Activation

This process changes the journal category from inactive to active simulation based on the criteria you enter.

You can run this simulation to evaluate the impact of accounting or analytical entries on the respective accounts without posting to the journal.

The journal being simulated can be active or inactive. When active, it is added to inquiry screens and reports. It can be converted to an actual journal or deactivated to become an inactive simulation journal that is not visible in inquiries and reports. For example, simulating stock count entries such as provisions for risk.

There are several operations that directly affect the simulated journals:

  • Deactivation changes the journal category from active to inactive simulation
  • Cancellation cancels all simulated entries, whether active or inactive
  • Post converts simulated documents to actual journals
You cannot close a period if simulated entries are not converted to actual entries or if they are not canceled.

 When a simulated entry is processed, all the ledgers containing this entry are affected.

Prerequisite

Refer to documentation Implementation

Screen management

Entry screen

Select criteria make to restrict the selection of the simulated documents to be processed. Not all fields are required. By default, all documents are selected.

Date ranges are used to refine the selection. The creation date, specified on document entry, is considered.

Select Inactive simulations documents for validation only. If not selected, only the active simulation documents are validated and as a result become actual documents.

Criteria

All companies (ALLCPY)

Select this checkbox to run the process for all companies. Otherwise, you need to select a company.

If you have companies in mulitple legislations, you can only run the process for one legislation at a time.
Company (CPY)

Enter or select the company code for a single company.
Legislation (LEG)

If you select All companies, you need to enter a legislation.

If you entered a single company, this field defaults to the legislation for that company.
All sites (ALLFCY)

Select this checkbox to include all sites for a selected company.

If you select All companies, this checkbox is selected by default.
Site (FCY)

Enter or select a site code.
All document types (ALLTYP)

Select this checkbox to include all types.
Entry type (TYP)

Enter a journal type to limit the simulation to this entry type.

Only document types whose Entry category is Simulation can be selected.
From entry (VCRDEB)

If you select a single journal type, you can enter a range of journal numbers to limit the process to documents within the range.
To entry (VCRFIN)

End journal number used to select the records to be processed.
All journal types (ALLTYPJOU)

Select this option to include all journal types.
Journal type (TYPJOU)

Enter the journal type. It must be the same type as the journal linked to the selected journal type.

The journal type is used to group journals based on common characteristics mainly linked to the nature of the operations where it will be recorded:

  • Sales
  • Purchasing
  • Cash
  • Miscellaneous operations
  • Analytical miscellaneous operations
  • Carry-forward entries

Some processes and controls depend on the journal type:

  • Carry-forward entries journal types can only record journals associated with the carry forward entries period.
  • Analytical miscellaneous operation journal types can only record journals assigned to the analytical category.
  • A cash account needs to be linked to each cash journal type so that the entries posted in this journal have an automatic counterpart. These journal types are used in the A/P-A/R accounting module for payment posting and in automatic journals.
Cash journals are defined in the Definition of the journals, journal types and accounts on payments.

Six journal types were allocated to the miscellaneous operations:

  • Values 4 and 5 for general accounting
  • Values 8, 9, and 10 for analytical accounting
All journals (ALLJOU)

Select this option to include all journal types.
Journal (JOU)

Enter the journal code.

The journal selected needs to be the same type as the journal linked to the journal type entered in the previous selection criteria.
All users (ALLUSR)

Select this checkbox to include all users. To run this process for a single user group, leave clear.

The current user is used if the user/group code is blank.
User (USR)

If you enter a user code, the process only includes accounting documents entered by that user. By default, the current user is applied.
Inactive simulations (SIM)

Select this option to include inactive simulated entries and to generate the journals in temporary or final mode.

The inactive simulation and the status of the generated entries are only requested to validate journals as miscellaneous operations.

Automatic simulated entries (AUTACC)

Select this option to include the automatic simulated entries in the activation, deactivation, or cancellation processes. These automatic simulation entries are identified by the Simulation reference field values that are loaded.

The automatic simulated entries are excluded from the post process.
Start date (STRDAT)

The date range applies to the date the journal was created.
End date (ENDDAT)

Generation

Generation type (SIMSTA)

For an actual generation, the journal status can be:

  • Temporary
  • Final

The entry status for entries must be Final when the requested generation type is Actual and the company meets one of the following criteria:

The status defines your ability to modify the document. When final, the modifications of the journal are only for information purposes or concern the analytical postings. The date, amounts, accounts, VAT code, and other purely accounting information can no longer be modified.

In temporary mode, most of the information displayed on the journal can be modified. The modification options can vary based on:

The nature and the origin of the accounting document:

  • Temporary payment document: bank lines that cannot be deleted
  • Purchase invoice document: BP line that cannot be deleted, purchase account and VAT that cannot be modified

The management events that have an impact on the account document are:

  • Charge account with a declared VAT amount
  • Matched VAT account or not
Entry type (TYPDES)

Journal type to be used to generate the journals from the process.

Pay attention to the selected journal types. They can prohibit or authorize propagation between ledger types.
Journal (JOUDES)

Journal used to generate journals coming from the process. It needs to be the same type as the journal linked to the journal type previously selected.
Log file (TRC)

Select this option for the list of the journals validated by this process.

 

Batch task

This function can be run in batch mode. The standard task ACCSIMACT is provided for that purpose.

Specific Buttons

Memo Select this action to save the current settings to reuse later using a unique memo code. The memo code is linked to your user profile, not to the function or the screen.
Recall Enter or select the unique memo code you created to apply the settings saved with that code.
Delete memo This action deletes a saved memo code and cannot be undone.

Error messages

The only error messages are the generic ones.

Tables used

Refer to the documentation on Implementation