Distributed FICO and HR/PY and EBS Questions

Question

Hi experts -
Changing our landscape from a single integrated system to a distributed HR/PY and FICO environment (I.e. 2 different instances). In the distributed architecture I understand the Payroll Check (tcode RFFOUS_C) print program still runs in the HR/PY instance and the check register is also updated in the HR/PY instance. However, the GL posting that include open item managed bank clearing account(s) for payroll checks is updated only in the FICO instance (via ALE) by the Posting to accounting process.
Can anyone tell me how and where the EBS should be run to clear the payroll checks and the GL payroll check clearing open item account? Again, the payroll checks will be in the check register in the HR/PY system but the GL payroll check clearing open item account will be in FICO instance.
Anyone out there have experience with this scenario?
Thanks!

Answer 1

Have you worked specifically with a distributed HR/PY and FICO architecture?  Or, are you answering this question based on your understanding of the payment process from FI?   If you have not worked hands-on with the distributed HR/PY and FICO architecture I do not think you understand the issue.
In the distributed HR/PY architecture the payroll checks are created in the HR/PY instance.  The creation of the GL entry for the payroll check bank clearing account is created by an entirely separate process - the  PY GL Posting run and the distributed model posts the GL to the FICO instance.  Therefore, the check register is in the HR/PY instance and GL payroll check bank clearing account in in FICO.