Foreign Currency Valuation Locate the document in its SAP Library structure Use To create your financial statements,

you have to perform a foreign currency valu ation. This valuation covers the following accounts and items: Foreign currency balance sheet accounts, that is, the G/L accounts that y ou run in foreign currency. The balances of the G/L accounts that are not managed on an open item basis are valuated in foreign currency. Open items that were posted in foreign currency.

Open items that are open on the key date are valuated in foreign currency. You have the following options for the foreign currency valuation: You can perform the valuation in local currency, (company code currency), or a parallel currency (for example, group currency).

You can also use different valuation methods (for example, lowest value p rinciple). If you want to translate additional currencies from the local currency, f oreign currency valuation automatically performs a currency translation accordin g to FASB 52 (US GAAP). Prerequisites You have made the following settings in Customizing: You have defined exchange rates.

For more information, see Structure linkExchange Rates. You have made the settings in Customizing for new General Ledger Accounting unde r Financial Accounting (New) General Ledger Accounting (New) Periodic Processing Valuate. Define Valuation Methods

You have defined a valuation method here. Define Valuation Areas

Here, you have defined a valuation area and assigned a valuation method to it. Assign Valuation Areas and Accounting Principles

If you are using parallel ledgers, you have assigned to the valuation area an ac counting principle that is also assigned to a ledger group. The exchange rate differences from the parallel valuation are posted in this val uation area. If you perform a parallel valuation with a different valuation meth od to the first valuation, you do not have to reverse the postings from the firs t valuation. This information is then available for subsequent closing operation s, for example, Transferring and Sorting Receivables and Payables Foreign Currency Valuation Prepare Automatic Postings for Foreign Currenc y Valuation.

Here, you have defined the expense and revenue accounts for exchange rate differ ences from valuations. For payables and receivables accounts you must also defin e the financial statements adjustment accounts. Features In the new General Ledger, the report Foreign Currency Valuation (New) (FAGL_FC_ VALUATION) provides you with the following functions: cument Note The following topics describe how to perform foreign currency valuation using th e reports, and how to post valuation differences. You can also make this posting manually. From the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Accounting Financial Accounti ng General Ledger Document Entry Valuate Foreign Currency. Activities To perform a foreign currency valuation, from the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Accounting Financial Accounting General Ledger/Accounts Receivable/Accounts Pay able Periodic Processing Closing Valuate Foreign Currency Valuation (New). Valuation of foreign currency balance sheet accounts Valuation of open items in foreign currencies Saving the exchange rate differences determined from the valuation per do Performing the adjustment postings required