Structure

A general ledger document always consists of two items: the posting itself and the technically generated offsetting entry. The total of both postings must be zero.

The system assigns a unique document number when creating the general ledger document. The general ledger document receives another unique number for the drilldown function from the general ledger to the general ledger document (that meets the requirements of the FI general ledger). This is the reference number.

The G/L account created under Processes and Methods is read from the RDL. The fiscal year and fiscal period are also read from the RDL.

The example below lists all entries in the general ledger document.

In the General Ledger Connector, you can also use the principle of dual currency accounting for the accounting documents. The system then saves externally provided subledger documents in the RDL. The documents have an transaction currency and an equivalent value in the functional currency. This currency accounting matches the accounting in the general ledger.