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FBCJ

Work Instruction

FBCJ - Enter and Post Petty Cash Disbursements

Purpose

Use this procedure to record a petty cash disbursement in the cash journal and post the entry to the
general ledger.

Trigger

Perform this procedure to record and post a petty cash disbursement to an employee.

Prerequisites

 Monies must be in the petty cash account from which the the disbursement is made.
 There must be a cash journal for petty cash set up in SAP.

Menu Path

Use the following menu path to begin this transaction:

N/A

Transaction Code

FBCJ

Helpful Hints

 R/O/C column in tables represents Required, Optional, or Conditional entry.


 Refer to transaction FBCJ Replenish Petty Cash in the Cash Journal for instructions on
how to replenish the petty cash account.
 Use the Split feature to apply multiple G/L expense accounts to a single disbursement.
 The Document Status column indicates the status of a cash journal document in the form of
a traffic light: red indicates the journal entry is Recorded in the system, yellow indicates the
entry is Saved in the cash journal, green indicates the entry is Saved in the cash journal and
Posted in the general ledger.
 To delete Recorded or Saved line items (Posted items cannot be deleted), select the line
item then click the Delete row button.
 The system prevents entering a disbursement for an amount larger than the cash on hand by
displaying an error message.
 Individual bureaus may enforce the separation of duties
between Entering/Saving disbursements and, Posting disbursements.
 Refer to the work instruction FBCJ Display Petty Cash Financial Documents
for instructions on how to display the general ledger posting and other financial documents
relating to the cash journal postings.

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 Petty cash/checking disbursements cannot total more than $100 per recipient, per
disbursement. Disbursements may not be broken up in order to total less than $100.

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Procedure
1. Start the transaction using the menu path or transaction code. The Cash Journal XXXX screen
displays.

Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

2. Click Change cash journal . The Cash Journal: Initial Data dialog box displays.
Every Cash journal has a four digit code that either starts with a 1, 3, or 9.

1XXX = Cash journal for the recording of revenues

3XXX = Cash journal for the recording of petty cash disbursements

9XXX = Cash journal for the recording of disbursements from petty checking accounts.

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Cash Journal: Initial


Data

3. As required, complete/review the following fields:


Field R/O/C Description
Cash journal R
A bank accounting subledger for the management of cash
in a business.
Example:
1008

4. Click the Cash journal matchcode . The Cash Journal Number (XXXX) YYYY Entries found
list displays.

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Cash Journal Number (XXXX) YYYY Entries found

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5. Click 3620 BES WASTEWATER TRMT-MTL .


6. Click Copy .
7. Click OK .

Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

8. Click the Cash payments tab .


Disbursements are always entered in the Cash payments tab.

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Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

9. Click the Business transaction field .


10. Click the Business transaction matchcode . The Cash Journal Business Transaction (XXXX)
dialog box displays.

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Cash Journal Business Transaction (XXXX)

11. Click Start Search . The Cash Journal Business Transaction (XXXX) YYYY Entries found list
displays.
There are few defined business transactions, making it unnecessary to narrow the search.

12. Click the Business transaction EXP FOOD .

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Cash Journal Business Transaction (XXXX) YYYY Entries found

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13. Click Copy .

Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

14. As required, complete/review the following fields:


Field R/O/C Description
Amount R
Figure within the pricing procedure that determines how the
system calculates a condition value.
Example:
75.00

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Field R/O/C Description


Cost Center R
Organizational unit(s) that represents a revenue or cost
collector.
Example:
ESBS000003

15. Click to scroll right.

Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

16. As required, complete/review the following fields:


Field R/O/C Description

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Field R/O/C Description


Recpt recipient R
The name of the person that will receive the receipt.
Example:
Jill Stewart

17. Click Text field .


The Text field is a free form field used to record additional information about the business
transaction.

In Cash Journals 9XXX, used for petty checking accounts, the Text field is used to enter the
check number issued to the Petty Cash Requestor.
18. As required, complete/review the following fields:
Field R/O/C Description
Text R
Free text field used to provide additional information or an
item description with reference to the current activity.
Example:
Reception refreshments

19. Click to scroll left.


20. Click the record indicator to highlight the row.

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Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

21. Click Save selected entries to save the disbursement to the Cash journal.

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Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

22. Click the Record indicator to unhighlight the row.


The Document status indicator is now a yellow triangle, indicating the disbursement is
saved to the Cash journal.
The Total cash payments and Closing balance fields update to reflect the $75.00
disbursement.

The Number field also shows that there is one line item related to cash payments.
23. Click the Business transaction field .
24. Click the Business transaction matchcode . The Cash Journal Business Transaction (XXXX)
dialog box displays.

