Defining posting accounts with dynamic account generation

A posting account links a posting accounting unit and a detail account number. Use posting accounts to designate the accounts to which a posting accounting unit can post, such as allowing the outpatient services department to post to revenue accounts and selling expenses accounts, but not to fixed asset accounts. This procedure describes the process for defining posting accounts using dynamic account generation.

Note: Perform a list member build to update a list before using it for dynamic account generation.

You must define an attribute list and assign that attribute list to a summary or detail account before you use dynamic account generation. See Defining an Automatic List and Defining a Manual List.

  1. Access Chart of Accounts (GL00.1).
  2. Inquire on the chart of accounts name and section that you want to maintain.
  3. To assign an accounting unit list to a summary account or to a detail account, use these guidelines:
    If you want to Then
    Assign an accounting unit list to a summary account

    1. Click More next to the summary account that is directly associated with the detail account on the same level.

    2. On the Main tab, in the Dynamic Generation List field, select the accounting unit list to assign to the summary account.

    Assign an accounting unit list to a detail account

    1. Click Accounts next to the summary account.

    2. Click More next to the detail account.

    3. On the Main tab, in the Dynamic Generation List field, select the accounting unit list you wish to assign to the detail account.

Related reports and inquiries

To Run
List posting accounts by accounting unit for a company Posting Accounts Listing (GL221)
List accounting units that have a specific posting account assigned. Posting Accounts Listing by Account (GL222)
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