Journal Reopen Rules
Before you can reopen journal transactions, you must define translation information for the dimensions used in the reopen tasks.
The translation table defines the Source and Destination accounts. You typically do this for specific accounts, but you can create translations for other detail dimensions.
Features
When you open the translation table for the first time, the system opens a default table based on the journal template of the environment. The default value is *, which is interpreted as any dimension member. You can modify the table as needed.
The table is divided into two column groups: Source and Destination. The individual columns in each of these column groups are described below:
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Column Heading |
Description |
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Account Type |
Displays the four required account types: AST, EXP, INC, and LEQ. The first time the system creates the translation table for a model, it uses these required account types. You can add additional account types by adding new rows, but these account types must remain in the table. |
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<Filtering Property> |
Select the filtering property from the Filtering Property dropdown list above the table. |
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<Source dimension members> |
One or more columns that were selected during the template creation. |
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Column Heading |
Description |
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Sign |
Enter plus ( +) to keep the value in the same credit or debit position. Enter minus ( -) to switch the value from the debit to credit, or credit to debit position. |
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<Target dimension members> |
One or more columns that were selected during the template creation. |
Activities
To define journal reopen rules:
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Go to Administration and under the Features section, choose Journals.
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Select the row containing the model whose journal template you want to open, then click Open in the toolbar.
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Select the Reopen Rules tab. Insert a new row for each additional account type (AST, LEQ, INC, EXP) by choosing the Add button. Remove rows by choosing the Remove button.
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For each account or dimension you want to convert, enter the source and destination member IDs under the associated dimension.