Manage Accruals and Accrual Payments

When the accrual processes are configured, you are ready to manage accruals and accrual payments.

Amounts are accrued according to the way in which an accrual plan is configured. An accrual plan can be set up to accrue amounts based on sales or purchase activity, or according to a predetermined schedule. These accrued amounts are paid out to one or more accounts that may include customers, vendors, or G/L accounts. The accounts that receive these payments are defined on the accrual plan.

An accrual plan can be configured so that part or all of the accrual process is automated. If you do not wish to automate the entire process, you can record accrual and accrual payment activity using journals. You can also record accrual payments through purchase documents.

The following table describes a sequence of tasks, with links to the topics that describe them. These tasks are listed in the order in which they are generally performed.

To	See
Learn about the posting activities that take place when working with accruals, and how to use posting groups to link accrual plans to the general ledger.	Accrual Posting
View information regarding accrual amounts that are calculated for sales or purchase document lines, such as the accrual plan or plans for which the amount is calculated and the intended payment accounts.	How to: View Document Accrual Lines
Post accruals and accrual payments to accrual plans.	Post Accrual Journal Batches
Post accrual payments from a purchase document.	How to: Link an Accrual Plan to a Purchase Document
Learn how to create accural payment documents	How to: Create Accural Payment Documents
Learn how to set up and use payment schedules	How to: Use Payment Schedules
Learn how to suggest scheduled accruals in an accrual journal	How to: Suggest scheduled accruals
Learn how to suggest scheduled payments in an accrual journal	How to: Suggest scheduled payments
Learn how to setup, maintain and use accrual journals	How to:fill and post accrual journals
Learn how to view posting-test-reports	How to: view test-reports before posting
Learn how to view and analyze posted accrual entries in the accrual ledger entry	How to: view accrual ledger entries