The system executes the following consistency checks as part of the monthly closing procedure for the general ledger:

1. Debit and credit transaction figures for customer, vendor and general ledger accounts within a time period are checked against the debit and credit balances of the documents posted in that same period. If the totals of the accounts and the documents match, this confirms that the account balances are documented by the existing documents for that period of time.
2. Debit and credit transaction figures for customer, vendor and general ledger accounts are checked against the debit and credit balances from the secondary indices. Certain types of document data critical to the management of open items are stored redundantly in these indices. If the account balances match those of the secondary indices, this confirms that account balances are documented by the information stored in the indices.

You can carry out the comparison in the company code currency and in the other parallel currencies managed for that company (index currency, group currency, and so on).

You also have access to a report history function, meaning that you can obtain information describing the timing and accuracy of the comparisons carried out in the system.