Level size

You can assign a size to each level. The size determines the maximum number of accounting units that you can use at that level. For example, at level one in an organization, a size of 2 represents a maximum of 99 accounting units at that level and a size of 3 represents a maximum of 999 accounting units at that level. You can define levels and level sizes on Company (GL10.1).

Level sizing rules

These rules apply to level sizes:

  • You can define up to five levels of accounting units in a company.

    Note: Assign level sizes that will allow for future growth, but don't greatly exaggerate sizes. Assigning a size that is larger than you will ever need can unnecessarily slow processing time.

  • The maximum size of a level is 15 digits.

    Note: A level size of 15 digits at level one would allow up to 999,999,999,999,999 accounting units that level.

  • You can assign up to 30 digits total to all of your levels. For example, if you assigned a level size of 3 to your first level, then you will have 27 digits remaining that you can assign to the rest of your levels.

  • You cannot change the size of a level once it was defined.

  • You can define unused levels at any time in the company lifecycle.

Example

Note: Most companies assign between two and six digits to the levels in their companies.

This example shows a portion of LGE's accounting unit setup. They defined three levels and assigned a size of two to each level. Based on the sizes assigned, LGE can have up to 99 divisions in their company structure. They can have up to 9,801 (99 x 99) departments because each division can be further broken down into 99 departments. At level three, they can have a total of 970,299 (99 x 99 x 99) cost centers.

Level Description Size
1 Division 2
2 Department 2
3 Cost Center 2