Defining Account Properties

You define properties for accounts, such as account types, and data types, and whether they are Intercompany accounts.

For Intercompany accounts, see Setting Account Attribute Values.

To define account properties:

1. Click the Navigator icon .
2. Under Create and Manage, click Dimensions.
3. From the Dimension list, select Account.
4. Select Action, then select Add Child or Add Sibling.
5. On the Member Properties tab, enter account properties.

Table 11-9 Account Properties

Property	Description
Name	Enter a name that is unique across all dimension members.
Description	Optional: Enter a description.
Alias Table	Optional: Select the alias table to store the alias name.
Alias	Optional: Enter an alternate name for the member.
Account Type	Select the account type: Expense Revenue Asset Liability Equity Saved Assumption See Account Types.
Variance Reporting	Select an option: Expense Non-Expense See Account Types and Variance Reporting.
Time Balance	Specify how the system calculates the value of summary time periods: See Time Balance Property.
Exchange Rate Type	Indicates the translation options for the financial accounts. Historical Historical Amount Override Historical Rate Override No Rate (for non-historical accounts) By default, the system uses Average Rate for Flow accounts, and Ending Rate for Balance accounts. The default settings can be changed.
Source Cube	Specify the source cube for the member.
Data Storage	Select data storage options: Store Dynamic Calc Never Share Shared Label Only See Data Storage Options.
Two Pass Calculation	Select whether to calculate values of members based on values of parent members or other members.
Allow Upper-Level Entity Input	Specify whether parent Entity input is allowed for this account. When you create a Local Rate account and refresh the database, this attribute is automatically enabled so that you can enter Local Rate data for a base or a Parent entity on the seeded Local Exchange Rate form.
Plan Type	Indicates the application type for which the member is valid.
Data Type	Select a data type: Unspecified Currency NonCurrency Percentage Date Text Smart Lists See Data Types and Exchange Rate Types.
Smart Lists	Optional: Select a Smart List to associate with the member.
Enable for Dynamic Children	No
Number of Possible Dynamic Children	10
Access Granted to Member Creator	Inherit—The member creator will inherit the closest parent's access to the newly-created member.