3. Reflection Question:
The Chart of Accounts
How are the Business Partner Master Data balances presented in the Chart of Accounts?
Control Account Debit Credit
Accounts Receivable Customer 105
Tax account Tax account 5
Income account Income account 100
A/R Invoice
Control Account
Accounts Receivable =
4. The Chart of Accounts
The chart of accounts is an index of all G/L accounts used by your business.
Chart of Accounts
G/L Account Determination
Good Receipt PO A/P Invoice Outgoing Payment A/R Invoice Payment Deposit
Automatic
Journal Entries
Manual Journal
Entries
Chart of
Accounts
6. Chart of Accounts Structure
Balance Sheet
Accounts
Accounts Payable
Account
Revenue
Account
Period End
Closing
Profit and Loss
Accounts
Level 1
Assets
Liabilities
Cap. + Res.
Turnover
Cost of Sales
Operating C.
Non-Operating
Tax + Extr.
Bank account
Account Type
General
Ledger
7. Chart of Accounts Structure in
Association with Financial Reports
Balance
Sheet
Balance Sheet
Accounts
Accounts Payable
Account
Revenue
Account
Profit and
Loss
Statement
Financial Reports
Trial
Balance
Profit and Loss
Accounts
Assets
Liabilities
Cap. + Res.
Turnover
Cost of Sales
Operating C.
Non-Operating
Tax + Extr.
Bank account
Account Type
General
Ledger
Period End
Closing
8. Levels in the Chart of Accounts
Fixed
Assets
Current
Assets
...
Tangible
Assets
Intangible
Assets
Land
& Buildings
Plant &
Machinery
Formation
Expenses
Patents, and
so on
Freehold
Land
Buildings
...
...
...
...
Title
Active
Account
Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5…
General
Ledger
Level 1
Assets
Liabilities
Cap. + Res.
Turnover
Cost of Sales
Operating C.
Non-Operating
Tax + Extr.
9. Manage the Chart of Accounts – Tasks 1
Chart of Accounts window:
Add a new G/L account to an existing
title
View information about existing accounts
Update different properties of existing
accounts
Edit Chart of Accounts window
Add a new title
Delete an account
Change the structure of the chart of accounts
and move titles and accounts
*You can also add a new account
12. a. Titles accounts appear in blue.
b. Normal active accounts in black.
c. Accounts that were entered in the
G/L Account Determination window
(that is default accounts) are
displayed in red.
13. a. Titles accounts appear in blue.
b. Normal active accounts in black.
c. Accounts that were entered in the
G/L Account Determination window
(that is default accounts) are
displayed in red.
23. Posting Tools
You can post a manual Journal Entry by:
Entering a manual journal entry like we have just seen in the previous slides.
Using a posting template
As a recurring posting.
From a journal voucher.
24. Posting Template with
Percentages
Credit %
Debit %
G/L Account /
BP Name
G/L Account /
BP No.
6320 Utilities 25
6321 Electricity 75
V550 Public service 100
Code: Utility Description: Utility Bills
25. Recurring Postings
Credit
Debit
G/L Account /
BP Name
G/L Account /
BP No.
620000 Property Rent 1000
161000 Girobank Account 1000
Code: Rent Description: Rental Payment
Frequency: On 10
Next Execution: 10/01/10
Valid to
10/12/16
Monthly
26. Recurring Postings
Credit
Debit
G/L Account /
BP Name
G/L Account /
BP No.
620000 Property Rent 1000
161000 Girobank Account 1000
Code: Rent Description: Rental Payment
Frequency: On 10
Next Execution: 10/01/10
Valid to
10/12/16
Monthly
33. Journal Voucher Example
A student intern helps the accountant in recording
manual journal entries to the accounting system.
The accountant wants to be able to review the journal
entries before they are registered permanently to the
journal entries file.
Best Option: journal vouchers
40. Internal Reconciliation Process
When user looks at the vendor’s account balance, it reflects the
advanced Outgoing Payment and the A/P Invoice transactions.
