General ledger account codes

Each general ledger account code consists of several components (segments). In the Database Configuration application, you define the default, system-level format of the account code.The global administrator defines a default format for the GL account code, including its maximum length. When you configure tenant GL codes, the combined length of the segments cannot exceed the length of the default GL account code. In the Chart of Accounts application, you specify the valid components to be used, as well as the organization-specific format of the account code.

For easy identification, use delimiters to separate components when they display. For example, use hyphens to separate components: 6100-400®-SAF. Delimiters are written to the database.

For any account code, you can:

• Define 20 or fewer components.
• Restrict the number of characters in a component field.
• Include a total of 254 or fewer characters/digits.

You can use any tab of the Database Configuration application to specify the general ledger account code format.