Foreign Currency Valuation - GL at the time of clearing of open items

Hi experts,
We valuate the open items (Balance sheet items) in Company Code Currency without checking the reversal option.
At the time of clearing of these open items, the GL used for reversal of the valuation difference is been different.
GL mapped in OBA1:
Exch.rate diff realized
Loss/Gain: 716000
Valuation: Loss/Gain - 716001
Bal.Adj 1: 101699
Translation:
Loss/Gain: 716000
Bal.sheet adj -Loss/Gain: 716001
At the time of clearing of open items:
The entry which is getting passed for the reversal of the valuation difference is some time posted to GL: 101699 and sometime to GL 716000. The off-setting GL been Clearing GL(which is been valuated).
Could someone kindly through some light as to why the system behaving in such a way. We expect the GL at the time of reversal to be 101699.
Thanks in advance.

Hi Pradeep,
The principle of foreign currency revaluation works as follows for the open items like AR, AP and Bank Balances:
At the period end the system revaluates the open items (or balances, as the case may be) with the period end exchange rate and thus posts the difference between the original exchange rate (at the time the open item was created) and the period end rate. This could be loss or gain due to revaluation. One side of the entry is P&L (7...account) and the other side is the balance sheet (the balance sheet account typically comes from AR, AP or Bank/Cash range).
This loss or gain is not realized since at the period end the open item is still out there. When you clear the open item, the loss or gain due to the latest exchange rate is realized immediately and is posted to realized loss or gain, with an offset to the original balance sheet account.
I hope the above helps.
Sharabh

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