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Ensure that the date range for your calendar
includes the 29th day of February in leap years. Check the calendar validation
report before using the calendar for setting up ledgers. You can change any of
a period's specifications, except for ... &amp;nbsp;<![CDATA[<a href='http://www.checklist20.com/bestpractices.html#cid=158&amp;cn=Oracle Financials&amp;tid=253&amp;tn=Ensure that the date range for your calendar'>View More</a>]]></description></item><item><title>Stay Current with Latest Information</title><link>http://www.checklist20.com/bestpractices.html#cid=158&amp;cn=Oracle Financials&amp;tid=260&amp;tn=Stay Current with Latest Information</link><description>



Monitor the
E-Business Suite Information
 Center (on Oracle MetaLink,
click the Headlines tab, E-Business Suite sub-tab) for the latest information
on certifications, Release Update Packs, diagnostics, documentation resources,
and so  ... &amp;nbsp;<![CDATA[<a href='http://www.checklist20.com/bestpractices.html#cid=158&amp;cn=Oracle Financials&amp;tid=260&amp;tn=Stay Current with Latest Information'>View More</a>]]></description></item><item><title>Stay Current with Latest Code</title><link>http://www.checklist20.com/bestpractices.html#cid=158&amp;cn=Oracle Financials&amp;tid=259&amp;tn=Stay Current with Latest Code</link><description>

Take advantage of the latest available Release
code. For example, stay current with Release Update Packs (RUPs), which
consolidate the latest maintenance fixes for the release. It is particularly
important for Financials customers to keep c ... &amp;nbsp;<![CDATA[<a href='http://www.checklist20.com/bestpractices.html#cid=158&amp;cn=Oracle Financials&amp;tid=259&amp;tn=Stay Current with Latest Code'>View More</a>]]></description></item><item><title>Run reports to balance within payables</title><link>http://www.checklist20.com/bestpractices.html#cid=158&amp;cn=Oracle Financials&amp;tid=258&amp;tn=Run reports to balance within payables</link><description>



After
closing the periods in Payables and General Ledger, run the needed reports to
balance within Payables. This would typically include the Trial Balance, Posted
Invoice Register, and Posted Payment Register reports. You&#8217;ll also need  ... &amp;nbsp;<![CDATA[<a href='http://www.checklist20.com/bestpractices.html#cid=158&amp;cn=Oracle Financials&amp;tid=258&amp;tn=Run reports to balance within payables'>View More</a>]]></description></item><item><title>Enable control accounts if manual entries need to be prevented</title><link>http://www.checklist20.com/bestpractices.html#cid=158&amp;cn=Oracle Financials&amp;tid=257&amp;tn=Enable control accounts if manual entries need to be prevented</link><description>



Ensure that
accounts used as liability accounts, and that need reconciliation, are not used
for any other purpose. For example, such accounts should not be used in any
other subledger and no manual entries should be made against them. T ... &amp;nbsp;<![CDATA[<a href='http://www.checklist20.com/bestpractices.html#cid=158&amp;cn=Oracle Financials&amp;tid=257&amp;tn=Enable control accounts if manual entries need to be prevented'>View More</a>]]></description></item><item><title>Review information for 1099 payment</title><link>http://www.checklist20.com/bestpractices.html#cid=158&amp;cn=Oracle Financials&amp;tid=256&amp;tn=Review information for 1099 payment</link><description>



Periodically
review the information for accuracy and completeness once you begin creating
1099 payment information for 1099 suppliers. Payables provides the following 3
standard reports:

1099 Supplier Exceptions Report
     1099 Inv ... &amp;nbsp;<![CDATA[<a href='http://www.checklist20.com/bestpractices.html#cid=158&amp;cn=Oracle Financials&amp;tid=256&amp;tn=Review information for 1099 payment'>View More</a>]]></description></item><item><title>Schedule Create Accounting program</title><link>http://www.checklist20.com/bestpractices.html#cid=158&amp;cn=Oracle Financials&amp;tid=255&amp;tn=Schedule Create Accounting program</link><description>



Schedule a
concurrent request to run the Create Accounting program on a regular basis (at
least daily) to identify invoices that are not getting accounted. 

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Schedule a
concurrent request to run Invoice Validation program on a regular basis (at
least daily) to determine if there are invoices that are not getting validated.


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