Match Code

When you create a transaction, it has a status of UnMatched and a default of blank for the Match Code. After you perform the matching process, the system changes the matching status to Matched and generates a match code. It is for display only and you cannot change it manually.

The same match code applies to all the matching transactions in a group. For example, if you match the following transactions, the same code applies to all the transactions in this group. If there are reversed transactions, the system considers them a separate group and assigns them a separate match code.

During the match by ID process, the system subdivides all the intercompany transactions with the same transaction or reference ID into separate groups based on their account type. It then assigns a separate match code and match status to each group of transactions with the same ID. See Account Type Groups in the Auto-Match Process.

When the system generates the match code during the matching process, it uses one of these prefixes to distinguish the different types of matching processes:

A - Auto-matching performed using accounts
I - Auto-matching performed using the transaction ID
R - Auto-matching performed using the reference ID
M - Manual matching performed
Table 20. Match Code Example
Entity
Partner
Account
Tran ID
Tran Amt
Match Status
Match Code
A
B
ICRec1
XY234
100
Matched
A11
A
B
ICRec2
XY235
300
Matched
A11
B
A
ICPay1
XY234
100
Matched
A11
B
A
ICPay2
XY235
300
Matched
A11

Entity	Partner	Account	Tran ID	Tran Amt	Match Status	Match Code
A	B	ICRec1	XY234	100	Matched	A11
A	B	ICRec2	XY235	300	Matched	A11
B	A	ICPay1	XY234	100	Matched	A11
B	A	ICPay2	XY235	300	Matched	A11

For the Match by Account process, you can select the option to group by transaction currency. If one group of transactions has a different transaction currency than another group, the system generates separate match codes for the different groups.