Editing an Accrual

Prerequisites

To edit an accrual, you should have:

  • Account (for which you want to define the accrual) defined in the application.

  • Accrual-specific active contract associated with the account.

  • Batch C1_​ACCRE defined in the application, if an accrual creation takes place through a batch.

  • Algorithm C1_​ACCR_​CAL defined for accrual calculation in the application.

  • Algorithm C1_​ACCR_​REV defined for accrual reversal in the application.

  • Accrual type associated with the division to which the account belongs or accrual type associated with the account for accrual calculation.

  • Characteristic types defined in the application (where the characteristic entity is set to Accrual).

Procedure

To edit an accrual:

  1. Search for the accrual in the Accrual screen.
  2. In the Search Results section, click the link in the Accrual Information column corresponding to the accrual whose details you want to edit.
    The Accrual screen appears.
  3. Ensure that the Main tab is selected.
  4. Click the Edit button in the Accrual zone
    The Accrual screen appears. It contains the following sections:

    • Main - Used to specify basic details about the accrual. It contains the following fields:

      Field Name Field Description Mandatory (Yes or No)
      Account ID Used to search a particular account.
      Note: It is a read-only field and cannot be edited.
      		 Yes
      Contract Used to specify the accrual contract of the account.
      Note: It is a read-only field and cannot be edited.
      		 Not applicable
      Accrual Cycle Used to specify the accrual cycle for the account.
      Note: It is a read-only field and cannot be edited.
      		 Not applicable
      Posting Method Used to specify the posting method used for an accrual.
      Note: It is a read-only field and cannot be edited.
      		 Not applicable
      Accrual Type Used to specify the type of an accrual.
      Note: It is a read-only field and cannot be edited.
      		 Not applicable
      Accrual Creation Mode Used to specify the creation method of an accrual.
      Note: It is a read-only field and cannot be edited.
      		 Not applicable
      Currency Used to specify the currency used for calculating the accrual.
      Note: It is a read-only field and cannot be edited.
      		 Not applicable
      Comments Used to specify the comments for an accrual. No
  5. Add, edit, or remove the detail-specific characteristics from the accrual, if required.
  6. Add, edit, or remove the details of the accrual.
  7. Click Save.
    The changes made to the accrual are saved.
    Note:

    You can edit n accrual only when it is in the Ready for Accrual status.

    While editing an accrual which is created through a batch process, the system allows you to edit only the accrual amount of the bill or the price item in the Accrual Details zone. Whereas, if you are editing an accrual which is created manually, the system allows you to edit the price item code as well as the accrual amount of the price item or the bill in the Accrual Details zone. The override reason is mandatory when you are editing a manually created accrual in the system.

Related Topics

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Accrual screen Accrual (Used for Searching)
Accrual screen Accrual (Used for Viewing)
Accrual - Main tab Accrual - Main
Accrual zone Accrual
How to define a characteristic for an accrual Defining a Characteristic for an Accrual
How to add the details for an accrual Adding the Details for an Accrual