Before work on business central application areas, the default setting must be complete in general ledger setup.
Step-by-step guide
General Tab
1, Use search function to find General Ledger Setup
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- All Amount - select this option if you want to book the journal entry by use Debit Amount and Credit Amount column
- Amount Only - select this option if you want to book the journal entry by use Amount column only and use symbol - / + for represent the debit side and credit side
Dimensions Tab
Setup Global Dimension - Select Actions => Functions => Change Global Dimensions action to assign the Global Dimension
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Shortcut Dimensions are available as fields on journal. You can create up to six of these.
(Reference: Dimension)
Important: Changing a global or shortcut dimension requires that all entries posted with the dimension are updated.
To change a global dimension, use the Change Global Dimensions function, but it can be time-consuming and may affect performance and tables may be locked during the update.
Therefore, choose your global and shortcut dimensions carefully so that you do not have to change them later.
Reporting Tab
System defaulted the account schedule for the standard finance report such as Balance Sheet, Income Statement etc.
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Please note, the system default account schedules are based on the G/L account categories and subcategories. All G/L account must have a correct category and subcategories before generating the account schedule.
(Reference: Financial Reports (formerly named "Account Schedule"), Chart of Account*)
