Changing the Account Group

 

If fields do not have the necessary field status for creating G/L accounts, you may need to change an account group.

For example, you may need to change the account group if you want to implement a new application component that requires fields which originally were hidden. These fields now have to be defined as required fields.

Features

You can make the following changes:

  • Account group

    You can enter an account group for an existing G/L account. Doing so changes the field status definition and the number interval.

  • Field status definition

    You can change the field status definition of an account group.

    This change affects the display and change mode for G/L account master records that were created with this account group. The current field status definition always applies.

    Note Note

    Field contents that were entered before the change remain in effect, even if the field is now a hidden field.

    End of the note.

    In the following cases, the G/L account master records have to be updated if they were created with the changed account group:

    Old Field Status Definition

    New Field Status Definition

    Optional field

    Required field

    Hide

    Display

  • Number interval

    You can change the number interval of an account group. If the number interval is too small, you can increase it.

    This change only has an effect when creating new G/L accounts.

Deletion of Account Groups

You can delete an account group only if no G/L account master records exist for the account group. Otherwise you would not be able to display or change the G/L accounts.