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Cash Journal Business Transaction (XXXX)

25. Click Start Search . The Cash Journal Business Transaction (XXXX) YYYY Entries found list
displays.

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Cash Journal Business Transaction (XXXX) YYYY Entries found

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26. Click the Business transaction .


27. Click Copy .

Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

28. As required, complete/review the following fields:


Field R/O/C Description
Amount R
Figure within the pricing procedure that determines how the
system calculates a condition value.
Example:
45.00

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Field R/O/C Description


G/L R
Collection of balance sheet and profit and loss statement
accounts for a company code.
Example:
529080

Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

29. As required, complete/review the following fields:


Field R/O/C Description

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Field R/O/C Description


Cost Center R
Organizational unit(s) that represents a revenue or cost
collector.
Example:
ESBS000003

30. Click to scroll right.


31. As required, complete/review the following fields:
Field R/O/C Description
Recpt recipient R
The name of the person that will receive the receipt.
Example:
Louie Vitto

Text R
Free text field used to provide additional information or an
item description with reference to the current activity.
Example:
Postage

32. Click to scroll left.


33. Click the record indicator to highlight the row.

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Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

34. Click Save selected entries to save the disbursement to the Cash journal.

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Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

35. Click the record indicator to unhighlight the row.


36. Click the Business transaction field .
37. Click the Business transaction matchcode . The Cash Journal Business Transaction (XXXX)
dialog box displays.

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Cash Journal Business Transaction (XXXX)

38. Click Start Search . The Cash Journal Business Transaction (XXXX) YYYY Entries found list
displays.

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Cash Journal Business Transaction (XXXX) YYYY Entries found

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39. Click the Business transaction .


40. Click Copy .

Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

41. As required, complete/review the following fields:


Field R/O/C Description
Amount R
Figure within the pricing procedure that determines how the
system calculates a condition value.
Example:
35.00

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Field R/O/C Description


Cost Center R
Organizational unit(s) that represents a revenue or cost
collector.
Example:
ESBS000003

42. Click to scroll right.

Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

43. As required, complete/review the following fields:


Field R/O/C Description

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Field R/O/C Description


Recpt recipient R
The name of the person that will receive the receipt.
Example:
Katie Kelly

Text R
Free text field used to provide additional information or an
item description with reference to the current activity.
Example:
Parking and Fuel

44. Click to scroll left .

Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

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45. Click Split . The Document Split (Cash Expenses) dialog box displays.
Split a line item when a Petty Cash Requestor has a disbursement that is made up of more
than one Business transaction type.
The dollars initially entered in the Amount field are for the first business transaction
type. Then, click the Split button to enter the remaining business transaction types. The
amount then automatically updates to reflect the original amount and the split amount(s).

Document Split (Cash Expenses)

46. Click the Business transaction field .


47. Click the Business transaction matchcode . The Cash Journal Business Transaction (XXXX)
dialog box displays.

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Cash Journal Business Transaction (XXXX)

48. Click Start Search . The Cash Journal Business Transaction (XXXX) YYYY Entries found list
displays.

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Cash Journal Business Transaction (XXXX) YYYY Entries found

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49. Click Business transaction .


50. Click Copy .

Document Split (Cash Expenses)

51. As required, complete/review the following fields:


Field R/O/C Description
Amount R
Figure within the pricing procedure that determines how the
system calculates a condition value.
Example:
25.00

Text for item R


A freeform text description.
Example:
Misc supplies

52. Click to scroll right.

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Document Split (Cash Expenses)

53. As required, complete/review the following fields:


Field R/O/C Description
Cost Center R
Organizational unit(s) that represents a revenue or cost
collector.
Example:
ESBS000003

54. Click Copy .

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Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

55. Click the record indicator to highlight the row.


The Business transaction field now contains an asterisk (*) indicating that the line item is
comprised of more than one business transaction type.

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Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

56. Click Save selected entries to save the disbursement to the Cash journal.
57. Click the record indicator to highlight the row.
Since these line items are only saved to the Cash journal, they can be deleted if an entry
error occurs, and a new line can be entered with the correct information.
To delete a line item, click the record indicator to highlight the row, then click the Delete
row button.

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Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

58. Click the record indicator to highlight the row.


59. Click Post selected entries to post the disbursements to the General Ledger.

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Cash Journal XXXX Company Code COP1

60. Click Exit .


The Document status indicator now shows green squares to indicate that the
disbursements successfully posted to the General Ledger.

These line items can no longer be deleted. If an error occurs, contact Central Accounting
to remedy.

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Result

You have successfully entered petty cash disbursements in the cash journal and posted these to the
general ledger.

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