Managing G/L Account Master Data

Managing G/L Account Master Data

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To learn more about

how a general ledger
accountant and a
business
configuration expert
manages G/L
account master data,
follow this interactive
tutorial.

1. To open the app,

select the Manage
Your Solution tile.

2. Choose Configure
Your Solution.

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3. Open the
Application Area list.

4. Select Finance.

5. Open the Sub

Application Area list.

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6. Select General
Ledger.

7. Choose the arrow.

8. Choose Configure.

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9. In the Chart of
Accounts field, enter
YCOA and press
Enter.

10. In the G/L

Account field, enter
12562000 and press
Enter.

11. Choose Go.

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12. Select the G/L

account number.

13. Choose Copy.

14. In the Account

Number field, enter
12562010 and press
Enter.

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15. In the Description

in Maintenance
Language field, enter
Deferred Income
Oth. and press Enter.

16. Clear the

Company Code
checkbox.

17. To locate the

1710 company code,
select the scroll bar
to scroll down.

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18. Select 1710.

19. Choose OK.

20. Choose Save.

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21. Choose Back.

22. Choose Back.

23. Select the

checkbox.

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24. Choose Copy.

25. In the Account

Number field, enter
12562097 and press
Enter.

26. In the Description

in Maintenance
Language (EN) field,
enter Deferred
Income Oth. and
press Enter.

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27. Select the scroll

bar to scroll down.

28. Select 1710.

29. Choose Copy.

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30. Choose OK.

31. Open the

View list.

32. Select Company

Code View.

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33. In the Company

Code field, enter
1710 and press
Enter.

34. Choose Go.

35. Select the G/L

account checkbox.

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36. Choose Copy to

Company Code.

37. In the To
Company Code field,
enter 1010 and press
Enter.

38. Choose Copy.

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39. Choose OK.

40. Choose View

Logs.

41. A list of logs

displays.

Choose Back.

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The G/L Account field

is already completed
for you.

42. In the G/L

Account field, enter
12562000 and press
Enter.

43. Choose Go.

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44. Select the G/L

Account.

45. Choose OK.

46. Open the View

list.

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47. Select Chart of

Accounts View.

48. Choose Go.

49. Select the

checkbox.

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50. Choose Mass

Change.

51. Select
Description Only.

Here, you can

replace the short text.

For this tutorial, the

relevant information
is already added for
you.

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52. Choose Apply.

53. Choose Save.

54. Choose OK.

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55. Open the View

list.

56. Select Company

Code View.

57. Choose Go.

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58. Choose Settings.

59. Select the scroll

bar to scroll down.

60. Select Sort Key.

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61. Choose OK.

62. Select the

checkbox.

63. Choose Mass

Change.

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64. Select Other

Attributes.

Here, you can

replace the sort key.

For this tutorial, the

relevant values are
already entered for
you.

65. Choose Apply.

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66. Choose Save.

67. Choose OK.

68. To return to the

launchpad, choose
SAP.

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You have
successfully
managed G/L
account master data.

This concludes the

interactive tutorial.

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