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Period Close Processing Checklist -> R12 General Ledger

Posted By Sanjit Anand On June 18, 2009 @ 4:25 am In Oracle General Ledger | No Comments

GL period closure is needed per ledger.Here is checklist with some handy notes for refrence.

  1. Ensure Next Period is Future Enterable or Open : You need Set the status of the next accounting period to ‘Future Entry’ if it is not already, except at year-end.While doing the year-end, it is recommended that you complete all period end processing, prior to opening the first period of the new financial year.
  2. Import & Post SLA & Feeder Systems
    • Import Journals
      • Journal Import Execution Report
      • Delete Journals in Error
      • Correct via Correct Journal Import Data
      • Re-import
    • Post Journals
  3. Post All Journals (after correcting posting errors)
  4. Run and Review Journals Reports
  5. Run Revaluation :This need to revalue account balances to update functional currency equivalents
  6. Run Translation : This is Optional , need only when you define any new currencies to which accounting balances are to be translated. In that case you
    • .. Maintain period-end exchange rates for all foreign currencies to which you want to translate.
    • .. Maintain average exchange rates for all foreign currencies to which you want to translate.
    • .. Maintain historical rates or amounts for any owner’s equity accounts to be translated.
    • .. Translate account balances to any defined currency
  7. Reconcile Intercompany
  8. Close GL Period
  9. Consolidate Ledgers
  10. Run Final Reports

If you are using intercompany segments, then steps 7 will be additional for you. Therefore

  • While doing Intercompany Reconcilation, you need to compare the balance of intercompany accounts for a pair of trading partners to see if they match
  • Drill down to General Ledger Balances
  • Drill down to journals in GL, SLA and subledger transactions (invoices, etc.)

Hope this helps.


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