Establishing a Group Account Step-by-Step

Note: Each account in the group account has to be added individually to the system.

From any screen in the IN module:
 

1. Type GAE for the Group Account Entry (GAE) screen in the NEXT FUNCTION field. 
2. Type the group type (for the first account that you are adding to the group account) in the first position of the first KEYS field. The group type can either be A (asset) or E (expense). 
3. Type the group account identifier in positions two through eleven of the first KEYS field. The group account identifier can be a maximum of 10 characters. 
4. Press ENTER The GAE screen appears with the appropriate information in the GROUP TYPE and GROUP ACCOUNT fields. 
5. Type the event identifier for the account you are adding in the EVENT IDENTIFIER field. 
6. Type a description of the account in the EVENT DESCRIPTION field. 
7. Type your company code in the GL COMPANY CODE field. 
8. Type the account code in the GL ACCOUNT CODE field. 
9. Type the center code in the GL CENTER CODE field. 
10. Type N for no in the FC SUMMARIZATION field to indicate to the NCAS that transaction details should not be summarized before being passed to the Financial Controller. 
11. Press ENTER to add the account. A blank GAE screen appears.
12. You can now enter the next account in the group account. Repeat Steps 2 through 11 for each account in the group account. 
 

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