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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Ledger history</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Ledger history</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Distribution of ledger balances</Level1>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>To view the transactions posted to the ledger accounts and dimensions, you can display the ledger history and the dimension history.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>To display the financial history, start one of the following sessions:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld3501m000" role="session">Ledger History (tfgld3501m000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld3520m000" role="session">Dimension History (tfgld3520m000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
		</List>
		<Paragraph>To find and display the transactions sorted by financial <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#Document.tf" role="glossary">document</Link>, start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld1504m000" role="session">Document History (tfgld1504m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld3501m000" role="session">Ledger History (tfgld3501m000)</GUIRef> and the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld3520m000" role="session">Dimension History (tfgld3520m000)</GUIRef> sessions, you can select a ledger account or dimension and then start a number of sessions that provide various views on the history.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>To change the settings such as the fiscal year and the period range, return to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld3501m000" role="session">Ledger History (tfgld3501m000)</GUIRef> session and on the <GUIRef href="" role="menu">Specific</GUIRef> menu, click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld3501m000#set.history.range" role="formcommand">Set History Range</GUIRef>. The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld3503s000" role="session">Set History Range (tfgld3503s000)</GUIRef> session starts, which you can use to enter the selection criteria.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>For individual ledger accounts, you can select the following options in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0108s000" role="session">Chart of Accounts (tfgld0108s000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
			<ListItemHead><Link href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0108s000#tfgld008.icur" role="fieldhelp">Currency Analysis</Link>
			</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>If you select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/icur#required" role="enum">Required</GUIRef> or <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/icur#difference" role="enum">Required, Calculate Currency Diff.</GUIRef>, you can display the ledger account balances in the various transaction currencies in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld3506m000" role="session">Currency Analysis (tfgld3506m000)</GUIRef> session. If you select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/icur#not.required" role="enum">Not Required</GUIRef>, SSA ERP displays the total balance in the local currency.</ListItem>
			<ListItemHead><Link href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0108s000#tfgld008.blbp" role="fieldhelp">Balance by Business Partner</Link>
			</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>If you select this check box, you must specify a business partner for every transaction posted to the ledger account. You can then display the ledger history by business partner in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld3530m000" role="session">Distribution by Business Partner (tfgld3530m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
			<ListItemHead><Link href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0108s000#tfgld008.dblm" role="fieldhelp">Daily Balance</Link>
			</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem><List><ListIntro>If you select this check box, you can display the amounts posted to a ledger account, summed by document date in the following sessions:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld3533m000" role="session">Distribution by Date for Ledger Account (tfgld3533m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld3535m000" role="session">Distribution by Date for Dimension/Ledger Account (tfgld3535m000)</GUIRef>
					</ListItem>
				</List>
			</ListItem>
		</List>
		<List><ListIntro>If you select both the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0108s000#tfgld008.dblm" role="formfield">Daily Balance</GUIRef> check box and the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0108s000#tfgld008.blbp" role="formfield">Balance by Business Partner</GUIRef> check box, you can display the amounts by date and by business partner of the ledger history in the following sessions:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld3534m000" role="session">Distribution by Date for Ledger Account by Business Partner (tfgld3534m000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld3536m000" role="session">Distribution by Date for Dimension/Ledger Account by Business Partner (tfgld3536m000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
		</List>
		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>If you display the distribution by date, you first select a period. The balances by date include all the transactions posted to the ledger account during the selected period. Only if you do not antedate any transactions are the balances by date completely accurate.</Paragraph>
		</Note>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000126" role="manual">Ledger account and dimension structure</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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