SAP ABAP Data Element FAGL_GLFLEX_ACTIVE (Indicator: New General Ledger Accounting Is Active)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN
   ⤷ FI-GL (Application Component) General Ledger Accounting
     ⤷ FAGL_LEDGER_CUST (Package) New General Ledger: Scenarios, Ledgers
Basic Data
Data Element FAGL_GLFLEX_ACTIVE
Short Description Indicator: New General Ledger Accounting Is Active  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type BOOLE    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table      
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Basic direction is set to LTR    
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Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 New G/L 
Medium 20 New G/L Acctg Active 
Long 40 New General Ledger Accounting Is Active 
Heading 50 New General Ledger Accounting Is Active 
Documentation

Definition

Causes new General Ledger Accounting to be activated. The tables are then updated to new General Ledger Accounting.

Use

By activating new General Ledger Accounting, you achieve the following:

  • The functions for new General Ledger Accounting become available.
  • In the SAP Reference IMG, the previous Financial Accounting menu is replaced by the Financial Accounting (New) menu. Under Financial Accounting Global Settings (New) and General Ledger (New), you can make the settings for new General Ledger Accounting.
  • You activate the tables of new General Ledger Accounting so that your posting data is written to them.

Caution

If you already use classic General Ledger Accounting in your production system, you need to perform the migration of this data before you activate new General Ledger Accounting. Migration is only possible as part of a project in collaboration with the SAP General Ledger Migration Service. For more information, see the documentation in the SAP Library under Accounting -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting (New) -> Tools -> Migration.

Standard settings

When you activate new General Ledger Accounting, not only are the tables of new General Ledger Accounting updated in the standard system, but also the balances in the tables of classic General Ledger Accounting (table GLT0). This default setting is there to enable you to use comparison reports during the implementation phase of new General Ledger Accounting to ensure that new General Ledger Accounting delivers correct results.

  • To compare the data, you use the IMG activity Compare Ledgers.
  • Once you have establish that new General Ledger Accounting is set up correctly and is operating correctly, you can deactivate the updates from classic General Ledger Accounting. To do this, choose in Customizing Financial Accounting Global Settings (New) -> Tools -> Deactivate Update of Classic General Ledger (GLT0).

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History
Last changed by/on SAP  20040315 
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