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2768818 - Incorrect Balance for G/L Account XYZ in General Ledger Accounts View

Symptom

There is balance for G/L account XYZ in General Ledger Accounts view in General Ledger work center, but actually there is no any posting to this G/L account in current fiscal year.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to General Ledger work center and view General Ledger Accounts.
  2. Input Company, Set of Book and select G/L account as XYZ.
  3. You get the balance.
  4. Naviage to report G/L Accounts - Line Items, there is no any posting for this account.

Cause

The amount shown in General Ledger Accounts Monitor View because this account is for Retained Earnings and Balance Carry Forward is not yet performed for previous fiscal year so such amount is carried forward to current fiscal year.

Resolution

You can check the same balance in G/L Accounts-Line Items Report for Accounting Periods of last fiscal year and with P/L Account (G/L Account) as 1.

Keywords

Retained Earnings, G/L Account Balance, 留存收益,总账科目余额 , KBA , SRD-FIN-ANA , Analytics Content , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions