Advanced Accounting Settings

Advanced Accounting Settings include options for general system-wide settings, intercompany billing, labor types, time analysis, overhead allocation, and more.

Related Topics:

  • Accounting System Settings
    In Accounting System Settings, you establish the system-wide settings that apply to all companies in your enterprise.
  • System Accounts Payable Settings
    In System AP Settings, you establish the accounts payable settings that apply system-wide, for all companies in your enterprise.
  • Accrual Schedule Setup
    Use an accrual schedule to specify the number of hours that an employee earns, based on months and years of service, for vacation and sick time.
  • Account Group Names Settings
    An account group name is a label for a grouping of accounts, such as Unbilled Revenue. You create a master list of account group names on the Account Group Names form.
  • Account Group Tables Settings
    Use the Account Group Tables form to associate account groups with accounts. You must set up account group names before you create account group tables. Each table provides DPS with one scheme for grouping accounts for financial reporting purposes.
  • Cash Flow Statement Setup
    The Cash Flow Statement reports cash flows on a cash basis, and focuses on liquidity. The net cash flow from one period to the next on the report should equal the change in cash between the two balance sheets that cover the same period.
  • Credit Card Settings
    You turn on and configure the Credit Card feature in Advanced Accounting Settings.
  • Labor Types Setup
    Labor types determine the accounts that DPS uses to charge labor to projects, phases, and tasks.
  • Expense Code Override Table
    Expense code override tables are exception tables that let you assign bill by default settings for specific expense codes for a project.
  • Intercompany Billing Setup Overview
    If your firm uses multiple companies, you can share employees among companies while you maintain accounting for both labor and expense charges associated with shared work efforts.
  • Labor Code Setup
    Use labor codes to classify the types of work that your staff performs. Labor codes are a key element in project control operations.
  • Overhead Allocation Configuration
    Before your enterprise uses the Overhead Allocation feature, you must enter and define certain company-wide information that all projects use.
  • Time Analysis and Absence Accrual Setup
    Use Time Analysis and Absence Accrual Setup to set up headings for columns on the Time Analysis report, the Time Analysis projects, and absence accrual data such as codes and carryover limits.
  • User-Defined Revenue Setup
    Revenue methods are used to calculate revenue when you run Revenue Generation. DPS includes standard revenue methods. You can also set up new revenue methods.
Parent Topic: Settings