What is Period Close? Closing is the process of accounting for all transactions at the end of each period so all supporting information is transferred to the General Ledger. Sub-ledgers cannot be closed if the required transactions in that period are not processed. Sub-ledgers are E-Business Applications that post (transfer accounting records) to the General Ledger: for example, Payables, Receivables, Inventory, etc. 1. Order Management / Shipping 2. Cash Management / Treasury 3. Payables 4. Receivables 5. Purchasing 6. Inventory / Costing 7. Projects 8. Assets 9. General Ledger —————————————– Payables Complete All Transactions for the Period Being Closed Run the Payables Auto-approval Process for All Invoices / Invoice Batches Review & Resolve Amounts to Post to the General Ledger Reconcile Payments to Bank Statement Activity for the Period Transfer All Approved Invoices Payments, Reconciled Payments to the General Ledger Review the Pay...