Reference: Settings for General Ledger Accounts

Account Details Section

Field	Description
Code
Name
Short Name
Rolls up to	Read-only for built-in general ledger accounts.
Type	Indicates how the value relates to previous periods of time: Cumulative : The value accumulates period to period. Periodic : The value in any given time period equals the net activity for that period. Link (unavailable for rollup accounts): The value in modeled or cube accounts populate the values of this account. See Concept: Type Setting for Accounts and Concept: Linked Accounts.
Planned by
Actuals by
Links to
Add Linked Accounts or Edit Linked Accounts
Change Sign +/-
Apply Dimension Value
Link Filters
Time Rollup	Read-only. Explains how the time rollup aggragates data: Sum of rolled up values (periodic accounts): Sums all the values for the period. Example: Sums January through March for the first quarter rollup. Value in last time period (cumulative accounts): Takes the value in last period and does not sum. Example: Displays the accumulated value of ending headcount.
Level/Dimension Rollup	Available for linked accounts. Sum of rolled up values : Sums all the values for the level or dimension. Example: Sums the expenses for each department.
Enable actuals
No actuals for accounts
Enable actuals for link
Show actuals if linked accounts has them
Specify Default Formulas
Set Default Values and Formulas
View Dependencies
Balance Types	For built-in accounts: Read-only. Follows standard accounting practices. For other accounts: When the balance type is opposite of the root, the account is a contra account and reduces the rollup value. Automatically changes the balance type of all descendant accounts.

Account Attributes Section

Fields	Description
Prompts with the labels of your account attributes

Data Type Section

Field	Description
Account Time Stratum
Display As	Read-only indication of how the value displays. Currency means the value displays in the currency of the selected level.
Formula Version Selector	Unavailable for cube-entered accounts.
Override Formula Setting	Unavailable for cube-entered accounts.
Disable Version-Specific Formula Setting	Unavailable for cube-entered accounts.
Default Formula/Override Formula	Unavailable for cube-entered accounts.
Weighted-Average Translation	Unavailable for cube-entered accounts.
Reset Balance
Transfer Balance on Reset
Decimal Places
Exchange Rate	Determines how to convert currencies for the account: Avg: Monthly Average : Uses the average exchange rate of the month to convert currency. EOM: End of Month : Uses the exchange rate at the end of the month to convert the currency per month. Any additional exchange rates types that you have created for your model.

Sheets Section

Field	Description
Account may be suppressed when zero or blank
Account will not be suppressed even when zero or blank
Entered on sheet
Start Expanded	Available for rollup accounts.
Data Entry Sheet Type	Unavailable for accounts with formulas. Avoid making cube-entered accounts Intercompany accounts. Cube-entered accounts don't eliminate properly for elimination rules.

Data Privacy Section

Field	Description
Value of account is private
Value of account is public at top level only
Value of account is public at all levels
Contains Salary Detail

Consolidation Section

Field	Description
Intercompany	Available for leaf accounts when you have Consolidation. Yes : You can use the account for elimination rules. Avoid making cube-entered accounts Intercompany accounts. Cube-entered accounts don't eliminate properly for elimination rules. No: You can't use the account for elimination rules.
Elimination Trading Partner	Requires Yes for Intercompany . List of levels to select as the trading partner.