Generate Intercompany and General Ledger Distribution Transactions

Accounting function processing is used to report period-to-date and end-of-period accounting and to distribute accounts receivable transactions to the general ledger.

Print Period-to-Date and End-of-Period Reports

1.   Enter the Period-to-Date Accounting Reports option on the Accounts Receivable Menu.  This causes the Report Selection Criteria screen (AR500S01) to be displayed. 

Enter an X in the select field next to G/L Distribution.  Then enter the cutoff date. (This field is required.) This submits a job to print the General Ledger Distribution Report.  This also submits a job to print the Tax Accounting Register Report. 

The optional from-through parameters for company/locations 1, 2, and 3 may be used. (See the screen description for the Report Selection Criteria screen for an explanation of from and through parameters.)

After this option has been selected, the Accounts Receivable Menu is redisplayed.

2.   Print End-of-Period Reports and Distribute Transaction to General Ledger. 

Select the End-of-Period Accounting Reports option from the Accounts Receivable Menu.  Enter a D or F (demand or final) in the General Ledger Distribution Post field and any other of the optional information.

Note:    If you have set-up any company/locations to print the Daily Fiscal Journal Report, you may only submit the General Ledger Distribution Post (demand or final) for one company/location at a time.

3.   Enter the End-of-Period Accounting Reports option on the Accounts Receivable Menu.  This causes the Report Selection Criteria screen to be redisplayed.

Then, enter an X in the select field next to G/L Distribution.  This submits a job to print the General Ledger Distribution Report.  This also submits a job to print the Tax Accounting Register Report.  .

The General Ledger Distribution Program creates two files containing journal entries for the current period's transactions and distributes the transactions to the general ledger.

The optional from-through parameters for company/locations 1, 2, and 3 may be used. (See the screen description for the Report Selection Criteria screen for an explanation of from and through parameters.)

After this option has been selected, the Accounts Receivable Menu is redisplayed