Maintaining general ledger sub allocations
Sub-allocations are used to identify expenses for departments or projects. Sub-allocations can be used where you do not need to budget at the general ledger account level.
For example, you can use general ledger sub-allocations for camps or WIP (work in progress) entries.
Sub-allocations:
- Are mainly used for reporting purposes. For example, you can keep track of all costs relating to specific projects.
- Identify expenses that you do not want to budget for at the general ledger level. For example, a school camp.
- Can be directly linked to one or more general ledger codes.
- Can be set up so that general ledger codes can be split up at posting time to one or more sub-allocation codes.
As an example, you might have a budget for maintenance. Within the maintenance budget you identify the area of expense, such as plumbing, electrical, general and so on. There is no budget at this sub-allocation level, it is only used for reporting purposes. Reports can optionally show sub-allocations. The report GLJNLSUB displays a general ledger journal listing by sub-allocation.
Also see, Accounting structure in the Accounting structure manual.
How to:
- Search for an existing general ledger sub-allocation. See Searching for general ledger sub-allocations.
- Create a new general ledger sub-allocation. See Creating new general ledger sub-allocations.
What you can do:
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Maintain key details about the sub-allocation. | |
View general ledger accounts linked to the sub-allocation. | |
Summary of movement for general ledger journals linked to the sub-allocation. | |
View general ledger journals linked to the sub-allocation. | |
Maintain user-defined forms used within General Ledger Sub-Allocation Maintenance. |