Japanese-Specific Setup and Processes

This table lists the country-specific setup and functionality for Japan.

Setup or Process

Description

User-defined codes (UDC)s

Set up base-software UDCs with Japanese-specific values, and set up Japanese-specific UDCs for:

  • Accounts Receivable transactions

  • Accounts Payable transactions

  • Bank accounts

  • Fixed assets

  • Language preferences

See Setting Up UDCs for Japan.

Next numbers

No Japanese-specific setup for next numbers exists.

Bank accounts

To work with bank accounts in Japan:

Payment processing

To work with payments for Japan:

Supplier withholding

To work with suppliers for Japan:

Tax amount rounding

You can specify how the system rounds tax amounts for transaction processing.

See Setting Up Tax Amount Rounding Methods for Japan.

Draft processing

Working with drafts is a common practice in Japan. Functionality exists for both Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable draft processing.

See Understanding Accounts Receivable Draft Processing in Japan.

See Processing Accounts Payable Drafts in Japan.

Financial reports

The JD Edward EnterpriseOne software provides these financial reports for Japan:

  • Balance sheet

  • Income statement

See Printing Financial Reports for Japan.

Fixed Assets

Before you work with fixed assets in Japan, you must set up:

  • UDCs

  • Life months for assets.

See Setting Up UDCs for Fixed Assets for Japan

See Setting Up Life Months for Asset Conversion.

You can convert assets from one depreciation method to another.

See Converting Fixed Assets to a Different Depreciation Method.

Oracle Business Accelerator

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Oracle Business Accelerator solution is available for Japan, as well as other countries. The pre configured data that is part of the Oracle Business Accelerator solution is based on business processes that have been designed according to the best business practices for a specific country and industry.

See http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E24705_01/index.htm