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Thomas Schachner

Georg Dopf

Michael Conrad

Andreas Reccius

Martin Osterloh

Thomas Schneider

Gunther Liebich

Daniel Bock

Joachim Kenntner

Michael Meyringer

Dirk Henrich

Dieter Krisch

Kai-Michael Roesner

Peter Von Zimmermann

Udo Laub

Markus Klein

Stefan Gauger

Ralf Dinkel

Juergen Kind

Ralf Klein

Michael Hohendorf

Volker Faisst

Otfried Geisau

Radim Sykora

Torsten Bachmann

Martin Schorr

Ruediger Raubeck

Joachim Liebler

Andrea Roesinger

Gerald Paetzold

Michael Sylvester

Edwin Himmelsbach

Rainer Soltek

A system stores financial accounting data in a Base ledger, together with overlying extension ledger(s). An engine receives both generic financial data, and financial data utilized for specific purposes. Utilizing a mapping table the engine stores in an underlying Base ledger, the generic financial data (e.g., a fixed asset acquisition). The engine stores in overlying extension ledgers, specific financial data (e.g., a linear asset depreciation and/or an declining balance method of asset depreciation) derived from that generic data. This reduces memory footprint by persisting the generic data in one location only. The stored data may be read utilizing dataviews combining data from Base and extension ledgers. A recursive algorithm may evaluate chain(s) of ledgers. Embodiments may be particularly suited to store in the Base ledger generic financial data common to multiple accounting principles (e.g., GAAP, IFRS), and store in extension ledger(s) the associated financial data specific to those accounting schemes.

Extension ledger

Systems and methods are provided for providing an automated validity check of transaction data postings. In one implementation, a method is provided that includes entering at least one code for specifying at least one posting to be performed for a transactional data processing operation. The method may also include starting the transactional data processing operation, sending a request to a service component for performing a validity check of the at least one code, buffering one or more posting requests resulting from execution of the transactional data processing operation. Further, the method may include sending, in response to receipt of a first signal indicative of code validity from the service component, the one or more buffered posting requests with the at least one code to a posting component.

Systems and methods for providing an automated validity check of transactional data postings

Methods and apparatus, including systems and computer program products, for a services architecture design that provides enterprise services having accounting functionality at the level of an enterprise application. The design includes a set of service operations, process components, and optionally deployment units. Suitable business objects are also described.

Providing accounting software application as enterprise services

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Thomas Schachner