In accounting, the controlling account (also known as an adjustment or control account) is an account in the general ledger for which a corresponding subsidiary ledger has been created. For example, "accounts receivable" is the controlling account for the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger.
Also question is, what is GL reporting?
The general ledger is a master of all accounts of your business and is primarily used for monitoring the financial activity of your business. The general ledger report contains the account summaries, including details of every transaction going in and out of your accounts.
Also to know, how does GL work?
software, a general ledger sorts all transaction information through the accounts. Also, it is the primary source for generating the company's trial balance. The accounts reflected on a trial balance are related to all major accounting items, including assets, liabilities, equity, revenues, expenses, gains, and losses.
What is GL balance in SAP?
Display G/L Account Balances. With this transactional app, you can check and compare the balances, and the credit and debit amounts of a ledger in a company code for each period of a fiscal year. You can restrict the data to a single general ledger account, or use other selection criteria (for example, profit center).
Is Accounts Payable a control account?
The accounts payable control account or purchases ledger control account, is an account maintained in the general ledger used to record summary transactions relating to accounts payable.