Understanding General Accounting Integrity Reports and Programs

Use integrity reports and programs to supplement your internal balancing procedures and to locate potential balancing problems and data inconsistencies. Integrity reports and interactive integrity programs help you ensure that the system functions correctly and that tables remain in balance. Integrity reports and interactive integrity programs also enable you to identify and correct any problems in a timely and efficient manner.

If you review General Ledger data integrity information frequently, it is easier to determine when a problem occurred. Review integrity information at the following times:

• During new software installation.

• During conversion.

• At the end of the fiscal year.

• At the end of the period.

• Daily, if necessary.

In many cases, you can choose to review data integrity information by using either a batch report or an interactive program. The benefits of using an interactive program are:

• You can identify financial integrity issues in real time.

• You can resolve the integrity issues while working in the interactive integrity programs, which enables faster resolution and subsequent financial reporting.

• You can set up watch lists to receive notification of potential integrity issues.