What is Open Item Management

Question

Let me know what is the use of "Open Item Management" in GL creation.
I read abt it by clicking F1. But i didn't got clarity. I just came to know that it should be used for balance sheet items. That too there are many balancesheet items like bank accounts, raw material account for which it should not be used...
So please clarify it on your own words i.e. what is "Open Item management" & where it should be used.... ?

Answer 1

Hello,
Following is the F1 help for your reference:
Indicator: Open item management?
Determines that open items are managed for this account.
Use
Items posted to accounts managed on an open item basis are marked as open or cleared. The balance of these accounts is always equal to the balance of the open items.
Procedure
Set up accounts with open item management if offsetting entries are to be assigned to the postings made to these accounts. Postings to these accounts represent incomplete transactions.
Example:
A goods receipt/invoice receipt (GR/IR) clearing account should be managed on an open item basis so that you can check at any time whether invoices have been received for the goods received for an order.
Set up accounts without open item management if no offsetting entry is to be made against a posting to this account.
Examples
Accounts that are managed on an open item basis include:
Clearing accounts:
Bank clearing account
Payroll clearing account
Cash discount clearing account
GR/IR clearing account
Accounts that are not managed on an open item basis:
Bank accounts
Tax accounts
Raw material accounts
Reconciliation accounts
These are managed implicitly using the subledger open item function.
Profit and loss accounts
Materials Management (MM) accounts posted with a posting key that has account type 'M'
Regards,
Ravi