Setting Up and Using Multibook Ledgers

To set up multibook ledgers, use the following components:

  • Installation Options (INSTALLATION)

  • Ledger Template (LEDGER_TEMPLATE)

  • Detail Ledger (DETAIL_LEDGER)

  • Detail Ledger Group (DETAIL_LEDGER_GROU)

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Overall Page

INSTALLATION_FS1

Select the Create Multibook Accounting Entries in Subsystems option.

Templates - Record Definitions Page

LEDGER_TEMPLATE1

You can create or modify the record names for a ledger template; however, do this only if you are adding a new template or modifying the default records of the templates delivered with the system.

Templates - Field Definitions Page

LEDGER_TEMPLATE2

You can create or modify the field names for a ledger template; however, do this only if you are modifying the default fields or if you are adding the fields to store debit amounts separate from credit amounts (separate debit and credit configuration).

Detail Ledger Page

LEDGER_DETAIL1

Define a detail ledger ID and name, and link the detail ledger to a ledger template.

Ledger Groups - Definition Page

LEDGER_GROUP

Define a ledger group, link it to a ledger template, assign ledger details to the group, and identify the unique attributes of each ledger within the group.

Ledger Groups - ChartField Page

LEDGER_GROUP2

Define default ChartFields for this ledger group. The system generates a set of default values, which you can modify.

Ledger Groups - Balancing Page

LEDGER_GROUP3

Specify the ChartField balancing options for the journals generated to the detail ledger.

Create/Update Journal Entries - Header Page

JOURNAL_ENTRY1

Select the multibook transaction ledger group.

Create/Update Journal Entries - Lines Page

JOURNAL_ENTRY2_IE

Enter transaction amounts and currency codes for one or more ledgers included in the multibook ledger group.

Before you set up and process multibook ledgers, set up base currencies.

Use the Overall (INSTALLATION_FS1) page to select the create Multibook Accounting Entries in Subsystems option.

Navigation:

Setting Up Financials/Supply Chain > Install > Installation Options. Click the Overall link

To set up your system for multibook processing:

  1. Select the Multibook Accounting Entries in Subsystems check box only if you want other PeopleSoft applications to create in-sync accounting entries.

  2. Review ledger templates and define detail ledgers.

  3. Link multiple detail ledgers to a ledger group using the Ledger Group - Definition page.

Use the Create/Update Journal Entries - Header page (JOURNAL_ENTRY1) to select the ledger group that you set up for multibook transactions, or select the ledger group and a specific ledger within that group.

Navigation:

General LedgerJournalsJournal EntryCreate/Update Journal EntriesHeader

When you select Keep Ledgers in Sync on the Ledger Group - Definition page, the system automatically selects the AutoGenerate Lines option.

When you enter a transaction for the entire group, the system converts the transaction amount to the base currency of each ledger in the group and posts it to each ledger within the group. The conversion rate is determined at the transaction level. If the transaction is for one specific ledger in the group, the system posts the transaction only to that ledger.

Use the Create/Update Journal Entries - Lines page to enter transaction amounts and currency codes for one or more ledgers included in the multibook ledger group.

Navigation:

General Ledger > Journals > Journal Entry > Create/Update Journal Entries > Lines.

The Ledger field in the journal line record is an addition to the existing key fields: Business Unit, Journal ID, Journal Date, and Unpost Sequence. Based on the ledger group that you enter, the system determines how many secondary ledgers are in the ledger group; it creates one journal line for each ledger. The ChartField values and transaction amounts are the same on each of these lines, with the exception of the translation ledger. The translation ledger has different amounts that populate the Monetary (Base Currency) Amount, Currency Code, Exchange Rate Type, and Exchange Rate fields; the base currency in the ledger determines these values.

After you enter all of the transaction lines, select the Journal Edit process, which automatically generates journal lines as supporting transaction details for each ledger.

Example 1: Multibook Transaction

Assume that you have a Local ledger with NOK as the base currency and a Reports ledger with EUR as the base currency. Both are part of the ledger group Actuals. You enter the transaction in CHF with a CHF 100 debit to rent expense (account 1000) and a CHF 100 credit to accounts payable (account 2000). You enter the local lines, and the system automatically generates the reports lines. The four journal lines appear as follows:

Jrnl Ln

Ledger Group

Ledger

Acct

Frgn Amt

Frgn CC

Mntry Amt

CC

Rate Type

Excg Rate

1

ACTUALS

LOCAL

1000

100

CHF

50

NOK

CURR

0.5

1

ACTUALS

REPORTS

1000

100

CHF

25

EUR

CURR

0.25

2

ACTUALS

LOCAL

2000

<100>

CHF

<50>

NOK

CURR

0.5

2

ACTUALS

REPORTS

2000

<100>

CHF

<25>

EUR

CURR

0.25

Example 2: Translation Ledger

In this example, Reports is defined as a translation ledger. Both Local and Reports are part of the ledger group Actuals. The transaction was entered in CHF with the same amount as above. The four journal lines appear as follows:

Jrnl Ln

Ledger Group

Ledger

Acct

Frgn Amt

Frgn CC

Mntry Amt

CC

Rate Type

Exchg Rate

1

ACTUALS

LOCAL

1000

100

CHF

50

NOK

CURR

0.5

1

ACTUALS

REPORTS

1000

50

NOK

25

EUR

CURR

0.5

2

ACTUALS

LOCAL

2000

<100>

CHF

<50>

NOK

CURR

0.5

2

ACTUALS

REPORTS

2000

<50>

NOK

<25>

EUR

CURR

0.5

When you enter the Local lines, the system automatically generates the Report lines. For a translation ledger, the foreign amount and transaction currency of Reports are the monetary (base currency) amount and currency code of the primary ledger, Local.

The header record for the journal lines contains summary information including ledger, total debits, total credits, edit status, and posted status. The amounts carried on the header are in the denomination of the base currency for the business unit.