Defining a Detail Ledger

General Ledger posts journal entries directly to detail ledgers (usually in a background process). There is no limit to the number or types of ledgers that you can define.

To define detail ledgers, use the Detail Ledger component (DETAIL_LEDGER).

This section discusses how to define a detail ledger.

Page Used to Define a Detail Ledger

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
Detail Ledger	LEDGER_DETAIL1	General Ledger, Ledgers, Detail Ledgers, Detail Ledger	Define a detail ledger ID and name, and link the detail ledger to a ledger template.

Detail Ledger Page

Use the Detail Ledger page (LEDGER_DETAIL1) to define a detail ledger ID and name, and link the detail ledger to a ledger template.

Navigation

select General Ledger, then select Ledgers, then select Detail Ledgers, then select Detail Ledger

Ledger Description

Enter a description of the selected detail ledger.

Ledger Template

Link the detailed ledger to an appropriate ledger template.