Updating Totals Records 

For each ledger/company code/activity or ledger/global company/activity combination, you can define whether the ledger should be updated directly (real time) or in the background (batch mode).

If the ledger is updated directly, the FI-SL Integration Manager analyzes the incoming data and then transfers it ledgers that are defined for real-time update.

If the ledgers are updated in batch mode, the Integration Manager performs the same tasks as for real-time update but in the background. (Checks and validations can be made in real-time mode to reduce errors during batch processing.)

When you define companies, ledgers, and activities, you can also determine whether your documents should update the FI-SL line item table. For more information about the FI-SL line item table, see FI-SL Line Item Tables.

Summarizing Data in Ledgers

The data entered or transferred into the FI-SL System is summarized in the dimensions that are defined for the individual ledgers. Each document can contain data that affects several dimensions. However, only the data that affects the dimensions of a ledger is posted to that particular ledger.

Ledger 1 contains the dimensions "Account", "Cost Center", and "Article Number". All business transactions that affect these dimensions are then posted to Ledger 1.

You can also set all ledgers for delayed posting. For example, you may decide to set the ledgers to delayed posting if you have slow system performance as a result of a large volume of online postings. When you delay document posting into FI-SL, the documents are posted in the source application first (for example, FI), and then posted to FI-SL later. You can set this indicator for all FI-SL ledgers in Customizing. For more information, see the Maintain Update Type activity in the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Special Purpose Ledger.

Summarizing Currency Amounts

Each company or subsidiary has a local/global currency (local currency for local company codes, global currency for global companies). The group currency is defined per ledger; therefore, companies assigned to the same ledger have the same group currency.

You can have a maximum of three currencies in each ledger. The currency types defined in the ledger master data determine the currencies that are used. In addition to the transaction currency, you can define two additional currencies.