G/L Integration Options — Consolidation Options for G/L Transactions

If you selected the On Request Using Create G/L Batch Icon option to create general ledger transactions, you can create consolidated batches of general ledger transactions that combine several details into a single detail, or you can create unconsolidated batches that include all the details posted to each general ledger account. Select the consolidation method you want from the Consolidate G/L Batches option.

If you selected the During Day End Processing option to create general ledger transactions then you cannot create consolidated batches of general ledger transactions.

Consolidation reduces the amount of information in the general ledger batch and results in a shorter G/L Transactions Listing. Consolidation also "consolidates" the information in the Reference and Description fields for each transaction.

Consolidate transaction details if you do not need a record of all details posted to each general ledger account from Inventory Control transactions.

The options available include the following:

• Do not consolidate.

All the details posted in Inventory Control will be included in the General Ledger transaction batch.

Choose this option if you use optional fields and pass optional field information from I/C transaction details to G/L transaction details.

• Consolidate transaction details by account.

All the details within a transaction with the same general ledger account number are combined into one detail.

Choose this option if you do not use optional fields, but still want to associate general ledger transactions with originating documents (for drill down or to maintain a manual audit trail).

• Consolidate by account and fiscal period.

All the details with the same general ledger account number and fiscal period are combined into one detail.

Note that this choice only consolidates details from different transactions if you create transaction batches using the G/L Batch form.

• Consolidate by account, fiscal period, and source.

All the details with the same general ledger account number, fiscal period, and source code are combined into one detail.

This choice only consolidates details from different transactions if you create transaction batches using the G/L Batch form.