Entering Business Transactions in General Ledger Accounting 

Procedure

To enter a business transaction in General Ledger Accounting using the standard transaction, from the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Accounting ® Financial accounting ® General ledger ® Document entry ® Others ® General posting.

  1. The Enter G/L Account Posting: Header Data screen appears. Enter the required header data (usually: Document date, document type, company code, posting date, and currency).
  2. Also enter the posting key and the vendor account number of the first line item. Save your entries.

    The posting key and the field status group for the G/L account determine which fields are displayed on the next screen.

  3. The Enter G/L Account Document: Add G/L Account Item screen appears.
  4. Enter the data for the first line item. At least two G/L account line items are required.
  5. The posting key and the account number at the end of each screen determine which fields are displayed on the next screen for entering a line item.

  6. When the balance of debits and credits is zero, and the data is complete, post the document.

See also:

Entering G/L Account Line Items (General Ledger)

Posting Documents in General Ledger Accounting