Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
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Author: Ulric J. Gelinas; Richard B. Dull; Patrick Wheeler
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To explain: The way GL/BR process focusses more on the information functions and compares it with another business process.

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General ledger/business reporting process (GL/BR):

General ledger can be defined as the central data repository needed to develop the business reports. The business reports and other forms of information generation are all derived from the general ledger data repository. The GL/BR process is considered as a central activity of the accounting information systems.

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