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Last Updated: 2026-03-13
Certify Account Balances in AP&C

Certify Account Balances in AP&C

  • Define the
    Account Certification Event
     business process and security policy.
  • You've reconciled all accounts you want to certify.
  • Trial balance is ready for approval.
  • Security: These domains in the Financial Accounting functional area:
    • Process: Account Certifications - View
    • Process: Account Certifications - Reporting
    • Process: Account Certifications - Cancel
If you don't already use basic account certification, we recommend that you explore the Account Reconciliation feature. We don't plan to enhance basic account certification in future releases. See Setup Considerations: Account Reconciliation in AP&C.
In Adaptive Planning and Consolidation (AP&C), you can create quick, one-off, basic account certifications that require immediate action without creating certification sets and assigning roles. You can then submit the reconciled account balances for review and approval.
  1. Access the
    Create Basic Account Certification
     task.
  2. As you complete the task, consider:
    Option Description
    Ledger Account/Summary
    Select the ledger accounts and ledger account summaries you want to certify for the certification.
    Book
    Leave blank to select all books.
    Balance or Activity
    Select if you want to certify a ledger account balance or ledger account activity.
    Year to date balance includes beginning balance journals for balance sheet accounts. Ensure that you roll year-end balances forward before you select
    Balance
    .
    Worktags
    Select specific worktags to enable reviewers and approvers to drill down and certify individual worktag balances for the ledger account.
    Leave blank to select all worktags associated with the ledger account.
    Priority
    Select how you want to prioritize processing certifications. Example: Select a high priority for certifications you want to complete early.
  3. Click
    OK
    .
    In the
    Ledger Accounts to Certify
     grid, Workday populates these fields with the balances of the accounts you select in the
    Ledger Account/Summary
    field:
    • Ledger Account Balance
    • Amount to Certify for Account
  4. In the
    Amount to Certify for Account
     field, enter the amount to certify for each account.
    Workday calculates and populates the
    Variance
     field with the difference between the amounts you enter in the
    Amount to Certify for Account
     field and the
    Ledger Account Balance
    .
  5. (Optional) Attach supporting documents.
  6. (Optional) Click
    Save for Later
     to save the certification in a
    Draft
     status.
    You can still edit and cancel an account certification from the related actions menu of the account certification in a
    Draft
    status on the
    Find Basic Account Certifications
     report.
Workday initiates the
Account Certification Event
 business process and sends
My Tasks
 notifications to reviewers and approvers for necessary action at their end.
(Optional) To cancel an approved account certification, navigate to
Find Basic Account Certifications
 report and from the related actions menu of the approved certification, select
Cancel
.