General ledger> Setup> Translation> Dimension groups

Use this form to create rules for financial dimension code conversion from the source company to the target company's financial dimension.

Task that uses this form

Navigating the form

The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.

Tabs

Tab

Description

Overview

Enter the dimension group code and description for the dimension group.

General(Left section)

Set up the dimension group code.

Rules for dimensions

Set up dimension rules for translation from the source company to the target company.

General(Right section)

View or modify the dimension rules.

Fields

Field

Description

Rule group

Select the translation group for which dimension conversion rules are being set up.

Dimension group

Enter a unique dimension group code.

Description

Enter a text description of the dimension group.

Dimension

Select the dimension type for the source company for which the conversion rule is being configured. The options are:

  • Department

  • Cost center

  • Purpose

From dimension code

Select the first value for the interval to set the dimension value interval.

(From dimension)

To dimension code

Select the last value for the interval to set the dimension value interval.

Conversion method

Select the rule to use to convert the translated transaction for the source company. The options are:

  • No changes– The current dimension is transferred with no changes.

  • Company code– The current dimension is changed to the source company code.

  • Value– The current dimension is replaced with the given value.

  • Customer/vendor– The current dimension is replaced with the customer/vendor code.

To dimension

Select the dimension type for the target company into which the values are being transferred. The options are:

  • Department

  • Cost center

  • Purpose

To company

The code of the target company for transactions during translation.

(To dimension)

To dimension code

Select the target dimension code into which the source company's transaction dimension is moved during translation.

Note Note

This field is activated if you select Valuein the Conversion methodfield.