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Comparing amounts from two ledgers is especially helpful when you need to review budget and actual amounts (AA and BA ledger types) and analyze budget variances.
From General Accounting (G09), choose Budgeting
From Account Budgeting (G14), choose Online Budget Comparison
You control the level of detail and whether fiscal period or cumulative amounts appear. You can also compare ledger types from different fiscal years or specific G/L dates.
Using processing options, you define:
Which two ledger types to compare
How the system calculates the differences between the two ledger types (visible only in the three-column format)
Which sequence the system uses to display accounts, for example, business unit.object or business unit.subsidiary.
Which format (two-, three-, or four-column) sequence you use to compare your budgets online. This program performs faster if you choose only one format (instead of a sequence of formats) for your comparison.
Online comparisons show information from the Account Balances table (F0902).
To review a budget comparison online
Figure 41-1 On-Line Budget Comparison screen
Complete the following field:
Account
To limit the information displayed, complete the following fields:
Level of Detail
Scaling Factor
Cum/Period (C/P)
Subledger / Type
Currency
Date
Ledger Type
Topic | Description |
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AAIs | This program uses two AAIS:
The program uses these AAIs to distinguish Balance Sheet accounts from Income Statement accounts so that the correct cumulative balance is calculated. Balance Sheet accounts include the prior year cumulative amount in the cumulative balance. Income Statement accounts do not include this beginning balance amount. |
See Also:
Section 21.7, "Reviewing Account Balance Comparisons" for more information about this program, including the processing options.