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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To use dimensions</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Dimensions</Level1>
			<Level2>using</Level2>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>In <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf" role="package">Financials</GUIRef>, you can independently define <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#Dimension.tf" role="glossary">dimensions</Link> and use them to prepare analyses of <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#LedgerAccoun.tf" role="glossary">ledger account</Link> transactions and balances. You can use a maximum of five <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#DimensType.tf" role="glossary">dimension types</Link>. You can define a name (a dimension type) and a complete structure of dimension codes for each of the five dimension types. There is no relationship between the dimension types.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>For example, you can set up the dimensions as follows:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Dimension Type 1 = Cost center</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Dimension Type 2 = Item group</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Dimension Type 3 = Business unit</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Dimension Type 4 = Geographical area</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Dimension Type 5 = Activities</ListItem>
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		<Paragraph>You can separately define the dimension structure for each of these five dimension types, in other words, you can set up a dimension structure for the cost centers, a structure for item groups, and so on.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>You can define the number of dimension types that you use in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0101s000" role="session">Group Company Parameters (tfgld0101s000)</GUIRef> session. If you have several financial companies in a company group, the dimension types used apply to all the companies in the group.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>You can name the dimension types in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0102m000" role="session">Dimension-Type Descriptions (tfgld0102m000)</GUIRef> session. You can then define the dimension codes to be used in each company in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0110s000" role="session">Dimensions (tfgld0110s000)</GUIRef> session. You can also make multilevel dimension structures with totals and subtotals. You can build a dimension hierarchy of up to 10 levels.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>Dimensions are always used together with ledger accounts. For each ledger account, you can define which dimension type or types are linked to the ledger account in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0108s000" role="session">Chart of Accounts (tfgld0108s000)</GUIRef> session. For each dimension type, you must select whether the dimensions type is <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Mandatory</GUIRef>, <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Optional</GUIRef>, or <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Not Used</GUIRef> by the ledger account.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>When you enter a transaction, you must first state the ledger account. Then you must enter a dimension for each <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Mandatory</GUIRef> dimension type that is linked to the ledger account, and you can enter a dimension for each <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Optional</GUIRef> dimension type.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>For example, the sales revenues ledger account is linked to dimension type 2 (item group) and dimension type 4 (area). The dimension type 1 (cost center) and dimension type 3 (business unit) are not used for the ledger account. The freight costs ledger account is linked to only dimension type 1 (cost center). The other dimension types are not used for the ledger account.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0509m000" role="session">Dimension Ranges by Ledger Account (tfgld0509m000)</GUIRef> session, you can define the ranges of allowed dimensions by ledger accounts. You cannot change the dimension range for a ledger account that occurs in an unfinalized batch.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>You can create transactions for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf" role="package">Financials</GUIRef> from the integration with other SSA ERP packages. You can enter these transactions into ledger accounts and into dimensions. You can define the assignment to ledger accounts through the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld4573m000" role="session">Mapping Scheme (tfgld4573m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>You can use the dimensions to split the transactions on the customer and supplier control accounts by departments, persons responsible for the revenues, costs, properties, debts, and so on. For details, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000433" role="manual">Dimension accounting</Link>.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>The dimensions also provide the basis for the cost allocation in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/cat" role="module">Cost Accounting</GUIRef> module. In CAT, you can allocate the costs (and any revenues) within a dimension type from one dimension code to another and from one dimension type to another.</Paragraph>
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	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000433" role="manual">Dimension accounting</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000126" role="manual">Ledger account and dimension structure</Link>
		</RelTopic>
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