The SAP standard does not display interim balances (opening and closing balances of G/L accounts) in the line item list— line items and balances can only be accessed separately in their own transactions. However, comprehensive, coherent documentation is crucial, especially for year-end closings, as separate reports increase the risk of errors and the reconciliation effort for auditors. This gap was repeatedly raised in numerous customer projects during discussions with finance departments, which is why CONSILIO developed Finance BalanceLine — a solution that presents line items from multiple G/L accounts across several fiscal years in an integrated view, including opening and closing balances.
 

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• Extension of the SAP standard: Enables the integrated display of line items with opening and closing balances, even across multiple G/L accounts and fiscal years.
• Technical Implementation: Implemented as a functional extension using a custom selection variant with an associated list layout; standard functionality (line item listing without balances) remains available as before.
• Compatibility: Runs in both the classic SAP GUI and Fiori
• Export: CONSILIO Finance BalanceLine supports exporting the report in PDF and Excel formats