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   <Header>
      <Title>Account matching</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1949470">
         <Level1>Overview</Level1>
         <Level2>account matching</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1949475">
         <Level1>Account matching</Level1>
         <Level2>overview</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>Account matching consists of the matching of credit and debit
		  entries on a single ledger account. Account matching is usually performed on
		  the following types of ledger accounts:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000327" role="glossary">Interim accounts</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000308" role="glossary">Clearing accounts</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000340" role="glossary">Suspense accounts</Link>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>When you close a period,
		the balance of these ledger accounts must be zero or the smallest amount
		possible. Usually, the related postings balance and can be matched. If the
		amounts of the related transactions differ by a small amount, ERP Enterprise can generate a
		matching transaction to balance the account.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>When you analyze these
		accounts, you can print a report of the transactions that balance and you can
		examine the unmatched postings.</Paragraph>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListItem>To perform account matching, you must be listed in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld1152m000" role="session">Account Matching Users (tfgld1152m000)</GUIRef> session. In this session, a user's authorization
			 is defined by an <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000517" role="glossary">account matching authorization scheme</Link> and a <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000518" role="glossary">ledger account matching scheme</Link>.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>During matching, ERP Enterprise does not check whether specific transactions can
			 be matched. Instead, ERP Enterprise performs this check when the resulting matching transactions are approved.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Account matching can only be performed on <Emphasis>finalized</Emphasis> transactions in the local currency.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000341" role="manual">Currency calculation and the single currency system</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000342" role="manual">To match with a matching transaction</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000343" role="manual">Frequently used accounts for account matching</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000344" role="manual">To set up account matching</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000345" role="manual">The account matching process</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000346" role="manual">Rebuild GL accounts for matching</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>