Setting Up for Journal Entries Using Statistics

This topic discusses how to set up for journal entries using statistical accounts and statistics codes.

Pages Used to Set Up for Journal Entries Using Statistics

Page Name Definition Name Usage and Navigation

Units of Measure Page

UNITS_OF_MEASURE

Go to Set Up Financials/Supply Chain, and then Common Definitions, and then Units of Measure, and then Define System UOM to set up codes and descriptions for units of measure.

Account Page

GL_ACCOUNT

Go to Set Up Financials/Supply Chain, and then Common Definitions, and then Design ChartFields, and then Define Values, and then ChartField Values, and then Account to create the account ChartField values that you want to use as statistical accounts.

Statistics Code

STATISTICS_TBL

Go to Set Up Financials/Supply Chain, and then Common Definitions, and then Design ChartFields, and then Define Values, and then ChartField Values, and then Statistics Code to set up statistics code ChartField values.

Setting Up for Journal Entries Using Statistical Accounts

To set up for journal entries using statistical accounts:

  1. Set up the Unit of Measure (UOM) values (or select one that you want to associate with selected account ChartField values).

    Note:

    The data delivered with PeopleSoft products contains many UOM values.

  2. Create the statistic accounts from the Account page.

    Note:

    PeopleSoft delivers some statistical accounts that begin with "9".

  3. Select the Statistical Account check box and a UOM value on the ChartField Value - Account page for accounts in which you want to track statistical values.

Setting Up for Journal Entries Using Statistics Codes

To set up for journal entries using statistics codes:

  1. Set up the Unit of Measure (UOM) values (or select one that you want to associate with selected Statistic Code ChartField values).

    Note:

    The data delivered with PeopleSoft products contains many UOM values.

  2. On the Statistics Code page, add the statistics codes ChartFields that you want to use to track your data and associate an appropriate UOM value.

See Application Fundamentals: Units of Measure Page.

See Application Fundamentals: Statistics Code Page.