Define Accounting Segments

Define the accounting segments for your ledger. This structure determines your chart of accounts. This includes the number and order of individual segments as well as the value sets assignment for the segments.

When you define the chart of accounts, you must map the chart of account segments to these segment labels:

Segment	Segment Label	Segment Length	Segment Required For
Fund	Balancing Segment	Agency determined
Natural Account	Natural Account Segment	Agency determined (typically 8; 6 for the USSGL, plus 2 for sub accounts)
Budget Fiscal Year	Budget Fiscal Year Segment	4	Required to determine if a transaction generates prior year adjustment accounting.
Year of Budget Authority	Year of Budget Authority Segment	4	Required to determine if budget authority is for the current or a previous fiscal year for GTAS reporting.
Cohort Year (optional)	Cohort Year Segment	4	Needed for GTAS reporting.