database.
Recommendation
Make the data selection using background processing.
During the closing phase, we recommend scheduling background processing to be executed at least once a day.
You can schedule background processing by choosing Schedule Manager or the Closing Cockpit.
, or by using theUsing data selection, you can estimate the data volume to be processed further for the reconciliation and resolve any errors that occurred.
The entire process for cross-system intercompany reconciliation comprises the following process steps (some of which are mandatory, others optional):
Overview of Process Steps
You have made the necessary Customizing settings for the sender and reconciliation systems.
To make the Customizing settings for Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable, use the following menu path:
If you use classic Financial Accounting:
If you use new Financial Accounting:
Using the fiscal year variant stored in Customizing for the reconciliation process and the details entered in the selection screen, the system automatically determines the relevant key date to be applied in selecting the open items. The system then applies this key date to select the open items for the specified companies and stores the open items in the reconciliation database. Within the reconciliation database, the system stores the dataset by period in separate data areas.
The system outputs a list containing the number of data records transferred for each trading partner. Using this list, you can estimate the volume of data to be processed further and view any errors in the data selection so that you can resolve them.
You can schedule execution in background processing (see above).
On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose the following paths:
In all screen areas, you specify the criteria to be applied for selecting data for the reconciliation.
Choose (Execute).
The system transfers the selected open items to the reconciliation database and outputs a log containing the number of data records transferred for each trading partner.