Displaying Balance Carryforward 

Use

Balance carryforward is performed as the first task of a new year, in order to transfer the closing balance from the prior year into the new year. As the balance carryforward is a component of the data monitor, it deserves mention here.

Procedure

  1. Call up the transaction as follows:
    2.

    Menu Path

    Accounting ® Enterprise Controlling ® Consolidation ® Global parameters

    Transaction Code

    CXGP

  2. In the dialog box, change the Fiscal year and the Period to 003/1999.
  3. Choose .
  4. Call up the transaction as follows:
    5.

    Menu Path

    From the Consolidation node choose Data collection ® Monitor

    Transaction Code

    CXCD

  5. Choose Layout ® Show tasks.
  6. Choose .

    7. The first task you see is the balance carryforward. It was already performed and partly blocked.

  7. Select the row/column combination Carryfwd and CG1 and choose .
  8. Choose Update run.

    9. The cons units are displayed in hierarchical order.

  9. Choose ‘+’ until C9000 is completely expanded.

    10. The FS items to be carried forward are displayed: FS item 251200 RE-Current Year with transaction type 120 is carried forward to FS item 251100 with transaction type 100.

    Then take a look at the adjustments to C1000 within cons group CG2. The FS items for minority interest 241200 and 241620 are carried forward to FS item 251100 RE-Prior Years, again with a different transaction type.

  10. Choose , until the Data Monitor screen appears.
  11. Choose Environment ® Global parameters and change the values back to 012/1998.
  12. Choose .
  13. Choose until the overview tree appears.