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Function Security in General Ledger

Use function security to control user access to General Ledger functions. By default, access to General Ledger functionality is NOT restricted; you must ask your system administrator to customize your responsibilities to restrict access. Your system administrator customizes each responsibility at your site by including or excluding registered functions and menus of functions for a responsibility in the Responsibilities window.

The following are common results that may occur when function security is enforced:

Use function security to control any of the following General Ledger functions:

User Function Name Restrictions
Journal Batches and Journal Entries:
AutoPost Criteria Entering or changing AutoPost criteria sets.
Define Recurring Journal Formula Defining recurring journal entry formulas.
Enter Encumbrances Entering and updating encumbrance entries.
Enter Journals Creating, entering, and changing journal entries and journal batches.
Enter Journals: Post Posting journal entries and journal batches from the Enter Journals window.
Enter Journals: Reverse Reversing journal entries and journal batches from the Enter Journals window.
Generate MassAllocation Journals Generating MassAllocation journal entries and journal batches based on a MassAllocation definition.
Generate Recurring Journals Generating recurring journal entries and journal batches from a recurring journal definition.
Post Journals Posting journal entries and journal batches.
Reverse Journals Reversing journal entries and journal batches.
   
Journal Import:  
Correct Journal Import Data Making corrections to journal entries and journal batches after Journal Import errors occur.
Delete Journal Import Data Deleting journal entries and journal batches after Journal Import errors occur.
Import Journals Importing journal entries and journal batches.
   
Budgets:  
Budget Transfer Transferring budget amounts from one account to another.
Calculate Budget Amounts Calculating budget amounts.
Define Budget Defining or modifying budgets.
Define Budget Formula Defining budget formulas.
Define Budget Organization Defining or modifying budget organizations.
Enter Budget Amounts Entering or changing budget amounts.
Enter Budget Journals Entering or changing budget journals.
Freeze Budgets Freezing and unfreezing budgets.
Generate MassBudget Journals Generating MassBudget journal entries and journal batches based on a MassBudget definition.
Upload Budgets Uploading budget amounts to the budget interface table.
   
Budgetary Control:
Budgetary Control Transactions Entering budgetary control transactions.
Budgetary Control Group Creating or modifying budgetary control groups.
   
Consolidations:  
Consolidation Mappings Creating or changing consolidation mappings.
Consolidation Mappings: Allow Any Mapping Creating or changing consolidation mappings for any subsidiary.
Consolidation Mapping Sets Creating or changing consolidation mapping sets.
Consolidation Mapping Sets: Allow Any Mapping Set Creating or changing consolidation mapping sets for any subsidiary.
Consolidation Workbench Accessing and using the Consolidation Workbench functions.
Consolidation Workbench: Post Posting consolidation journals.
Consolidation Workbench: Translate Updating subsidiary translations from the Consolidation Workbench.
Consolidation Workbench: Translate for Subsidiaries Parent updating translations for its subsidiaries.
Purge Consolidation Audit Data Purging consolidation audit data.
Transfer Consolidation Data Set Transferring subsidiary data to the parent via a transfer set.
Transfer Consolidation Data Transferring subsidiary data to the parent.
   
CENTRA:  
Enter Intercompany Transactions Entering or changing intercompany transactions.
Generate Intercompany Transactions Generating recurring intercompany transactions.
Intercompany Clearing Accounts Creating intercompany clearing accounts.
Intercompany Transaction Types Defining intercompany transaction types.
Recurring Intercompany Transactions Creating definitions for recurring intercompany transactions.
Subsidiaries Defining subsidiaries.
   
Multiple Currencies:  
Conversion Rate Types Creating or changing conversion rate types.
Daily Rates Entering or changing daily exchange rates.
Historical Rates Entering or changing historical exchange rates.
Period Rates Entering or changing period exchange rates.
Revalue Balances Revaluing account balances.
Translate Balances Translating account balances.
   
Online Inquiry and Reporting:
Account Inquiry Performing account balance inquiries.
Account Inquiry: Consolidation Drilldown Drilling down to subsidiary data during an account inquiry.
Account Inquiry: Move/Merge Source Drilldown Drilling down on Move/Merge sources during an account inquiry.
Account Inquiry: Subledger Drilldown Drilling down to subledger details during an account inquiry.
Average Balance Inquiry Performing average balance inquiries.
Budget Inquiry Performing budget inquiries.
Funds Available Inquiry Performing a funds availability inquiry.
Journal Entry Inquiry Performing a journal entry inquiry.
Run Requests Running standard programs and reports, and scheduling FSG reports.
   
Setting Up General Ledger:
Account Hierarchy Editor Using Account Hierarchy Editor to view or change the chart of accounts structure.
Assign Reporting Sets of Books Assigning reporting sets of books to a primary set of books for Multiple Reporting Currencies.
Calendars Creating, modifying, or updating accounting calendars.
Concurrent Program Controls Setting or changing the concurrent program controls that affect the performance of various General Ledger features.
Encumbrance Types Defining or changing encumbrance types.
GL Accounts Creating or changing accounts.
GL Enter Employees Entering, changing, or deleting employees that make up the Journal Approval hierarchy.
Intercompany Accounts Defining or changing intercompany accounts.
Journal Authorization Limits Defining or changing an employee's authorization limit for approving journal batches.
Journal Categories Defining or changing journal categories.
Journal Sources Defining or changing journal sources.
Period Types Defining or changing period types.
Sets of Books Defining or modifying a set of books definition.
Statistical Units of Measure Defining or changing statistical units of measure used to enter non-monetary data in journal entries and journal batches.
Storage Parameters Changing the storage parameters of interim tables and indexes used by General Ledger.
Summary Accounts Defining or modifying summary accounts.
Suspense Accounts Defining or changing suspense accounts.
Tax Options Defining or changing the options for automatic tax calculation.
Transaction Calendars Defining or changing transaction calendars used for average balance processing.
   
Maintaining General Ledger:
Archive and Purge Archiving and purging actual, translated, budget, and encumbrance account balances, and journal batches, entries, lines, and associated journal references.
Open and Close Periods Opening and closing accounting periods.
Year-End Carry Forward Carrying forward year-end encumbrances, encumbered budgets, and funds available into the following year.
   
Mass Maintenance Workbench:
Mass Maintenance Workbench Accessing and using Mass Maintenance Workbench features.
Mass Maintenance Workbench: Purge Purging Move/Merge tables.
Mass Maintenance Workbench: Reverse Reversing a Move/Merge operation.
Mass Maintenance Workbench: Submit Submitting a Move/Merge or Mass Creation operation.
Mass Maintenance Workbench: Validate Prevalidating Move/Merge accounts.

See Also

Overview of Function Security

How Function Security Works

Implementing Function Security

Defining a New Menu Structure


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