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16 Functionality This program is used to carry forward the balances of the general ledger to the new fiscal year. You can run this transaction multiple times. You should always run it if there are discrepancies between the balances of the GL accounts in the previous and the current fiscal years. The GL balances are carried forward as follows: a) Balance sheet accounts are transferred with all additional account assignments to the same account numbers. b) P L accounts are carried forward to the retained earnings account. !dditional account assignments are not transferred. The transaction currencies are not transferred and are totaled in the local currency. Scenario You want to generate a report because there are discrepancies between the balances of the GL accounts in the previous and the current fiscal years. Requirements None. Menu Path !ccounting "inancial !ccounting General Ledger Periodic Processing #losing #arrying "orward ".$% & Balance #arry "orward ".$%

Transaction Code
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'ouble clic( on ".$% & Balance #arry "orward.

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)pdate the following fields:

Field Name Ledger Field Description Standard GL ledger = . Since we use parallel currency 1 and parallel currency 2! we also "a#e ledger $1 % $2 #ode identifying a separate legal entity for which a separate set of accounts is maintained for e*ternal reporting purposes .nter here the fiscal year number you want to carry the balances to. ! $1! $2 Values

#ompany code

Example: +,--

#arry forward to fiscal year

Example: ,--/

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0f you want to display the individual balances of the P L statement accounts which are carried forward to this retained earnings account1 clic( 2chec(bo*3 Balances in retain.earng.acct .

Tip: This process, as many processes in SAP, can be run in test or production mode.

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#lic( Enter Button

to confirm your entries.

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#lic( Execute button

to carry forward balances and display a report: for t"e year 2 & )est run

Balance carry forward Ledger

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You can display individual balances of the particular accounts. #lic( to display balances of balance sheet accounts: Display of +alance s"eet accounts

Tip: You can print this report or exported to MS Excel.

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#lic( Back Button

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#lic(

button to display balances of P L accounts:

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Display of retained earnings accounts

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#lic( Back Button

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Balance carryforward

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The message bar displays 4Balance carryforward to fiscal year ,--/ successful5

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