Creating accounting unit structures

Accounting unit structures are shared by all accounting entities in the finance enterprise group. When you create an accounting unit structure for one accounting entity, it is created for all accounting entities.

  1. Select Financials > Global Ledger > Setup > Finance Enterprise Group > Maintenance.
  2. Open the finance enterprise group and click the Accounting Entity tab.
  3. Open the accounting entity.
  4. Click the Accounting Unit Structures tab.
  5. Click Create.
  6. Specify this information:
    Structure
    Specify the accounting unit structure.
    Description
    Specify the description for the accounting unit structure.
    Effective Date
    You can specify the date on which the accounting unit structure takes effect. If this field is blank, then the current date is used.
    Enterprise Structure
    Select this check box if this is the enterprise structure. The enterprise structure is the default structure on reporting bases. Each accounting entity must have an enterprise structure.
  7. Click Save.