This course is designed for managers in a finance department who need to set up and manage the Oracle General Ledger or systems administrators who need to carry out both initial set up and ongoing maintenance tasks. It would also suit delegates who currently work with Oracle General Ledger who wish to gain a greater appreciation of its available functionality.

• Setting up Accounting Periods and Calendars
• Defining the Accounting Flexfield Segments
• Defining General Ledger Security Rules
• Performing General Ledger Inquiries
• Setting Up General Ledger Journals
• Setting Journal Profile Options
• Setting Up Journal AutoReversal Criteria and Defining AutoPost Criteria
• Opening and Closing GL Accounting Periods
• Setting Up and Using Multi-Currency Accounting
• Defining Budgets and Budget Organizations
• Setting Budgetary Controls
• Performing Budget Inquiries
• Using the ADI Budget Wizard

Session 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE GENERAL LEDGER

• General Ledger Keywords and Concepts
• Overview of the General Ledger
• Define a Set of Books

Session 2: ACCOUNTING CALENDARS

• Accounting Periods
• Accounting Calendars
• Define an Accounting Calendar
• Post Account Balances

Session 3: CHART OF ACCOUNTS STRUCTURE

• Flexfield Considerations
• Good Design Principles
• Define the Accounting Flexfield

Session 4: JOURNALS

• Key Set Up Considerations for GL Journals
• Set Up Options for Journaling
• Set Up Journal Options
• Journal Profile Options
• Journal AutoReversal Set Up Steps
• Define an AutoPost Criteria set
• Reports Listings and Inquiry Options for Journals

Session 5: GENERAL LEDGER SECURITY RULES

• Security Rules and Cross Validation Rules
• Define a Security Rule
• Cross Validation Rules

Session 6: MULTI CURRENCY

• Key Processes
• Set Up Multi Currency Accounting (MCR)
• Define a Cumulative Translation Adjustment Account
• Enter Daily Rates
• Enter Foreign Currency Journals
• Enter Period rates
• Enter Historical Rates
• Profile Options for MRC
• Work With Multiple Currencies in General Ledger
• Translate From Functional to Reporting Currency
• Working with MRC
• Transaction Level Conversion
• Inquiry and Reporting in MRC

Session 7: BUDGETING

• Overview of Budgeting
• Create Master and Detail Budgets
• Define Budgets
• Define Budget Organizations
• Protect a Budget Organization with a Password
• Set Budgetary Control Options for an Account Range
• Copy Account Ranges from an Existing Budget Organization
• Add or Change Individual Accounts
• Delete a Budget Organization
• Budget Reports and Listings
• Define a Rollup Group
• Assign Rollup Groups to Account Segment Values
• Create a Summary Account Template
• Carry Out a Budget Inquiry

Session 8: ADI ACCOUNT HIERARCHY EDITOR

• Account Hierarchy Editor
• ADI Functional Security
• ADI profile Options
• Web ADI
• Account Hierarchy Manager
• AHM Set Up Steps
• Access AHM
• Account Hierarchy Manager Interface

Session 9: ADI SET UP AND SECURITY

• Set Up ADI Security
• ADI Profile Options
• Set Up ADI Applications Desktop Linking
• Modify the ADI Toolbar
• Modify the Ledger Options
• Modify the ADI General Options
• Modify the ADI Language Options
• Perform Diagnostics System Checks for ADIWeb ADI

Session 10: MULTI-COMPANY ACCOUNTING

• Multi-Companies with a Single Set of Books
• Automatic Balancing of Inter-company Transactions
• Consolidating Multiple Companies

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