Systems and methods for creating a database for accounting purposes

US7747490B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Kerstin Bernet · Bammental, DE
• Werner Liebold · Wiesloch, DE
• Georg Dopf · Schwetzingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 26, 2005
• Grant date: Jun 29, 2010
• Expiry date: Feb 16, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q99/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A database is created for accounting purposes, which can be used to prepare financial statements according to various statutory accounting principles. According to one method, document data records are saved from posting documents to a document database. The document data records include a document header and a data part. The data part includes entries for at least two items each of which comprises a posting amount and an account assigned thereto. Calculation of totals from one or more posting amounts of the document data records are saved for the accounts assigned thereto. The totals are saved to totals entries of a totals table.