Restrict Postings From Specific Transactions Into Special Purpose Ledger (Ledger Selection)

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Restrict Postings from Specific

Transactions into Special Purpose

Ledger (Ledger Selection)

Applies to:

SAP R/3 4.7E and earlier versions. Also ECC 6.0 if not activated New GL. For more information, visit the Enterprise Resource Planning homepage.

Summary

This article explains the concept of Ledger Selection in Special Purpose Ledger i.e., restricting postings from specific transactions into Special Purpose Ledger. This concept is primarily useful for all industries where GAAP reconciliation is done through Special purpose ledger.

Author: Radhika Balaji

Company: Intelligroup Asia Pvt Ltd.

Created on: 05 February 2011

Author Bio

The author is a certified FI consultant in the area of SAP ECC implementation having expertise in Financial Accounting.

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Restrict Postings from Specific Transactions into Special Purpose Ledger (Ledger Selection)


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Table of Contents

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 3

Configuration in SAP .......................................................................................................................................... 3

Create Rule ..................................................................................................................................................... 5

Post Document: .................................................................................................................................................. 7

Related Content .................................................................................................................................................. 8

Disclaimer and Liability Notice ............................................................................................................................ 9



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Introduction

The scenario explains you to restrict postings from FI-Foreign exchange revaluation transaction (Activity RFBU) into a Special purpose Ledger. This can be specifically used if we want to post different GAAP valuation postings to different Special purpose ledgers.

The following example clearly illustrates the business scenario where we can apply this concept of restricting postings into a special purpose ledger.

The business requirement is to have different postings for MXGAAP and USGAAP valuations using two different valuation methods and Special purpose ledgers. The USGAAP valuation postings should not flow into the SPL for MXGAAP. To achieve this we have to restrict postings into the activity RFBU with the document type/s related to USGAAP.

Configuration in SAP

SPRO->Financial Accounting-> Special Purpose Ledger -> Basic Settings -> Master Data->Ledger->Define Ledger-Change Ledger

Transaction Code GCL2

Select Assign Activity



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Select the field movement relating to FI postings and click on the Ledger Selection

Button

Note: Do not select required postings check box for the activity into which you want to restrict postings. If you select required postings check box, system will ignore the Ledger Selection rules.



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Create Rule

Press Button to create rule

Press on Create Rule Button

Enter the Rule Name and Description

Select Rule definition



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Enter rule definition: To restrict Postings from Document Type/s related to USGAAP postings (For example: ZU and CT) into the Ledger, define the rule as below

Save and Go back

Select the Rule created.



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Post Document:

Run foreign currency revaluation run with valuation method using CT or ZU to verify that postings do not flow into SPL for MXGAAP (For Example ZL)

Special Purpose Ledger document posted only to USGAAP Ledger (For example: ZU) but not posted to MXGAAP ledger (For example: ZL).

This will help the business in reducing time, efforts and manual clculations in posting adjustment entries seperately for MXGAAP and USGAAP valuations. This will reduce maintainance of additional GL accoutns for valuation purpose. This will also helps in reporting MXGAAP and USGAAP valuations seperately using Special Purpose Ledgers.



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Related Content

Setting Up an Additional Ledger

Ledgers

For more information, visit the Enterprise Resource Planning homepage.

http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_05/helpdata/EN/00/61c23c49591d5ce10000000a114084/frameset.htm

ledgershttp://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_05/helpdata/EN/5b/d221b943c611d182b30000e829fbfe/frameset.htm

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