General Ledger Setup Steps In Oracle ApplicationsStep 1 : Define GL Responsibility

System Administrator =>security=>responsibility.

Step2 : Define GL User

System Administrator => security=>user

Step3 :-Assign GL and Sysadmin Responsibility to User.

Step4:-select profile option (HR: User Type) to HR With Payroll User.

Step5: Enable Currency

Define Currency and Enable Currency:-

GL Super User Responsibility =>setup=>currencies =>define.

Step 6:- Define Organization –Business Group & add Business Group Information Also.

Make your Organization HR Organization also.

Responsibility: India HRMS Manager.

Work structure=>organization=>Description

Create Location If Required.

Responsibility: India HRMS Manager.

Work structure=>Location.

Add Business Group Information.

Create Competence flex field structure required to enter in Business group information.

Step 7:- Set profile option HR Security Profile.

Step 8:- Define Key Flex field (Chart Of Accounts In GL).

Define value sets for segments.

Define segments and assign value sets.

Assign qualifiers to value sets.

Freeze and compile.

Responsibility = > system administration => application => segments

Flex field Qualifiers:-

Creating VALUE SETS for segments and Enter the Segment values:-

Step 9:- Calendars.

Define calendars Type.

GL Super User Responsibility =>setup=>financials=>calendars=>types

Define calendar Accounting.

GL Super User Responsibility =>setup=>financials=>calendars=>accounting.

Step 10:- Define Set of Books.

GL Super User Responsibility => setup=> financials =>books=>define.

Link Chart of Account, calendar & currency.

Here we enter the Retained Earnings Account whichmeans the profit and loss account.No user can pass the direct entry in this account.

Step 11:- Define Organization (India HRMS=> organization => Description.)

Legal Entity (also legal entity additional information=>legal entity accountingset to newly created set of books name), Operating Unit.

Step 12 :- Set profile options.

System administrator => profile => system.

MO: Operating Unit

GL Set of Books Name

Sequential Numbering.

Step 13:- Open accounting period.

Once these setup steps are performed, we canEnter JournalsPost JournalsReverse JournalsEnter Mass allocation.Create BudgetsUse FSG ( financial statement Generator.)

GL Flow

GENERAL LEDGER1. Creating Journal (Batch, Header and Lines).2. Creating Code Combination,3. Creating Journal Source4. Creating Journal Category5. Understanding Accounting Period,6. Understanding Key Flexfileds,7. Understanding Descriptive Flex fields8. Understanding Setup of General Ledger9. Understanding Account Inquiry form10. Understanding GL Interface Program - Journal Import11. Understanding Chart of Accounts.12. Understanding Set of BooksOnce you create a journal look for the data in below mentioned tablesJournal contains a Batch - GL_JE_BATCHES,Header -GL_JE_HEADERSLines - GL_JE_LINES,Once you create a Code Combination look for the data in GL_CODE_COMBINATIONSOnce you understand Account Inquiry Form look for the data inGL_BALANCESOnce you create a Journal Source look for the data in

GL_JE_SOURCESOnce you create a Journal Category look for the data in GL_JE_CATEGORIESOnce you understand Accounting Period then check the data inGL_PERIODS,- GL_PERIOD_STATUSES, Once you understand Chart of Accounts structure then look for the data in,- GL_CHART_OF_ACCOUNTSOnce you understand Set of Books structure then look for the data in- GL_SETS_OF_BOOKSOnce you understand GL Interface program then check tables- GL_INTERFACE- GL_IMPORT_REFERENCESGo through the all the above tables again and again and be conversant about the joins.