2860136 - General Ledger Account Description

You create a New Outgoing Bank Transfer and you notice that the G/L Account description is different from the description shows in the General Ledger work center / General Ledger Account view.

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1. Go to the General Ledger work center.
2. Select the General Ledger Account view.

For a combination of Company and Set of Books, the G/L Account XXX description shows as ABC.

3. Go to the Liquidity Management work center.
4. Select the Common Tasks view.
5. Select the New Outgoing Bank Transfer sub view.
6. Fill in all the required selection.
7. Under Payment Application Method, select Direct Posting to G/L Account.
8. Add Row and select the G/L Account XXX.

The G/L Account XXX description shows as DEF.

In the Outgoing Bank Transfer, it is the G/L Account Alias which shows and here, its description is maintained as DEF.

This is the normal system behavior.

The G/L Account description which shows in the General Ledger work center is what is maintained in Business Configuration activity: Charts of Accounts, Financial Reporting Structures, Account Determination / Edit Chart of Accounts.

The G/L Account description (Alias) which shows in the Outgoing Bank Transfer is maintained in Business Configuration activity: Charts of Accounts, Financial Reporting Structures, Account Determination / Edit Account Determination Group / General Ledger / Groups for Other Current Assets or Groups for Other Liabilities.

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