Accrual

The Accrual zone displays the details of an accrual. It contains the following sections:

• Main - Displays basic information about the accrual. It contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Accrual Information	Displays the concatenated string of information about the accrual separated by a comma (,).
  Account Information	Displays the concatenated string of information about the account for which the accrual is created separated by a comma (,). In addition, a context menu appears corresponding to this field which helps in navigating to other screens in the application. Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Account screen appears where you can view the details of the respective account.
  Contract Information	Displays the accrual-specific active contract that is associated with the account. In addition, a context menu appears corresponding to this field which helps in navigating to other screens in the application. Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Contract screen appears where you can view the details of the respective contract.
  Division	Indicates the division which is associated with the accrual.
  Status	Indicates the current status of the accrual. The valid values are: Draft Approval In Progress Ready For Accrual Accrued Accrual Reversed Rejected Processed Ignore Cancelled
  Accrual Cycle	Indicates the accrual cycle associated with the deal type which is used for creating the accrual.
  Accrual Date	Displays the date on which the accrual is processed for the account.
  Reversal Start Date	Displays the date from when the accrual reversal process starts for the account.
  Reversal End Date	Displays the date till when the accrual reversal process ends for the account.
  Accrual Type	Indicates the accrual type using which the accrual is calculated for the account.
  Accrual Creation Mode	Displays the creation mode using which the accrual is calculated. Batch - Indicates whether the accrual is created using the batch mode. Manual - Indicates whether the accrual is created manually in the system.
  Posting Method	Displays the level at which the accrual is calculated for the account. The valid values are: Bill Level - Indicates that the accrual is created to calculate the bill segments and adjustments of bills at the bill level. Bill Distribution Code Level - Indicates that the accrual is created to calculate the bill segments and adjustments of bills at the distribution code level. Price Item Level - Indicates that the accrual is created to calculate the bill segments and adjustments of bills at the price item level. Price Item Distribution Code Level - Indicates that the accrual is created to calculate the bill segments of a particular price item at the distribution code level.
  Accrual Amount	Displays the accrual amount.

• Characteristics - Lists the detail-specific characteristics defined for the accrual. It contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Accrual Detail Sequence	Displays the sequence of the accrual detail.
  Effective Date	Displays the date from when the characteristic is effective for the accrual detail.
  Characteristic Type	Indicates the characteristic type.
  Characteristic Value	Displays the value of the characteristic type.

• Record Actions - The Record Actions section contains the following buttons:

  Button Name	Button Description
  Edit	Used to edit the details of an accrual. Note: The Edit button appears only when the accrual is in the Draft or Ready for Accrual status.
  Delete	Used to delete an accrual. Note: The Delete button appears only when the accrual is in the Draft or Ready for Accrual status.
  Return to Draft	Used to send the accrual in the Draft status for editing. Note: The Return to Draft button appears only when the accrual is in the Ready for Accrual status.
  Submit	Used to submit an accrual for approval. Note: The Submit button appears only when the accrual is in the Draft status.
  Approve	Used to approve the accrual. Note: The Approve button appears only when the accrual is in the Approval in Progress status.
  Reject	Used to reject the accrual. Note: The Reject button appears only when the accrual is in the Approval in Progress status.
  Re Submit	Used to resubmit the accrual for specific changes. Note: The Re Submit button appears only when the accrual is in the Approval in Progress status.

• Record Information - The Record Information section contains the following fields:

  Field Name	Field Description
  Business Object	Indicates the business object using which the accrual is created in the system. In addition, a context menu appears corresponding to this field which helps in navigating to other screens in the application. Note: It has a link. On clicking the link, the Business Object screen appears where you can view the details of the respective business object.
  Status Date/Time	Displays the date and time when the accrual status is updated in the system.
  Create Date/Time	Displays the date and time when the accrual is created in the system.

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