General Tab

Description—Information about the location useful for tracking GL systems and highlighting system-related information. The default description is name of the location.

Currency—The currency that is loaded into the location; used only for identification purposes in some FDM reports and in some forms that display data. Because FDM does not perform currency translation, the currency code does not impact calculations.

Parent Location—The parent assigned to the location. The location uses the mapping table of its parent. Multiple locations can share a parent. This feature is useful when multiple locations use one chart of accounts. Changes to a child or parent mapping table are applied to all child and parent locations.

Load Type—SQL Insert or Bulk Insert. SQL Insert is the default load method and should be used for locations that load smaller files (6000 records or less). Bulk Insert is more efficient for loading larger files.

Seq Map—Option that enables wildcard maps to be sorted and processed by numeric values rather than alphabetically (the default). Use this option for locations that have complicated conversion rules that are predicated upon processing order (For example, a source account is included in multiple wildcard maps; therefore, the sort order of the map is important to determine by which map the account must be processed). Use this option only for locations that use complicated translation rules. When you select Seq Map, a new sequencing field is displayed in the Maps form.

Group Tag—A field in which, by entering values, you can group multiple locations. In some process monitor reports, grouped locations are displayed in their grouping order rather than alphabetically.

Data Value—An extra dimension that is used only for integration with multi-dimension target systems. This dimension is associated with a data load location. When FDM creates the load file, the dimension value is entered for every data line that is loaded by the location. For example, the Data Value dimension is associated with the Value dimension in Financial Management. By default, if no value is entered in this field, for integration with Financial Management, the Data Value <Entity Currency> is the default value.

Target Adapter (Adapter by Location)—The option that, when left at [None], directs the location to use the global adapter defined during the adapter setup process. Any selection here overrides the global adapter for the location. This setting enables FDM to integrate with multiple target applications. Each location can load data to a unique target application.