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AC05


AC05.1 - Account Categories

**Form Purpose
Use Account Categories (AC05.1) to define and maintain account categories. An
account category, or "cost category", is an additional organizer that can be
used to store and post transactions for budgeting and reporting.

**More Information
Use the Main tab to define a name or number for an account category, a
description of that account category, select the type or category (revenue,
cost, accrual), and the status.

Use the Error Suspense tab to select the account category you want to
designate as the error suspense account category. This account category is
used to store invalid journal entries or posting errors.




Updated Files

    ACACCTCAT  - This is the primary file maintained by this program. Maintains
                 valid account category and category definition.


Referenced Files

    ACCATSUM   -

    ACCATSUMX  -

    ACMASTER   - References this file on a Change action. You cannot change an
                 account category type if amounts have been posted to it.


AC05.2 - Account Category Group

**Form Purpose
Use Account Category Group (AC05.2) to define and maintain an account
category group. An account category group is a combination of account
categories for reports and analysis. The account category must exist in AC05.1
(Account Categories).

The account category type you defined in AC05.1 displays. "R" indicates a
revenue type account category, "C" indicates cost, and "A" indicates accrual.

You can assign an account category to more than one account category group.

Select "Mass Add" to add multiple account categories to an account category
group using Account Category Mass Addition (AC05.3).




Updated Files

    ACCATGRP   -

    ACCATGRPX  -


Referenced Files

    ACACCTCAT  -


AC05.3 - Account Category Mass Addition

**Form Purpose
Use Account Category Mass Addition (AC05.3) to add multiple account
categories to an account category group.

**More Information
You can add one or more existing account category group to another account
category group on this form. Any account categories that may overlap between
the selected account category groups are added only once to the "Add to"
account category group.




Updated Files

    ACCATGRPX  -


Referenced Files

    ACACCTCAT  -

    ACCATGRP   -