Global Ledger

This section contains enhancements in Infor Financials and Supply Management.

Add the ability to select an accounting entity custom group in the source address

If there are multiple source entities to be allocated, an allocation line has to be set up for each entity. Add an option to select an accounting entity custom group in the allocation line source address. This enhancement reduces the number of allocation lines required to be set up.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • AllocationLine

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Create an allocation line.
  2. Enable the new Use Custom Group In Source Address field.
  3. Specify a Custom Group for Accounting Entity.
  4. Run the allocation.
  5. Verify that the allocation is processed for each entity in the selected custom group.

JT-1599641

Add Active/Inactive status to posting Custodial account on CustodialDetailAmountContextForm

Program/Business class/Process affected:

CustodialDetailAmount.busclass

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Open a custodial detail record.
  2. Verify the Status field is displayed on the header.
  3. Verify the Summary and Edit Group Name are displayed for a group record.

Dependencies:

Custodial Account Management must be set up.

JT-1599641

Add Detail Section to dimension analysis pages

Added a new Finance Total detail section list to the dimension analysis lists. The Finance Total list shows the transactions that make up the selected cube view row total. Clicking on Load Totals will load the highlighted row list and require reloading when selecting a new row or overriding periods.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

GeneralLedgerTotal

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Verify the new detail section list is available.
  2. Verify that accurate records are loaded for the selected row.
  3. Verify the Load Total button loads records for the selected row.

JT-1674855

Add DisplayDimension in Custodial Account Management form

FinanceDimension10 is a 15-character field. When a Custodial Account Management record is created, the first two characters are added as #_. The last two characters of the summary dimension are truncated. For example, if ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO is the finance dimension value, then the field shows 2_ABCDEFGHIJKLM.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

CustodialDetailAmount.busclass

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Create a summary FinanceDimension10 with 15 characters.
  2. Create a Custodial Account Management record for the above FinanceDimension10.
  3. On the CustodialAccountManagementContextForm, verify that the Display Dimension is displayed with the full 15 characters.

Dependencies:

Custodial Account Management must be set up.

JT-1688033

Add GHR fields to the GLTransactionInterface and GLTransactionDetail business classes

This enhancement is required for the new HR Payroll system delivered with HR Talent People Solutions. Payroll pay wage expense transactions that are required for Grant Labor Distribution or billable projects must contain additional payroll data, including position, job, HR organization unit and pay code payroll fields. Currently, S3 Payroll passes this data via user fields.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • GLTransactionInterface
  • GLTransactionDetail

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Verify that pay wage expense transactions pass the position, job, and HR organization unit and pay code to the GLTransactionInterface.
  2. Run the interface action.
  3. Verify that the fields are updated on the GLTransactionDetail.

Dependencies:

HR Payroll

JT-1690764

Allow SSN/TIN format for Tax ID on Custodial Accounts

A new requirement has been added to capture the Tax ID number for Custodial records.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • CamCategory.busclass
  • CustodialAccountManagement.busclass
  • CustodialDetailTransfer.busclass

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Select Payables > Tax Setup > Tax Identification Types.
  2. Create a Tax ID Type such as SSN or TIN with the required format.
  3. Create a new CAM Category with Tax ID Required selected.
  4. Select the Tax ID Type created in step 2.
  5. Open a CAM record, and select the appropriate Category with a Tax ID Type.
  6. Enter a Tax ID number and verify that it saves with the correct format.

Dependencies:

Custodial Account Management must be set up.

JT-1680677

Restrict moving a posting Custodial Account Management account to a different parent

When a Custodial Account is set up with FinanceDimension10 Summary and a posting as a detail and some transactions are made using the posting account, then a user can move this posting to another summary from the FinanceDimension10 hierarchy window. This leads to a discrepancy as there are already some transactions made using the Summary, Posting combination in Custodial Account Management. A move of a posting account in FinanceDimension10 is now restricted when the posting account is already used for CAM.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • FinanceDimension10.busclass

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Set up Summary and Posting dimensions in FinanceDimension10.
  2. Move Posting dimensions under Summary.
  3. Set up a custodial account using the Summary.
  4. Add some postings in the detail section and make some transactions using the Posting account.
  5. Use the Move action in FinanceDimension10 hierarchy to try to move Posting accounts from one parent to another parent.
  6. Verify that the move is restricted for postings used in custodial accounts. For the postings that are not being used in CAM, the move should work as it is.

Dependencies:

Custodial Account Management must be set up.

JT-1688045

CAM Transfer allowing user to hand key a value not in the drop-down list

When a user initiates a CAM transfer of funds, the user can manually enter a value even if it is not available in the drop-down list. The user should only be able to enter a value that is valid in the list.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • CustodialDetailTransfer.busclass

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Initiate a transfer request from the custodial account detail tab.
  2. Manually enter a value for the custodial account that is under a different parent and that is not in the select list.
  3. Verify that the transfer cannot be submitted. Users should be able to submit transfer requests only for the accounts from the select list.

Dependencies:

Custodial Account Management must be set up.

JT-1688056

Require Summary Finance Dimension 10 Summary to be flagged as Custodial Account Record only for parent directly above the posting record in the hierarchy

When adding a posting Custodial Account Management account to a parent/summary under Custodial Account Detail, if the immediate summary/parent did not have the Custodial Account record flag enabled, then this error was displayed: "<FinanceEnterpriseGroup.FinanceDimension10Label> record must be enabled on summary dimension."

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • FinanceDimension10.busclass

Use these steps to test the enhancement:

  1. Create a summary Custodial Account Record (FinanceDimension10) and enable the Custodial Account Record flag.
  2. Create a summary child within the above and do not enable the Custodial Account Record flag.
  3. Create a posting child within the above summary created in step 2 with the Expendable flag enabled.
  4. Save and verify that the error shows as: <FinanceEnterpriseGroup.FinanceDimension10Label> record must be enabled on immediate summary dimension".

Dependencies:

Custodial Account Management must be set up.

JT-1692677

Change CFDA label to ALN

Change the CFDA label to ALN. Assistance Listing Numbers (ALN), formerly known as Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), are related to federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the American public. The label of CFDA was changed to ALN by the government effective February 2020.

Program/Business class/Process affected:

  • FD2 Funding Source
  • SEFA worksheet
Use these steps to test the enhancement:
  1. Verify that the CFDA label is now displayed as ALN in these locations:
    • FD2 Grant Reporting tab
    • SEFA worksheet