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   <Header>
      <Title>Dimension accounting</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1638844">
         <Level1>Dimension accounting</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>Managers need to have specific information from the general
		ledger about where, when, and by whom costs and revenues were generated. To
		provide this information, you can use <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#Dimension_tf" role="glossary">dimensions</Link> to split the general ledger information by
		departments, persons responsible for the revenues, costs, properties, debts,
		and so on.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>For the following types of transactions, you can specify the
		  dimensions for the control accounts:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Sales invoices open entries</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Purchase invoices open entries</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Advance and unallocated receipts</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Advance and unallocated payments</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Retained earnings</ListItem>
      </List>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Accounts Receivable</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Sales invoices result in open entries on the control accounts
		  in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/acr" role="module">Accounts Receivable</GUIRef>.
		  For the dimension types linked to the control accounts, LN posts the entries
		  to the dimensions specified on the invoice header.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>LN uses the dimensions of the invoice header for all subsequent invoice-related
		  postings such as the actual receipt, and currency results.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/acr/tfacr1110s000" role="session">Sales Invoices (tfacr1110s000)</GUIRef> session, you can manually enter the dimensions on the
		  invoice header or use the default dimensions.</Paragraph>
         <ProcedureList>
            <ListIntro>To determine the default dimensions for the open entry, LN searches whether
			 dimensions are specified at the following levels, in this order:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>Invoice-to business partner, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom4112s000" role="session">Invoice-to Business Partner (tccom4112s000)</GUIRef> session</ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#FinancCustom_tf" role="glossary">Financial business-partner group</Link>, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/acr/tfacr0110m100" role="session">Accounts by Financial BP Group (tfacr0110m100)</GUIRef> session</ListItem>
         </ProcedureList>
         <Paragraph>In the integration mapping scheme, you can map the dimensions
		  of the open entries posted to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/acr" role="module">Accounts Receivable</GUIRef> control accounts for sales invoices.
		  In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli0100m000#f.idt.dim.acc" role="manual">Integration Document Type for Dimension Accounting</GUIRef> field of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli0100m000" role="session">Sales Invoicing Parameters (cisli0100m000)</GUIRef> session, select the <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000450" role="glossary">integration document type</Link> to map the dimensions.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>In <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci" role="package">Invoicing</GUIRef>, for manual sales invoices and for fixed
		  asset disposal, you can enter the default dimensions on the invoice header, or
		  you can enter the dimensions separately for each invoice line.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>For asset disposal transactions, you can enter the default
		  dimensions in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci/sli/cisli0100m000" role="session">Sales Invoicing Parameters (cisli0100m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Accounts Payable</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Purchase invoices result in open entries on the control
		  accounts in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/acp" role="module">Accounts Payable</GUIRef>. Purchase invoices include automatically generated invoices
		  such as self-billed invoices, debit notes, and rebates. For the dimension types
		  linked to the control accounts, LN posts the entries to the dimensions specified on the invoice
		  header.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>LN uses the dimensions of the invoice header for all subsequent invoice-related
		  postings such as the actual payment, and currency results.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>For advance payments and unallocated payments, LN uses the dimensions
		  specified for the invoice-from business partenr or from the control account.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/acp/tfacp1110s000" role="session">Purchase Invoices (tfacp1110s000)</GUIRef> session, you can manually enter the dimensions on the
		  invoice header or use the default dimensions.</Paragraph>
         <ProcedureList>
            <ListIntro>To determine the default dimensions for the open entry, LN searches whether
			 dimensions are specified at the following levels, in this order:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>
               <Paragraph>For orders that consist of a single order line, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/acp/tfacp0100m000#tfacp000.busb" role="manual">Document Type for Dimension Accounting</GUIRef> selected for
				self-billing invoices in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/acp/tfacp0100m000" role="session">ACP Parameters (tfacp0100m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
               <Paragraph>For orders that consist of multiple lines, the dimensions
				of the self-billing integration document type cannot be used and LN searches for the
				dimensions specified for the invoice-from business partner.</Paragraph>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem>Invoice-from business partner, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom4122s000" role="session">Invoice-from Business Partner (tccom4122s000)</GUIRef> session</ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#FinancCustom_tf" role="glossary">Financial business-partner group</Link>, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/acp/tfacp0110m100" role="session">Accounts by Financial BP Group (tfacp0110m100)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
         </ProcedureList>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Cash Management</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>For order-related bank transactions, LN retrieves the
		  dimensions from the invoice header. You cannot change these dimensions.</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>For non-order related bank transactions such as unallocated
			 payments and receipts, you can enter the dimensions or use the default
			 dimensions in the following sessions:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/cmg/tfcmg2100s000" role="session">Bank Transactions (tfcmg2100s000)</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/cmg/tfcmg1120s000" role="session">Payment Advice (tfcmg1120s000)</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/cmg/tfcmg4120s000" role="session">Direct Debit Advice (tfcmg4120s000)</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/cmg/tfcmg2116s000" role="session">Anticipated Payments (Details) (tfcmg2116s000)</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/cmg/tfcmg2117s000" role="session">Anticipated Receipts (Details) (tfcmg2117s000)</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/cmg/tfcmg1510m000" role="session">Standing Orders (tfcmg1510m000)</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Retained earnings</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0503m000" role="session">Company Parameters (tfgld0503m000)</GUIRef> session, you can use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0503m000#tfgld004.srac" role="manual">Dimension Accounting on Retained Earnings</GUIRef> check box
		and specify the dimensions for the Retained Eearnings account on company level.
		If you clear the check box, LN derives the dimensions for retained earnings from the dimension
		history. The dimensions of the Retained Earnings account must be <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/domains/gld.dopt#optional" role="option">Optional</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000122" role="manual">To use dimensions</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>