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Purpose

The purpose of this quick reference guide is to step through the process of creating an Accounting Default Account record for Deduction Pay Codes. The Accounting Default Accounts are used to automatically assign a specific Natural Account Number for the specified Pay Code. It is used to set Pay Code overrides from the default Natural Account number. The intended audience for this document is System Administrators / Standard Users.

Steps

Create an Accounting Default Account record

To create an Accounting Default Account record, the following steps should be completed:
  1. Click on the App Launcher icon. (See Figure 1)
Screenshot from QRG Accounting Default Accounts - Deductions
  1. Go to the Accounting Default Accounts object by using the Search function. (See Figure 2)
Screenshot from QRG Accounting Default Accounts - Deductions
  1. Click on the New button. (See Figure 3)
Screenshot from QRG Accounting Default Accounts - Deductions
  1. Select Deductions from the available record types, and click on the Next button. (See Figure 4)
Screenshot from QRG Accounting Default Accounts - Deductions
  1. Populate the following required fields to provide the base details of the Accounting Default Account record (see Figure 5):
    1. Accounting System
    2. Pay Code
    3. Balance Sheet Account
  2. Click on the Save button (see Figure 5).
Screenshot from QRG Accounting Default Accounts - Deductions
  1. A new Accounting Default Account record is now created (see Figure 6).
Screenshot from QRG Accounting Default Accounts - Deductions
Accounting Default Accounts records CAN NOT be deleted if they have related records or are used in other records. Deleting records is not recommended unless absolutely essential.
  1. To modify an existing Accounting Default Accounts record, select the required record and select the Edit button available on the top right side of the page. You can also double click within fields that need editing or just click on the pencil icon that appears within fields when hovering with your cursor.
  2. When complete, click on the Save button.

Field Descriptions

Accounting System is the Accounting System this Accounting Default Account relates to. Balance Sheet Account is the Balance Sheet Provision Account this Accounting Default Account relates to. Pay Code is the Deduction Pay Code this Accounting Default Account relates to.

Further Information