What is leading and non-leading ledger in the new Gl
configuration?
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Answer / zaver raipanchola
Leading Ledger:
The leading ledger is based on the same accounting
principle as that of the consolidated financial statement.
It is integrated with all subsidiary ledgers and is updated
in all company codes. You must designate one ledger as the
leading ledger.
In each company code, the leading ledger automatically
receives the settings that apply to that company code: the
currencies, the fiscal year variant, and the variant of the
posting periods.
In New G/L, there is one leading ledger for each client
that is valid for all company codes.
The accounting standard to be used in the leading ledger
needs to be decided first.
This assignment cannot be deactivated once it has been
defined.
You can only define one ledger as a leading ledger.
SAP provides the leading ledger 0L as standard.
Only the leading ledger is integrated with CO. Values from
the leading ledger are updated in CO.
Non-Leading Ledger
The non-leading ledgers are parallel ledgers to the leading
ledger. They can be based for example on local accounting
principles
You must activate a non-leading ledger by company code.
For each ledger that you create, a ledger group of the same
name is automatically created.
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Answer / sai vardhan
Leading ledger & Non-leading ledgers
Leading ledger
It is a base ledger, which updates the cost center and consolidation.
You can define only one ledger as the leading ledger – SAP provides the leading ledger "0L".
The currency of the leading ledger is always used as the first currency.
The leading ledger is integrated with all subsidiary ledgers.
Only the values from the leading ledger are sent to CO.
The leading area in Asset Accounting (depreciation area 01) must be posted to the leading ledger.
Leading ledger uses the (additional) local currencies assigned to the company code.
Leading ledger uses the GL Total Table: FAGLFLEXT.
Non-leading ledgers
Non-leading ledgers are activated by company code.
You can define additional currencies that deviate from those used by the leading ledger.
As a second and third currency of a non-leading ledger, you may only use currency types that you have already assigned to the relevant company code for the leading ledger.
You can define a fiscal year variant that differs from the leading ledger. If you don't specify a FYV, the FYV of the company code is automatically used.
You can also define a posting period variant that differs from the leading ledger.
Separate document types and number ranges can be defined for non-leading ledgers by users, to ensure continuity in ledger numbering.
Non-leading ledger updates the profit center, segment.
The non-leading ledgers are used as parallel ledger together with the leading ledger. This can be used to apply different accounting standards, such as IAS/IFRS or US-GAAP
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Answer / mangaiah
the leading ledger is based on same accounting principals as
that of consilidate financial statement .it is integrated
with all subsidiary ledgers andis update in all company
codes you must designate one ledger as leading ledger
in India fesical year variant is V3 and leading ledger is 0l
non leading ledgers are parallel to leading ledgers.they can
based for example on local accounting principals such as
german commercial code
you must active a non leading ledger by company code
our branch in foreign countries at that time we use non
leading ledgers
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