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D11437GC31
Edition 3.1
February 2005
D40398
Authors
Brent Bosin, Pam Rietz, and Kathy Wohnoutka
Technical Contributors and Reviewers
Linda Wong, Christine Rudd, Paul Scott, Lata Sundar, Kevin Mims, JongSung Ahn, and
Ray Mathews
This book was published using: oracletutor
Table of Contents
Oracle General Ledger Process ......................................................................................................................1-1
Overview of the Oracle General Ledger Process...........................................................................................1-2
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................1-3
Oracle General Ledger Overview ..................................................................................................................1-4
General Ledger Overview..............................................................................................................................1-5
Functions and Features ..................................................................................................................................1-6
General Ledger Accounting Cycle ................................................................................................................1-7
Implementation Considerations for Oracle Financials...................................................................................1-8
The Best Project Team for the Job ................................................................................................................1-9
Critical Implementation Issues ......................................................................................................................1-10
Sharing a Set of Books across Oracle Applications.......................................................................................1-12
Interface InformationAccounting Entries ..................................................................................................1-13
Integrating with Subledgers...........................................................................................................................1-15
Importing to General Ledger from Non-Oracle Applications........................................................................1-16
Elements Required for a Set of Books...........................................................................................................1-17
Multiple Companies within a Single Set of Books........................................................................................1-18
Multiple Companies Using Multiple Sets of Books ......................................................................................1-19
Journal Processing .........................................................................................................................................1-20
Foreign Currency Concepts ...........................................................................................................................1-22
Multiple Currency Accounting ......................................................................................................................1-23
Consolidating Multiple Companies within a Single Set of Books.................................................................1-24
Consolidating Multiple Companies with Multiple Sets of Books .................................................................1-25
Budgeting ......................................................................................................................................................1-26
Reporting and Analysis .................................................................................................................................1-27
Standard Reports and Listings .......................................................................................................................1-29
Financial Statement Generator Reports (FSG) ..............................................................................................1-30
Oracle Financial Analyzer .............................................................................................................................1-31
Applications Desktop Integrator....................................................................................................................1-32
Global Accounting Engine ............................................................................................................................1-34
Accounting Methods......................................................................................................................................1-35
Accounting Differences.................................................................................................................................1-36
Global Accounting Engine Features ..............................................................................................................1-37
Summary........................................................................................................................................................1-39
Set of Books ......................................................................................................................................................2-1
Set of Books ..................................................................................................................................................2-2
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................2-3
Elements Required for a Set of Books...........................................................................................................2-5
Steps for Creating a Set of Books..................................................................................................................2-6
Multiple Books for Multiple Companies .......................................................................................................2-8
Chart of Accounts Structure ..........................................................................................................................2-10
Accounting Calendar .....................................................................................................................................2-11
Unlimited Currencies.....................................................................................................................................2-12
Sharing a Set of Books Across Oracle Applications .....................................................................................2-13
Chart of Accounts..........................................................................................................................................2-14
Building the Chart of Accounts Structure......................................................................................................2-15
Identifying Business Requirements ...............................................................................................................2-16
Identifying Segment Requirements ...............................................................................................................2-17
Analyzing Reporting Requirements...............................................................................................................2-19
Creating a Worldwide Chart of Accounts......................................................................................................2-20
Worldwide Chart of Accounts Example........................................................................................................2-21
Creating Vertical Structures ..........................................................................................................................2-22
Validation and Value Sets .............................................................................................................................2-23
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Getting Started...............................................................................................................................................3-81
ADI Toolbar ..................................................................................................................................................3-82
Signing On to ADI.........................................................................................................................................3-84
Selecting an Applications Database...............................................................................................................3-85
Selecting a Responsibility .............................................................................................................................3-86
Validation and Segment Security ..................................................................................................................3-87
Toolbar Options.............................................................................................................................................3-88
General Options.............................................................................................................................................3-90
Ledger Options ..............................................................................................................................................3-96
Language Options..........................................................................................................................................3-104
Choosing Values from Lists ..........................................................................................................................3-105
Practice - ADI Customization and Settings ...............................................................................................3-107
Solution - ADI Customization and Settings...............................................................................................3-110
Overview of Using ADI to Create Journal Entries ........................................................................................3-117
Integrating with Oracle General Ledger ........................................................................................................3-119
Getting Started with ADI Journal Wizard .....................................................................................................3-120
Creating Journal Worksheets.........................................................................................................................3-121
Customizing Journal Worksheets ..................................................................................................................3-123
Entering Data.................................................................................................................................................3-126
Uploading Journal Entries .............................................................................................................................3-128
Practice - ADI Journal Entries ...................................................................................................................3-131
Solution - ADI Journal Entries ..................................................................................................................3-134
ADI Diagnostic Wizard .................................................................................................................................3-145
ADI Performance Test Scenarios ..................................................................................................................3-146
Excel Versions Supported .............................................................................................................................3-147
Profile Options...............................................................................................................................................3-148
Other Uses of Journal Wizard in ADI ...........................................................................................................3-151
Setting Up the ADI Journal Features.............................................................................................................3-152
Setting Journal Profile Options for ADI ........................................................................................................3-153
