FV50 Park General Ledger (GL) Account Documents (JVs) (FV50)

 

Purpose

When required data input is incomplete while processing GL account items, it becomes necessary to park the document before it can be posted in the system. Users also will park completed documents before notifying the central accounting office that the documents are ready for final review and posting.

Trigger

When required data input is incomplete while processing GL account items, it becomes necessary to park the document before it can be posted in the system. Users also will park completed documents before notifying the central accounting office that the documents are ready for final review and posting.

Prerequisites

None

Menu Path

Use the following menu path(s) to begin this transaction:

·         Accounting à Financial Accounting à General Ledger à Document à Parked Documents à FV50 - Post/Delete: Single Screen Transaction

Transaction Code

FV50

Helpful Hints

None


Procedure

1.       Start the transaction using the menu path or transaction code.

      SAP Easy Access

2.       Complete the following field:

·         Command Field

 

3.       The Park G/L Account Document screen will appear.

      Park G/L Account Document: Company Code UK00

4.       The first step is to change your screen template to facilitate input by using the variant in the Tree located on the left side of your screen. You will be using Screen Variant Z_UK_1 which will modify the detail entry section to show only UK fields and eliminates many unused columns from the SAP detail format. For this transaction double-click on  .

    "Grayed-out" columns and fields on the screen indicate information derived by the system or fields where changes cannot be made.

5.       Complete following field in the Header (the top portion of the screen):

·         Document Date

 

      Calendar

      Park G/L Account Document: Company Code UK00

6.       Within the Header, complete the following fields:

·         Posting Date

·         Reference

·         Doc.Header Text

 

7.       In the G/L acct field, click on the Possible Entries icon  to search for the appropriate.

    You can key in the appropriate GL Account directly into the field, if you know the number.

8.       In the G/L long text field, enter the description of the GL account or enter a partial description using wildcards (*). For example, if you were searching for printing supplies, enter *print*

 

      General Ledger Account (1)    6 Entries found

9.       When the list of matches for the search criteria appears, double-click on the appropriate GL Account. For this example, double-click on  .

      General Ledger Account (1)    6 Entries found

    In this example, all of the GL Accounts which contain the word "print" was displayed.

      Park G/L Account Document: Company Code UK00

10.     Continue completing the following fields:

·         D/C

·         Amount in doc.curr.

·         Text

·         Cost center

 

      Park G/L Account Document: Company Code UK00

11.     On the next line, complete the following fields:

·         G/L acct

·         D/C

·         Amount in doc.curr.

·         Cost center

 

      Park G/L Account Document: Company Code UK00

12.     Click the Enter icon  or press Enter on your keyboard to accept the entry.

    Green checkmarks appear in the Status column. This means that the data entered on that line is valid and was accepted by the system. It does not mean that the data is accurate, e.g., correct cost center or amount.

      Park G/L Account Document: Company Code UK00

    Use the Save icon on the Standard Toolbar when you don't have all of the information and can not complete the document at that time. This button will save the document for later data entry, but it will not do any validation checking which is necessary before parking the document.

    The push buttons located on the Application Toolbar provide the following functions:

Tree On, Tree Off - toggles access to Tree area and existing parked documents

Company Code - set to UK00

Simulate - to view your document and print screen

Save as Completed - validates data, use when ready to send paperwork to the proper department

Post - you will not "post" the document. Posting creates a financial transaction

Editing Options - user specific defaults

13.     Click on the   button to view the entered values before "Save as Complete".

      Document Overview

    If the Sum does not appear in the Amount column (the yellow row in the picture above), click on the Amount column header , then click on the Display Sum icon  to check for a zero (0) total.

 

14.     Save the document as complete by clicking on the  button to generate the document number.

      Park G/L Account Document: Company Code UK00

    Remember to jot down the document number displayed in the Status Bar. While you can do a search for the document in the future, it is easier to pull up the document using the document number.

15.     Re-display the document and simulate it, so that you can print it.

16.     To print the document:

16.1        Select the print icon on the Simulate screen

16.2        Your printer should default in the Output Device window

16.3        Print your document

 

      Park G/L Account Document: Company Code UK00

17.     To leave the transaction, click on the Exit icon  .

      Exit Editing

18.     When the Exit Editing box appears, click on the  button.

      SAP Easy Access

19.     You have completed this transaction.

Result

You have created a GL account document (journal entry) and parked it.

Comments

Please forward any required documentation to the appropriate central accounting office, and the parked document to be reviewed and posted by the central accounting offices.