How to find which segments make up a GL long account
Description of Issue
- Where can I see how a GL Long account is setup?
- Where does it show which segments make up a long account?
- When trying to add a long account to a pay record in Employee Job/Salary I get errors, where can I go to see if the account is valid?
Context
- Munis
- Payroll
- General Ledger Settings
- Account Master
- Employee Job/Salary
Cause
User wanted to know if a GL long account being added to a pay record in Employee Job/Salary existed and was not sure how to search in Account Master.Â
Resolution
- Go to General Ledger Settings (Financials>General Ledger Menu>Setup/Chart of Accounts>General Ledger Settings)
- Click the Segment Sizes Tab
- Note the Segment Order Settings.Â
- Example, Fund, SCC, TI/FUNCTION, Object, Subject, etc. 100-5000-052000-140-000000,etc.
- Go to Account Master (Financials>General Ledger Menu>Setup/Chart of Accounts>Account Master)
- Click Search. Define the Long account segments in their corresponding fields.Â
- Example, define 100 in the Fund field, 5000 in the SCC field, etc.Â
- Click Accept. If there are no results, the account does not exist.Â
Additional Information
Note: GL Long account segment setup is different for all sites.Â