Posting and Unposting

The Receivables Update process verifies that all accounting entries (except interunit entries) have a document sequence date. If a value is in only one of these fields—document sequence number and document sequence date—on the pending item distribution table (PS_PENDING_DST), the system issues a document sequencing error for the item and the process does not post the item. If both fields are blank, the process automatically assigns both numbers. The document sequencing date is the system date and the sequencing number is assigned based on the accounting date of the item.

For example, if you created an item on January 22, 2004 and the item accounting date is December 19, 2003:

• The document sequencing date is January 22, 2004.

• The document sequence number is assigned by the system in the December 2003 range for the default document type for these transactions.

When you unpost a group and document sequencing is enabled, the system creates an unpost group with accounting entries that have a new document sequence number using the original document type. However, the system uses the document type that you define for the Unpost group type on the Group Type page if:

• The Keep Original Document Type check box is not selected on the Options page of the appropriate unpost group component.

• The Keep Original Document Type check box is selected and the document type is a manual type.

If you unpost a group that has transactions with both interunit accounting entries and document sequencing, the system uses a different document type for the interunit transactions. The system uses the document type that is assigned to the business unit for interunit accounting entries on the Business Unit Definition page.