General ledgeris the main link to Cost accounting. All financial values in Microsoft Dynamics AX pass from General ledgerto Cost accounting.

When you first set up Cost accountingand set the parameters in the Parameters form, you must make several decisions regarding integration. Base your decisions on the following issues:

• Which dimensions to use in Cost accounting

• Whether the cost categories in Cost accountingshould be identical to the ledger accounts in General ledger

• Which posting layers are important for Cost accounting

There are additional potential integration points for budgeting between Cost accountingand ledger accounts in General ledger. For example, you can import financial budget values from Cost accountingor transfer Cost accountingbudgets to the ledger accounts in General ledger.

Integrate Cost accountingand Productionby importing production hours from production orders to the Service categorytab on the Cost category form. The integration is defined in the field group Service transactions. You must select the dimension to be credited and the dimension to be debited.

Projectalso is integrated by setting up the Service categorytab on the Cost category form. You must select the dimension to be credited and the dimension to be debited.