Accounting › Fund Accounting
Derivation Rule Sets
One set per thing derived, run in sequence so a later set can read what an earlier one decided. First match stops at the first rule that fires; all applicable lets each refine the last.
Where to find it
- Module: Accounting
- Group: Planning & Control
- Section: Fund Accounting
- Screen: Derivation Rule Sets
Address in the console: /accounting/derivation-rule-sets
List · 9 columns · 12 fields on its form · 3 of them required
What the list shows
These are the columns of the list, in the order they are drawn. Any of them can be sorted on, filtered on, hidden, or exported.
| Column | Kind | Field name |
|---|---|---|
| Seq | Number | sequence_no |
| Code | Code | code |
| Name | Text | name |
| Derives | Status | target |
| Strategy | Status | strategy |
| Rules | Number | rule_count |
| On save | Yes or no | apply_on_save |
| On post | Yes or no | apply_on_post |
| Active | Yes or no | is_active |
The form
What is asked for when a record is created here. Required fields are marked; a choice drawn from a configuration list is one an administrator can extend without a release.
| Field | Type | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code required | Text | ||
| Name required | Text | ||
| Derives required | Choice | Fund, Grant, Program, Function, GL account, Cost center | |
| Strategy | Choice | First match wins, All applicable, in priority order | |
| Documents | Text | Comma separated: journal, ap_invoice, ar_invoice, purchase_order, expense, payroll. Empty is every document. | |
| Apply when a document line is saved | Yes or no | ||
| Apply when the journal posts | Yes or no | ||
| Sequence | Number | ||
| Valid from | Date | ||
| Valid to | Date | ||
| Active | Yes or no | ||
| Description | Long text |
The rules that apply here
Everything on this screen obeys the platform rules rather than rules of its own. The ones worth knowing before you use it:
- Narrowing a list — search, conditions, sort, totals, export and saved views.
- What may be changed — the five grounds a record may not be edited on.
- Companies and business units — what the switcher above this list is doing to it.
- Creating a record — required fields, where choices come from, and how the number is allocated.
- Importing a spreadsheet — this screen accepts one, and it runs through the same rules as typing.