Account structure
Engagement Manager displays the account structure in the engagement properties when you set up an engagement or when you change the engagement properties.
There are 4 types of account structures available in Engagement Manager.
Consolidated account structure
The subsidiaries included in the client engagement determine the structure of a consolidated account.
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If you change the account structure to consolidated, Engagement Manager deletes all accounts and journal entries from the current engagement. This action cannot be undone.
Divisional account structure
For engagements with a divisional structure, you can specify an account mask of fixed or variable length using a single division for location, department, service, unit, etc. up to 65 characters in length.
The following rules apply when setting up a divisional account mask:
- OnlyD,C, and*are acceptable mask characters.
- Division masks must include at lease oneDcharacter.
- AllDcharacters must be contiguous within the division mask.
- Division masks must include at lease oneCor*character, but cannot include both at the same time.
- Division masks can include no more than one*character. If present, the*must be the first or last character of the mask.
Examples of valid divisional account masks
Account Mask | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
DCCCC | Single-character division, followed by a four-character account. | 1-203 or 9405A , where 1 and 9 are division values, respectively. |
DDCCCCC | Two-character division, followed by a five-character account. | 20-1001 or 5011000 , where 20 and 50 are the division values, respectively. |
DDDCCCC | Three-character division, followed by a four-character account. | 201-101 or 311/10A , where 201 and 311 are the division values, respectively. |
DDDD* | Four-character division, followed by an account up to 61 characters in length. | 1000-45-365 or 4500/6536/ABC-45 , where 1000 and 4500 are the division values, respectively. |
*DD | Up to 63-character account, followed by a two-character division. | 10350 or A-39988888888/98 , where 500 and 638 are the division values, respectively. |
CCDDDCCCC | Two-character account, followed by a three-character division and another four-character account. | 1-500-100 or 1/638.401 , where 500 and 638 are the division values. |
CDDCCCCC | Single-character account, followed by a two-character division and another five-character account. | A36-5011 or 122-6700 where 36 and 22 are the division values. |
Examples of invalid divisional account masks
- DDD***
- Engagement Manager allows only one * in the account mask because it represents a variable-length account. To create a mask with three characters after the division, use DDDCCC instead.
- CC*DDD
- The account mask can contain either C characters or an asterisk, not both.
- D followed by 70 C characters
- The maximum mask length is 65 characters, including the division.
- *DDD*
- The mask can contain only one asterisk. To set up a mask with the division in the middle, use an asterisk either before or after the division, then specify a fixed-length portion of the account using C characters for that portion on the other side of the division.
- DDCDD
- Only one division is allowed in the account mask.
Fund account structure
For engagements with a fund structure, you can:
- Use account numbers to assign accounts to the appropriate fund and subfund.
- Use the template set up in the Administration area.
- Use the fund structure you set up in the Trial Balance tab on the engagement.
- UseFto indicate the fund,Sto indicate the subfund, andCor*for the remaining characters (up to 65 characters in total length).
The following rules apply when setting up a fund account mask:
- OnlyF,S,C, and*are acceptable mask characters.
- AllFcharacters must be contiguous.
- AllScharacters must be contiguous.
- Fcharacters must be placed before anyScharacters in the masks. (FandScharacterscanbe separated byCor*characters.)
- Fund masks must include at least oneCor*character, but it cannot include both at the same time.
- Fund masks can include no more than one*character. If present, the*must be the first or last character of the mask.
Examples of valid fund account masks
Account mask | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
CCCFFSS | Three-character account, two-character fund, followed by a two-character subfund. | 10001-01 , where 01 is the fund and 01 is the subfund. |
CCCCFFCSS | Four-character account, two-character fund, followed by a two-character subfund. | 100001-01 , where 01 is the fund and 01 is the subfund or 100-01-01 , where 01 is the fund and 01 is the subfund. |
*FFFSS | Up to 59-character account, three-character fund, followed by a two-character subfund. | 1002-10101 , where 101 is the fund and 01 is the subfund. |
FFFSSS* | Three-character fund, followed by a three-character subfund and an up to 59-character account. | 101001-1002 , where 101 is the fund and 001 is the subfund. |
FFCCC | Two-character fund, followed by a three-character account. | 01100 , where 01 is the fund. |
FSSCCCC | Single-character fund, followed by a three-character subfund and a four-character account. | 101-100 , where 1 is the fund and 01 is the subfund. |
FFFCCCCCSS | Three-character fund, followed by a five-character account and a two-character subfund. | 100-100-01 or 5251000036 , where 100 and 525 are the fund and 01 and 36 are the subfund, respectively. |
FFFCSSCCCC | Three-character fund, followed by a one-character separator, two-character subfund, and four-character account. | 100.01.102 or 100-01-102 , where 100 is the fund and 01 is the subfund. |
Examples of invalid fund account masks
- FFF***
- Engagement Manager allows only one * in the account mask, because it represents a variable-length account. To create a mask with three characters after the fund, use FFFCCC instead.
- SSFFCCC
- The fund characters must be before any subfund characters.
- F followed by five S characters and 65 C characters
- The maximum mask length is 65 characters, including the fund.
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For engagements with
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selected as the structure, you can have account numbers of variable length, up to 65 characters. Valid characters include letters, numbers, and separators.