The general ledger is a system of accounts used to record and report on the value of assets, liabilities, equities, revenues, and expenses. The following topics give an overview of the general ledger, and describe how to configure its individual components.

Overview
Introduces general ledger setup concepts.

Setting Up the Chart of Accounts
Lists the elements that can constitute the Financials chart of accounts.

Creating GL Accounts
Describes how to create GL account records.

Sub-Accounts
Create sub-accounts for analyzing activity on an account code.

Cost Centers
Configure cost centers for reporting at departmental level.

Projects
Define projects for analytical reporting on activities.

GL Account Unit of Measure
Define values for transactions using quantifiable units.

Alternate Chart of Accounts
Configure a secondary grouping of accounts used for statutory reporting.

COA Cross-References
Map COA elements in source entities to COA elements in consolidation entities.

Validating Accounts
Lists the methods for validating account combinations.

COA Masks
Specify matrices that define the COA elements to which you can post transactions.

GL Implementation Considerations
Discusses control settings you can configure before implementing GL.

Supplementary Analysis Fields
Describes additional analytical reporting on transactions.

Setting Up GL Correction Control
Enable control settings for correction transactions.

Accounting Layers
Different ways of segregating transactions within a single GL account.

Using Daybooks
How to use system or user‑defined views of the general ledger.

Defining the GL Calendar
Define fiscal years and smaller subsets.

Running GL Consistency Checks
Describes a series of validations that verify the integrity of the Financials tables.

Defining Operational Defaults
Describes control settings for the operational modules.

Setting Up Allocations
Distribute costs and revenues to the appropriate COA elements.