Defining the Screen Layout
Use
The account group in which you can combine G/L accounts of a similar type determines the screen layout when creating G/L accounts in the company code-specific area. For each account group, you determine the screen layout, that is, you determine which fields are relevant for this group of G/L accounts.
For each field, you can assign the field status. This is important when creating G/L account master records in the company code-specific area. To preclude the need to give every field a status, fields are combined into field groups.
You can assign the following field statuses to the fields of a field group.
Field status |
Description |
Required entry |
This field requires an entry when creating a G/L account |
Optional entry |
You may make an entry in this field when creating a G/L account |
Display |
The field is displayed, but you cannot make an entry in it.
|
Suppressed |
The field is not displayed, that is, you do not see the field when creating a G/L account. |
Caution
If you do not assign a field status, the field status "Suppress" is automatically used.
Features
The screen layout does not only effect the creation of G/L accounts in the company code-specific area, but also the changing G/L account master records. When you make changes, the system always uses the current definition. For more information, see also Changing the Account Group .
Note
The fields "Currency" and "Field status group" require an entry. These fields must be contained in the master record of the G/L account.
Activities
To define the screen layout, in Financial Accounting Customizing choose
General Ledger Accounting
G/L Accounts
Master Data
Preparations
Define Account Group
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You set the field status by selecting the required field status for each field group:
