One account part can have more than one related summary identity part. In this task, there are three summary identity parts that are related to account part 1, and one summary identity that is related to account part 2.
- Select the Work with G/L control file menu item and click OK twice to access the third G/L control file maintenance panel. See About working with the chart of accounts and Create an account string for further instructions.
- Summary id part 1-16
- Enter your summary identity descriptions.
- Related to account part
- Enter the number of the account part to which each summary id part will be related. More than one summary id part can be related to the same account part.
- Changed
- Provided that there are any transactions for the entered period, the field is automatically updated when you change a summary id for an account in Work with account/summary id. If a field is set to YES, then this summary id part will be rebuilt when you run either the Rebuild summary identities or the Rebuild balances from transactions routine.
- Period
- Displays the period from which the rebuild has to be performed for this summary id part. When the rebuild is done, this field will turn blank and the Changed field will be reset to NO.
You activate the use of summary identities by establishing a number of summary identity parts and their names in the G/L control file. Through the above panel you define your summary identity parts. This includes the number of parts to be used, and to which account part they relate. The following fields are relevant:
Click OK and exit this routine.