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System Accounts
Use system accounts for system-wide functions, such as rounding differences or exchange rate gains and losses.
The System Type drop-down list in the GL Account screen is enabled when you specify a system account. The following table lists the available types of system accounts.

System Account Types
 
System Account Type
Description
Auto Balance
Used to record journal entry auto balancing transactions.
If the balance of a posting is not zero in base currency or in statutory currency, the system can create a balancing posting line automatically. The resultant posting line balances the whole posting transaction, and the posting is made to an Auto Balance system account.
Deduction Suspense
Used to transfer deduction balances from the payment posting to the deduction open item posting. Its balance is always backed out immediately in the same transaction. The Deduction Suspense account always has a zero balance.
Purchase Order Receipts
Used to record that a supplier has fulfilled all or part of a commitment by delivering items or services ordered on a purchase order.
Realized Exchange Loss
Realized Exchange Gain
Used in the foreign currency revaluation process for accounts that can be considered as realized profit or loss due to exchange rate differences.
Unrealized Exchange Loss
Unrealized Exchange Gain
Used for revaluation of customer open items and supplier open items.
Result of the Current Year
Used in report structures to incorporate the balance of profit and loss accounts for the current year.
The Result of the Current Year accounts are automatic balance sheet accounts, without actual postings.
See Structured Reports for more information.
Result of Previous Years
Used in report structures to incorporate the balance of profit and loss accounts for previous years that have not yet been closed.
The Result of Previous Years accounts are automatic balance sheet accounts, without actual postings.
See Structured Reports for more information.
Rounding Differences
When the conversion from one currency to another results in rounding differences in the base currencies, this account is used to record the differences.
Unmatched Invoices
When posting a supplier invoice in Accounts Payable that is not yet approved or allocated through the final costs, the amount to be allocated is posted to the Unmatched Invoices account.
You create one Unmatched Invoices account per system. This account is used by default for all supplier invoice postings.