Dissections

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Dissections Tab

Some of the common attributes of dissections include the following :

All transactions that have an financial effect on the general ledger have a "dissections tab" at the bottom of the detail view,

The dissections list is empty until the transaction is posted,

When the transaction is posted. A list of dissections is displayed and the relevant account balances are updated.

Dissection lines normally appear in pairs. One line containing the debit posting and the other line containing the credit posting. There may be many pairs of dissections on any transaction.

Dissections are normally associated with the lines on transactions rather than with the transaction header. Though there are exceptions.

Dissections generation depends on the transaction type and a list of interface rules.

From dissections, you can use the related button to see the account site balance and budget that had it's debit or credit balance changed by the currently highlighted dissection.

Dissections tab

NameDescription
Account SiteDissections are postings against a combination of account and site. Your chart of accounts is shown in the accounts list. The sites for your system are shown in system administration under sites.
Debit ValueIs the Value ex that has been debited against the relevant general ledger account
Credit ValueIs the value ex that has been credited against the relevant general ledger account
NarrativeNot applicable
DescriptionThis is a combined entry of the description entered at the header level and the line level of the customer credit