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Title:
Module

GL : Process Balance Carry Forward

FI- F.16

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ECC 5.0

Overview
Trigger:
Close of fiscal period with need to carry forward balances of accounts
Business Process Description Overview
This process involves carrying forward the balances on your General Ledger accounts from one fiscal year into the next. You can see
the balance to be carried forward in the account balance display. The carry-forward is not performed automatically by the system,
even if you have already posted data in the new fiscal year. You have to specify when you want to run the programs for this in the
SAP system. However, w hen you post items to a prior year, the system automatically carries forward the balance whether the
program was run or not.
The customer and vendor accounts, and the balance sheet accounts are carried forward onto themselves. The income statement
accounts are carried forward into one or more retained earnings accounts.

Input - Required Fields

Carry forward to New Fiscal Year

Output - Results

Comments
New fiscal year

Comments

Tips and Tricks

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End User Manual

File Name:

Title:
Module

GL : Process Balance Carry Forward

FI- F.16

Release:

ECC 5.0

Procedural Steps
1.1.

Access the Carry Forward G/L Balances transaction by:

Via Menus

Accounting Financial Accounting General Ledger Periodic Processing

Closing Carry forward Balances
F.16

Via Transaction Code

1.2.

On Carry Forward G/L Balances parameter Screen, enter information in the fields as
specified in the table below:

Field
Company Code(s)

Description

R/O/C
O/R

G/L Account
Carry forward to Fiscal Year
Test Run?

O
R
O

Balances in retain earng

accts

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User Action and Values

Comments
Not required if
period version
maintained.
New fiscal year
System defaults
to radio button
ON.

Yes

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GL : Process Balance Carry Forward

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Restriction of Accounts

ECC 5.0

(Note: On above table, in column R/O/C: R = Required, O = Optional, C = Conditional)

NOTES:

Prior to running Year End tasks, ensure that all related systems have finished processing for the
year you are closing (for example, invoices have been entered and checks have been applied in
Accounts Receivable); and all periodic processing has occurred.

You only need to run the carry forward program once. All subsequent entries will automatically
be added to the new fiscal year.

1.3.

1.4.

Enter your selection criteria and mark whether you want a production run to take
place by unchecking the Test run field.
Select Program Execute.

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