It is important for the user to reconcile the vendor master data
internally
The A/P Invoice should appear as closed for:
The Outgoing Payment
Reports as Aging and Doubtful debts
42. System Reconciliation - Full
Reconciliation
Outgoing Payment based on an
A/P Invoice (or invoices)
A/P Invoice
1 2
Debit Credit
Bank Account 202
Vendor 202
Debit Credit
Vendor 202
Expense /
Clearing account
202
Automatic Internal
Reconciliation
in the
Vendor Master Data
2
43. System Reconciliation - Partial
Reconciliation
Outgoing Payment based on an
A/P Invoice (or invoices)
A/P Invoice
1 2
Debit Credit
Bank Account 202
Vendor 202
Debit Credit
Vendor 202
Expense /
Clearing account
202
Automatic Internal
Reconciliation
in the
Vendor Master Data
2
Balance Due: Credit = 102
Balance Due in the Vendors Liabilities Aging Report
45. User Reconciliation – Manual Type
Selected Origin Posting Date Amount Balance Due Amount to Reconcile
IN 10.07 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00
IN 17.08 2000.00 2000.00 1500.00
RC 24.08 (1000.00) (1000.00) (1000.00)
RC 24.08 (1500.00) (1500.00) (1500.00)
IN 01.09 3000.00 3000.00
Business Partner Account
In this example, Customer Master Data
0.00
Manual Internal Reconciliation in the Customer Master Data
49. “Your office is on fire,
and everyone is safe.
You have 10 seconds
to run through the
office and get one
thing you want to
save. What would you
grab?”
54. Posting Periods – Process Overview
Fiscal Year: 2016
Settings Additional settings
Posting date
Sub-period
Sub-Periods: Months
2016-01
2016-02
2016-03
…….
Period End / Year End Closing
55. Defining Posting Periods and
Sub-Periods
1
2
3
4
Quarters
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Months Days
Year
Fiscal Year
1
56. Posting Periods
The beginning of the fiscal year can only
be the first day of a month.
Create the oldest posting periods first.
Create a new posting period in advance.
No overlapping periods.
60. Period-End Closing
Move all P&L account balances to the Retained Earnings
account and zero the P&L accounts
Period End Closing
Period End Tasks Change Period Status to Locked
Change to Closing Period
61. Period-End Closing: at the
Month End vs. at Year End
Move all P&L account balances to the Retained Earnings account and
zero the P&L accounts
*Optional
Period End
Tasks:
Year End Closing
Period End
Closing
Year End Tasks
Change Period
Status to Locked
Change Period
Status to Locked
Change the Period
Status to Closing
Period
Change to Closing
Period
Month End Closing
Year End Closing
62. Period End Tasks
Here are some examples for period-end tasks:
Ensure period-end transactions were posted properly
Post all Journal Vouchers
Internally reconcile expense clearing accounts
Print:
Trial Balance
Vendor Liabilities Aging and Customer Receivables Aging reports
Inventory Audit report
Financial Statements
Review the open items list and close documents when possible
63. Year End Tasks
Here are some examples for Year-End Tasks:
Post doubtful debts
Post final transactions for the period in all modules
Close the last period of the fiscal year
Print any year-end reports, such as financial
statements
Set up a new fiscal year
64. Perform Period-End Closing
Move all P&L account balances to the Retained
Earnings account and zero the P&L accounts
Period-End Closing
Change Periods Status to Locked
65. Period-End Closing Utility
Debit Credit
Water Expense Account 11500
Period-End Closing Account 11500
Posting Date: December 31st
Period-End Closing period
Debit Credit
Period-End Closing Account 11500
Retained Earning Account 11500
Posting Date: January 1st
Following posting period
Accept and Post
Proposal
Proposal
Water Expense Account Balance
Automatic Journal Entries:
71. Enable the Fixed Assets Solution
–Administration System Initialization
Company Details Basic
Initialization
–Check the Enable Fixed Assets box:
New windows and fields will be available for
the user:
•Administration Setup
Financials Fixed Assets.
•Financials Fixed Assets.
72. The Life Cycle of an Asset Master
Data in SAP Business One
Definition Activation Depreciation Adjustments Retirement
Define an Asset
Master Data
Issue an A/P
Invoice/
Capitalization
document
Depreciation Run/
Manual
Depreciation
Fixed Asset
Transfer (Asset
Class
Transfer/Asset
Transfer)
Revaluation/
Appreciation
A/R Invoice/
Retirement
document
Item Type: Fixed
Assets
Capitalization
Date
Depreciation Run
posts all planned
depreciations
If A/R Invoice,
check Sales
Item
Fixed Assets
Sub Ledger
79. Asset History Sheet
The Asset History Sheet report:
Can be issued for all fixed assets,
Displays all posted asset transactions in a fiscal year,
Presents the assets for each Balance Sheet account.
80. Virtual Fixed Asset
Fixed assets with the virtual item function:
• Allows definition of a template item
representing the fixed asset.
• Enables the company to purchase identical fixed
assets in large quantities for internal use.
• Automatically creates the same quantity of asset
master data records, and capitalize them for you.
• Optionally, you can manage serial numbers for
the generated virtual fixed assets.
86. This is a report for the simulation of
future depreciation. The report date
determines the future fiscal year, up to
which the simulation should be carried
out, or the fiscal year in which
simulation to a given period should be
carried out.