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Default Accounts Tab

Use this tab to define which account/organization combinations are used for the default credit, debit (or allocation), cost variance, and receivable variance postings for a given cost pool.

You can specify the debit, cost variance, and receivable variance account/organizations on the Pool Base subtask if more than one account/organization combination is required for the pool. Any entries made on the Pool Base subtask override the account/organization combinations specified here.

Use this tab whenever you initialize a cost pool or service center, to specify the default accounts for that cost pool or service center. You can make modifications to this screen at any time. Modifications made here do not override any data on the Pool Base subtask.

Allocation Credit

Use this group box to identify the account, org, and reference numbers that you would like to use for the credit allocation. These are defaults only and can be modified on the Pool Base subtask.

Field Description
Allocation Credit Account

Enter, or click to select, an account to be used for posting the credit (or offset) for the cost pool. The account selected must be active for the Fiscal Year displayed. This is a required field.

Allocation Credit Organization

Enter, or click to select, an organization to be used for posting the credit (or offset) for the cost pool. The organization selected must be active for the Fiscal Year displayed. This is a required field.

Allocation Credit Ref 1

Enter, or click to select, a reference 1 to be used for posting the credit (or offset) for the cost pool.

Allocation Credit Ref 2

Enter, or click to select, a reference 2 to be used for posting the credit (or offset) for the cost pool.

Allocation Debit

Use this group box to identify the account, org, and reference numbers that you would like to use for the debit allocation. These are defaults only and can be modified on the Pool Base subtask. The debit account/organization varies according to the base account/organization. For ease of data entry, enter the most common allocation debit account/organization that you plan to use.

Field Description
Allocation Debit Account

Enter, or click to select, an account to be used for posting the debit (or allocated amount) for the cost pool. The account chosen must be active for the Fiscal Year displayed.

Allocation Debit Organization

Enter, or click to select, an organization to be used for posting the debit (or allocated amount) for the cost pool. The organization chosen must be active for the Fiscal Year displayed.

Allocation Debit Ref 1

Enter, or click to select, a reference 1 to be used for posting the debit (or allocated amount) for the cost pool.

Allocation Debit Ref 2

Enter, or click to select, a reference 2 to be used for posting the debit (or allocated amount) for the cost pool.

Cost Variance

Field Description
Cost Variance Account

Enter, or click to select, an account to be used for posting the cost variance between actual and target rates to the Income Statement for the cost pool. The account chosen must be active for the Fiscal Year displayed.

Cost Variance Organization

Enter, or click to select, an organization to be used for posting the cost variance between actual and target rates to the Income Statement for the cost pool. The organization chosen must be active for the fiscal year displayed.

Cost Variance Ref 1

Enter, or click to select, a reference 1 to be used for posting the cost variance between actual and target rates to the Income Statement for the cost pool.

Cost Variance Ref 2

Enter, or click to select, a reference 2 to be used for posting the cost variance between actual and target rates to the Income Statement for the cost pool.

Receivable Variance

Use this group box to identify the account, org, and reference numbers that you would like to use for the receivables variance. These are defaults only and can be modified on the Pool Base subtask.

Field Description
Receivable Variance Account

Enter, or click to select, an account to be used for posting the receivable variance between actual and target rates to the Balance Sheet for the cost pool. The account chosen must be active for the Fiscal Year displayed.

Receivable Variance Organization

Enter, or click to select, an organization to be used for posting the receivable variance between actual and target rates to the balance sheet for the cost pool. The organization chosen must be active for the Fiscal Year displayed.

Receivable Variance Ref 1

Enter, or click to select, a reference 1 to be used for posting the receivable variance between actual and target rates to the balance sheet for the cost pool.

Receivable Variance Ref 2

Enter, or click to select, a reference 2 to be used for posting the receivable variance between actual and target rates to the balance sheet for the cost pool.