Entering Summary Account Templates
You enter summary account templates to create summary accounts. General Ledger uses the templates in combination with parent segment value definitions to create summary accounts.
To enter a summary account template:
- From the Summary Accounts window, enter the summary account Template using one of the following values for each segment:
D: Your template creates and maintains a summary account for every detail segment value. This value creates the most summary accounts of any template value.
Note: General Ledger will not allow you to define a summary account template using only D template values.
T: Your template creates and maintains a summary account that sums balances of all detail segment values. This value creates the fewest summary accounts of any template value.
If you enter T for a segment, all summary accounts created by the template will have the value T for the segment. Therefore, the value T must be defined and enabled for the segment. Also, the segment value must be a parent and detail posting and budgeting are not allowed.
Note: Do not define a summary account template using only T template values. A template using T values for every segment will have a zero balance if your general ledger is in balance.
[Rollup Group Name]: Your template creates and maintains a summary account for each parent segment value assigned to the rollup group you specify. The more parent segment values in a given rollup group, the more summary accounts your template creates.
See Also
Planning your Summary Accounts
Planning Summary Account Templates
Updating Summary Accounts
Defining Rollup Groups
