SAP ABAP IMG Activity SIMG_GLT0OB53 (Define Retained Earnings Account)
Hierarchy
BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   FI-GL (Application Component) General Ledger Accounting
     GLT0 (Package) Basis functions G/L accounting
IMG Activity
ID SIMG_GLT0OB53 Define Retained Earnings Account  
Transaction Code S_ALR_87008903   IMG Activity: SIMG_GLT0OB53 
Created on 19990202    
Customizing Attributes SIMG_GLT0OB53   Define Retained Earnings Account 
Customizing Activity SIMG_CFMENUORFBOB53   Define Retained Earnings Account 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name SIMG_GLT0OB53    

You assign a balance carry forward account to each P&L statement account using an P&L statement account type. You enter this in the chart of accounts area of each P&L statement account.

At the end of the year, the balance of the P&L statement account is transferred to the retained earnings account. For each chart of accounts, you can define several P&L statement account types and can assign them to the retained earning accounts.

The posting key that the system uses for automatic postings is also defined in this activity.

Note

Your specifications are dependent on the chart of accounts.

Prerequisites

You must first enter the chart of accounts in the chart of accounts list.

Standard settings

Account 332000 has been created under the key "X" for chart of accounts IKR; account 900000 for chart of accounts GKR.

Activities

  1. Change the standard system settings.

    If you do not want to use any of the chart of accounts in the standard system, you have to enter the P&L statement account type(s) and the retained earnings account for each new chart of accounts.

  2. Make certain that the accounts mentioned have been set up.

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 203   Establish Master Data 
Mandatory / Optional 1   Mandatory activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG SIMG_GLT0OB53 0 HLA0006520 Basic Functions 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
F30 L - Logical transport object OB53 OB53 Automatic Postings - Account Determination 
F30B L - Logical transport object OB53 OB53 Automatic Postings - Posting Keys 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  19990202 
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