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Function documentationChanges in Function Compared to Classic G/L Accounting

 

With the introduction of SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA, various processes and functions are changing when compared to classic General Ledger Accounting - corresponding to the introduction of new General Ledger Acccounting. Furthermore, some of the functions in classic General Ledger Accounting are no longer available and are replaced by new functions from new General Ledger Accounting.

Features

Changes to Functions

The following processes and functions are being changed in SAP Accounting (on the same basis as new General Ledger Accounting) compared to classic General Ledger Accounting.

  • Foreign Currency Valuation

    The way foreign currency is valuated in the universal journal entry corresponds to the foreign currency valuation in new General Ledger Accounting. It differs from the how foreign currency was valuated in classic General Ledger Accounting. For more information, see Foreign Currency Valuation.

  • Cost of Sales (COS) Accounting

    You can store the data from the COS ledger in the leading ledger. For more information, see Cost of Sales Accounting.

  • Preparations for Consolidation

    The characteristics company ID and consolidation transaction type are in the line item table of SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA by default, and can be updated.

    Please note that, in this case, you also specify the consolidation staging ledger as the source ledger for the transfer of data. To ensure data consistency in the general ledger, you still need to fully reconcile the consolidation staging ledger with the ledger in classic General Ledger Accounting (ledger 00, table GLT0).

  • Parallel Valuation

    If you use the accounts approach in classic General Ledger Accounting for parallel valuation using different accounting principles, you can retain this valuation approach. In this way, you portray all valuations using parallel accounts in the leading ledger.

Program Changes

The following programs in classic General Ledger Accounting are replaced by other programs in new General Ledger Accounting:

Function

Transaction or program in classic General Ledger Accounting

Transaction in General Ledger Accounting in SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA

Foreign Currency Valuation

TransactionsF04N, F05N, F06N

Transaction FAGL_FCV

Currency Translation for Balances

Program SAPF100 (FASB52)

Transaction FAGL_FC_TRANS

Balance Carryforward

Transaction F.16

Transaction FAGLGVTR

Balance Display

Transaction FS10N

Transaction FAGLB03

Line Item Display

Transaction FBL3N

Transaction FAGLL03

B/S Supplement OI Analysis

Transaction F101

Transaction FAGLF101

The drilldown reports in new General Ledger Accounting differ from those in classic General Ledger Accounting. For more information on the drilldown reports in new General Ledger Accounting, see the documentation in new General Ledger Accounting on the SAP Help Portal under Start of the navigation path http://help.sap.com/erpInformation published on SAP site Next navigation step SAP ERP Central Component Next navigation step Accounting Next navigation step Financial Accounting (FI) Next navigation step General Ledger Accounting (FI-GL) (New) Next navigation step Reporting Next navigation step Drilldown Reports End of the navigation path.