Access the
Edit Accrual Objects
transaction from the path:
This transaction only displays IPM objects.
Enter the key date for the accrual to be performed and enter a transaction type if required.
Choose
Execute
.
Result: Accrual objects are displayed in the left hand section of the screen. They are ordered by the company code/ logical system/transaction type/contract number and item number.
To display an IPM accrual object, access it by double-clicking.
Result: The accrual types are displayed in the top right hand half of the window in accordance with the standard Customizing settings (for example, an accrual type for
clearing
and an accrual type for
revenues
). The Business Transaction Allocation (BTA) item data is displayed in the bottom right half of the screen.
If you select a folder symbol on the left-hand section of the screen in the
Key Features
screen area, the system always displays the first hierarchy node and not a cumulation of all nodes that are found below this node.
Caution
Entries are not made in the fields on the
Postings
tab page until the accrual has been triggered.
Providing the relevant Customizing settings have been made, an opening posting can be made directly in FI if a value from the contract is transferred to the Accrual Engine.Amounts can be posted to the revenue account from this account.
The
menu path can be used to modify the values displayed or to specify new values. The
Check
and
Simulate
Changes
functions are used to check whether accruals can be performed using the new values.
If the check is successful, trigger the accrual posting from the following path:
The key date for the accrual and the execution type are mandatory entries here.Schedule the job as a periodic background job where possible. Choose
Display Application Log
to display the logs for the accrual postings made. Incorrect postings can be transferred to FI again once the error has been corrected using the IPMTRANSFER transaction.
Goto Reversal
can be used to reverse a run that has already taken place.