You use this program to maintain the General Ledger weighted transfer rules for transferring balances from a source account to multiple destination accounts based on a predetermined criteria.
The GL Weighted Transfer Processing program is used to create journals according to the rules defined.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| New | Select this icon to add a new rule. |
| Delete | Select this icon to delete the rule currently displayed. |
| Save | Select this to save the details you entered or changed. |
| Rule | You use this field to enter the code of the rule you want to add or maintain. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Rule | This indicates the code of the rule you are currently maintaining. |
| Source | |
| Ledger code |
You use this field to enter the ledger code which contains the value to be distributed. If you enter a ledger code defined as a statistical type account (General Ledger Codes), then the destination ledger code must also be statistical type account. |
| Description | This indicates the description of the source ledger code. |
| Type | This indicates the account type defined against the source ledger code entered. |
| Apportion method | |
| Source account | This enables you to indicate which amount in the source ledger code must be distributed. |
| Balance | Select this to use the current balance in the source account as the total value to be distributed to the destination ledger codes. |
| Movement | Select this to use the period movement value in the source account as the total value to be distributed to the destination ledger codes. |
| Weighted account | This enables you to indicate which value in the weighted account must be used for distribution. |
| Balance | Select this to use the current balance in the weighted account in the ratio to calculate the portions to be distributed to the destination ledger codes. |
| Movement | Select this to use the period movement value in the weighted account in the ratio to calculate the portions to be distributed to the destination ledger codes. |
This editable listview enables you to indicate the accounts to use to distribute/apportion costs across various accounts. For example, the Office Rent amount paid by Head Office could be apportioned to cost centers based on the floor space occupied by each cost center.
The listview displays the entries defined for the current rule.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Add | Select this to add an entry to the list of entries defined for the rule. |
| Delete | Select this to remove the highlighted entry from the list of entries defined for the rule. |
| Weighted ledger code |
Enter the ledger code which defines the ratio to use when distributing the value in the source ledger code. This ledger code does not need to be defined as a statistical account type. |
| Weighted description | This displays the description for the ledger code entered in the previous field. |
| Weighted type | This displays the account type defined against the weighted ledger code entered. |
| Destination ledger code | Enter the ledger code to which the source value must be distributed. |
| Destination description | This displays the description of the destination ledger code entered. |
| Destination type | This displays the account type defined against the destination ledger code entered. |
Inserting Application Help
You would typically follow this procedure to display help for the current program in a customized pane that can be pinned to the program window.
Information includes step-by-step instructions for the various functions available within the program, including a brief overview of what the program does, what setup options are required and how to personalize the program.
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Open the program for which you want to insert application help into a customized pane.
This functionality is only available for a program that has panes.
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Right-click any form field.
You can also click the triangle menu icon that appears in the title area of a pane.
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Select Insert Application Help from the context-sensitive menu.
The application help appears in a pane within your program. You can reposition the pane using the docking stickers or pin it to the program window.
Removing the Application Help pane
If you no longer want to display application help in a pane for your current program, you can simply remove it.
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Select the Close icon in the right-hand corner of the application help pane.
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Confirm that you want to delete the pane.