This setup forces the user to select for any transaction involving G/L Account 628 one of the values available for dimensions “ZONE”.īesides association of dimensions to entities, we can also create rules regarding dimensions’ combinations, to avoid operating errors. This implies that on any transaction involving the general ledger account 628 the system will bring the dimension value “ADMIN”, but the user can change this value if he wishes to.įor the dimension “ZONE” there is no default value, but it is specified as “Code mandatory”. For “DEPARTMENT” we have assigned a default value, “ADMIN” – Administrative Department. In the picture above you can see how on G/L Account “628 Other third party services” we have associated two dimensions: “DEPARTMENT” and “ZONE”.

It is recommended that dimensions to be associated to general ledger accounts, whenever is possible. We can associate dimensions and rules for working with dimensions to general ledger accounts, items, customers, vendors, bank account, resources, fixed assets etc. Of course, you can add dimensions later, but in this case you can’t analyze through dimensions the entire historical data.Īfter we define the dimensions the next step is to define a dimension policy to be applied to various entities which can be defined in Dynamics NAV, in order to to facilitate entering dimensions on transactions and also to define business rules – what is allowed or not into the system.

When we are defining dimensions’ values we have the possibility to create dimensions which summarizes values from other dimensions, and thus we can have an hierarchical structure of reporting.ĭuring an implementation it is recommended that starting from analysis phase, when business requirements are established, to be determined also the dimensions, so that when transactions are recorded dimensions are already available to be allocated. In the picture bellow, you can see several possibile values for dimension type “DEPARTMENTS”. Then, for each type of dimension we define specific values. For example, we can define types of dimensions such as company’ s departments, geographical zones, sales persons etc. In order to setup dimensions first we define the categories of information we need to trace. Dimensions contain information defined by the user which is relevant for analyzing company’s activities and which can be associated to every type of transaction entered into the system.

In Dynamics NAV (Navision) cost accounting is performed through dimensions. For this purpose companies implement what is called cost accounting – tracing costs (and revenues) associated to products, processes, projects etc.

Setup of dimensions (cost centers) in Dynamics NAVįinancial management of a company requires, beyond information provided by financial accounting, information specific to the business of the company.

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