Accounting Dimension 2

Accounting Dimension 2 is one of seven parts of an accounting string used in M3. Accounting dimension 1 is mandatory and always reserved for an account in the general accounting. The other six dimensions can be used as desired for cost or revenue units, depending on the company-specific requirements for accounting and follow up.

The Accounting Dimension 2 contains all accounting identities defined in FCHACC with Accounting Identity Type (AITP) set to 2. It also contains account class attributes that can be used to group and sort accounts, depending on reporting requirements. You can use the attributes within this grouping to create a hierarchy.

Account Class hierarchy uses Account Class levels 1 to 4, which are derived from the accounting identity. Account Class level 1 represents the first character, level 2 the first two characters, level 3 the first three characters, and level 4 the first 4 characters. This hierarchy is implemented in M3 Analytics as a drill map.

Accounting identities can also have different descriptions between global and local accounts. In cases where an accounting identity in a division has a different name from the same global account, the local description takes precedence.

This dimension supports the use of Extensibility Dimension in the M3 Analytics model extension space. See Model Extension details in Infor M3 Analytics for M3 CloudSuites Administration Guide for more information.

The attributes listed in the table are part of the custom subject area. M3 Analytics contains more attributes in the default subject area. For a complete list, see the mapping document in KB 2015457.

Hierarchy	Custom subject area	Attributes
Accounting Dimension 2	M3A Finance	Account Class 1, Account Class 2, Account Class 3, Account Class 4 Account 2, Account 2 Description, Account 2 ID, Account 2 Name

Drill map

This table shows the drill map for Accounting Dimension 2:

Name	Drill From Column	Drill To Column
M3A Account Dim 2	Account Class 1	Account Class 2
	Account Class 2	Account Class 3
	Account Class 3	Account Class 4
	Account Class 4	Account 2