Overview of Importing Journal Entries .........................................................................................................3-155
Importing Descriptive Flexfields ...................................................................................................................3-157
Importing Journals.........................................................................................................................................3-158
Multi-Table Journal Import ...........................................................................................................................3-160
Journal Import Group By Effective Dates Description..................................................................................3-162
Journal Import Group By Effective Dates Benefits .......................................................................................3-163
How to Set Up Journal Import Group By Effective Dates ............................................................................3-164
Using Journal Import Group By Effective Dates...........................................................................................3-165
Importing Journal References........................................................................................................................3-166
Reviewing Journal Import Data.....................................................................................................................3-168
Journal Import Verification Process ..............................................................................................................3-169
Using Journal Entry Sources and Categories.................................................................................................3-171
Defining Suspense Accounts .........................................................................................................................3-173
Setting Up Statistical Entries .........................................................................................................................3-175
Practice - Define Suspense and Statistical Accounts .................................................................................3-176
Solution - Define Suspense and Statistical Accounts ................................................................................3-177
Running Journal Entry Reports .....................................................................................................................3-179
Setting Profile Options ..................................................................................................................................3-181
Summary........................................................................................................................................................3-182
Summary Accounts..........................................................................................................................................4-1
Summary Accounts........................................................................................................................................4-2
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................4-3
Overview .......................................................................................................................................................4-4
Defining Summary Accounts ........................................................................................................................4-6
Summary Account Examples ........................................................................................................................4-7
Detail Versus Summary Accounts.................................................................................................................4-9
Summary Accounts Versus Parent Values ....................................................................................................4-10
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AutoAllocations Constraints..........................................................................................................................5-56
Submitting AutoAllocation Set Requests ......................................................................................................5-57
Reviewing the Status of AutoAllocations......................................................................................................5-58
Implementation Considerations for AutoAllocation Workbench ..................................................................5-59
Practice - Creating a Step-down Allocation Set.........................................................................................5-60
Solution - Creating a Step-down Allocation Set........................................................................................5-61
AutoScheduling Overview.............................................................................................................................5-64
AutoScheduling Process ................................................................................................................................5-65
Financial Schedules .......................................................................................................................................5-66
Scheduling Journals.......................................................................................................................................5-68
Scheduling a Request Using a Financial Schedule ........................................................................................5-69
Periodic Submissions.....................................................................................................................................5-70
Incremental Submissions ...............................................................................................................................5-71
Implementation Considerations for Journal Entry Automations ...................................................................5-72
Practice - Creating a Financial Schedule ...................................................................................................5-73
Solution - Creating a Financial Schedule...................................................................................................5-74
GL Journal Approval Process Overview .......................................................................................................5-76
Journal Approval Features.............................................................................................................................5-77
Journal Approval Process ..............................................................................................................................5-78
Approval Methods .........................................................................................................................................5-83
Journal Approval Prerequisites......................................................................................................................5-84
Setting Up Journal Approval .........................................................................................................................5-85
Summary........................................................................................................................................................5-87
Intercompany...................................................................................................................................................6-1
Intercompany.................................................................................................................................................6-2
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................6-3
Balancing Intercompany Transactions for Multiple Companies within a Single Set of Books.....................6-4
Intercompany Balancing Options within a Single Set of Books....................................................................6-5
Intercompany Segment ..................................................................................................................................6-7
Intercompany Entries.....................................................................................................................................6-8
Standard Intercompany Balancing.................................................................................................................6-9
Enhanced Intercompany Balancing ...............................................................................................................6-10
Intercompany Segment Balancing .................................................................................................................6-11
Clearing Companies ......................................................................................................................................6-12
Clearing Companies Using Enhanced Intercompany Accounting.................................................................6-13
Using Intercompany Segments in the Clearing Model ..................................................................................6-15
Using Intercompany Segments in the Clearing Model (continued)...............................................................6-16
Setup Steps for Intercompany........................................................................................................................6-19
Guided Demonstration - Set Up Intercompany Balancing ........................................................................6-21
Practice - Intercompany Balancing Setup..................................................................................................6-24
Solution - Intercompany Balancing Setup .................................................................................................6-25
Summary........................................................................................................................................................6-26
Global Intercompany System .........................................................................................................................7-1
Global Intercompany System ........................................................................................................................7-2
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................7-3
Global Intercompany System (GIS) Overview..............................................................................................7-4
GIS Structure .................................................................................................................................................7-5
GIS Notifications...........................................................................................................................................7-6
Setting Up Global Intercompany System ......................................................................................................7-8
Setting Up GIS Subsidiaries ..........................................................................................................................7-9
Subsidiary Privileges .....................................................................................................................................7-11
Subsidiary Transfer Options ..........................................................................................................................7-13
Defining Intercompany Transaction Types ...................................................................................................7-15
Specifying Intercompany Clearing Accounts ................................................................................................7-17
GIS AutoAccounting .....................................................................................................................................7-18
Defining GIS AutoAccounting Rules ............................................................................................................7-19
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Preface
Profile
Prerequisites
Related Publications
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(N) From the Navigator window, select Invoice then Entry then Invoice Batches
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