How to: Transfer General Ledger Entries to Cost Entries

You can transfer general ledger entries to cost entries.

Before you run the process for transferring general ledger entries to cost entries, you must prepare the transfer to avoid manual correction posting.

To prepare the transfer

  1. Choose the Search for Page or Report icon, enter Cost Accounting Setup, and then choose the related link.
  2. In the Cost Accounting Setup window, verify that the Starting Date for G/L Transfer field is set to the correct value.
  3. Choose the Search for Page or Report icon, enter Chart of Cost Types, and then choose the related link.
  4. In the Cost Type Card window, verify that the G/L Account Range field is linked correctly for each cost type to take entries from the general ledger.
  5. Choose the Search for Page or Report icon, enter Chart of Accounts, and then choose the related link.
  6. For each relevant general ledger account, in the G/L Account Card window, verify that the Cost Type No. field is linked correctly to a cost type. For more information, see Defining the Relationship Between Cost Types and General Ledger Accounts.
  7. Verify that all relevant general ledger entries have dimension values that correspond to a cost centre and a cost object.

To transfer general ledger entries to cost entries

  1. Choose the Search for Page or Report icon, enter Transfer GL Entries to CA, and then choose the related link.

  2. Choose the Yes button to start the transfer. The process transfers all general ledger entries that have not already been transferred.

    During the transfer, the process creates connections in the entries in the Cost Entry table and the Cost Register table. This makes it possible to trace the source of cost entries.

See Also

Criteria for Transferring General Ledger Entries to Cost Entries
Automatic Transfer and Combined Entries
Results of the Transfer
Transferring and Posting Cost Entries
Defining the Relationship Between Cost Types and General Ledger Accounts