Anchor Lines for Transactions

The system uses an anchor line for each transaction to generate interunit and intraunit accounting entries and apply inheritance rules. The anchor line for inheritance determines which line is used to obtain ChartField values for ChartFields whose inheritance option is Always Inherit or Inherit within Unit. You select ChartField inheritance options on the Design ChartFields - ChartField Inheritance page. The anchor line varies based on the transaction type.

This table displays the anchor line that the system uses for different transaction types:

Transaction Type

Anchor Line

Pending items groups

User-defined revenue line.

Maintenance groups

For interunit and intraunit entries, the system uses the AR line for all activities except matching, create new debit, and create new credit. The system uses the Maintenance Control line for these activities.

For inheritance, the system uses the AR line.

Payment groups

AR line.

Transfer groups

For interunit and intraunit, the Transfer Control line.

For inheritance, the system uses the AR line.

Direct debit groups

AR line except for cash clearing activities (DD-05 and DD-06). For these activities, the system uses the Cash Control line.

For the VAT at Due Date activity (DD-09), the system uses the VAT Intermediate line.

Draft groups

The anchor line for draft groups varies based on the activity. It is the AR line whenever available. If the activity does not have an AR line, the system uses the following lines for the anchor line for these activities:

  • Draft Receivable line: Draft Remitted to Bank and Draft Remitted With Discount (DM-20 to DM-24), Collect Cash on Draft (DM-44), Reverse Discount Liability (DM-45), and Dishonor Draft (DM-50).

  • Cash Control line: Collect Cash on Discount Draft (DM-30 to DM-32), Collect Cash on Draft (DM-40 and DM-42), and Dishonor Draft (DM-52 to DM-54).

  • Cash line: Dishonor Draft (DM-57 and DM-58) and Draft Bank Fees (DM-90).

  • Remitted Draft Distribution line: Collect Cash on Draft (DM-46) and Dishonor Draft (DM-55).

  • Draft Discount Receivable line: Reverse Discount Liability (DM-41 and DM-43) and Dishonor Draft (DM-56).

  • Draft Discount Liability: Collect Cash on Draft (DM-33).

Direct journal

For interunit and intraunit entries, the system uses the Cash line.

For inheritance, the system uses the user-defined revenue line.

VAT Intermediate and VAT Final lines

For inheritance only, the system uses the AR line for the VAT line for all activities except Create an Invoice/Debit Memo (IT-01) and Create a Credit Memo (IT-02). For the those activities, it uses the user-defined revenue line.