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Payroll costs do not reach the general ledger

Payroll completes and the costs never appear in the ledger.

Most likely causes

  • Transfer to Subledger Accounting has not run. Costing and transfer are separate processes; a costed payroll is not a transferred one.
  • Accounting was created but not posted. Draft accounting exists in the subledger and does not reach the ledger until posted in final.
  • A costing rule produces no account for some elements. Those results are suspended rather than failing the run, so the total transferred is short without any error.
  • The accounting period is not open. A closed period holds the transfer without failing it.

What to check

  • Which of costing, transfer, create accounting and post has actually run for that payroll — in that order.
  • Whether any costing results are in suspense, and for which elements.
  • The status of the accounting period being posted into.
  • Whether accounting was created in draft or final mode.

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