De-mystifying The GL Map
David Yerg, Sr. Application Support Specialist
Road Map Toward Understanding Your
GL Map
 No real mysteries
 Starting from the end “result” first
 What is a GL map?
 What should be mapped within the G/L?
 What do we map to the GL?
 What are the components of your GL map?
 What are GL overrides?
 GL map results
 Tips
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No Mysteries
All values within your General Ledger originated from:
 A transaction that was mapped using the General Ledger
Map
 A manual journal entry
 A budget or data import
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Starting From The End “Result” First
 The final results from GL mapping create journal entries
 The journal entry details will then translate into General
Ledger detail reports or financial statements
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What Is a GL Map?
A unique set of rules that translates each ADERANT Expert
transaction (subledger detail) into organized journal entries
for the General Ledger
 A journal entry consists of the following components:
• Debit/credit values
• Account Code
• Employee
• Office
• Department
• Profit Center
• Project (optional module)
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What Should Be Mapped within the GL?
 Any ADERANT Expert (subledger) Application
 When you implement a new feature or application,
“ALWAYS” consider the GL mapping
(Employee Expenses, Credit Notes, Taxes, Interest, etc.)
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What Do We Map to the GL?
 Financial transactions that were created within one of the
ADERANT Expert applications. These are sometimes
known as the “subledger” transactions.
• Time and Time Edits (TAN, TAM)
• Disbursements and Disbursement Edits (CDN, CDM)
• Accounts Payable (AP, APX, CH, CHX)
• Bills (BL, BLX)
• Credit Notes (CN, CNX)
• Credit Adjustments (CBA, CBT)
• Employee Expenses (EE, EEX)
• “Z” transactions for Omnicurrency Gain/Loss
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What Are the Components of Your GL
Map?
 Accounts – Chart of Accounts
 G/L Types (Account Types)
• The link between your chart of accounts and the GL Map
• Include an account, where to get the default: office, department, profit
center, and employee
• Defined by “Book” or formerly known as “Ledger”
 GL Map (Interface) Maintenance
• Includes a transactional type, data type, primary table reference,
listing of override tables, valid gets
 The actual GL Map
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Chart of Accounts
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GL Type Code Screen
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GL Map Maintenance
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GL Map
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Exceptions To The Rule (Overrides)
You are able to direct certain transactional values to
alternate GL accounts, offices, departments, profit centers.
They are available in multiple areas. These are known as
GL Overrides:
 Clients and Matters
 Timekeepers
 AP Type Codes
 Disbursement Code / Cost Code
 Tax Codes
 Banks
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Bank - Example
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Bank - Example
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Map Results
 Informational reports and inquiries
• GLED12 - GL Accounts and Overrides
• GLED13 - GL Map
• GLED01 - Trial Balance
• GLED06 - Account Detail
• GLED08 - Subledger to G/L Balance
• Financial Statement Formatter
• FRx
• General Ledger Inquiries
• General Ledger Drilldown (Browser app)
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Final Tips
 Always think about the General Ledger and mapping when
implementing new features
(Multi-Book, Credit Notes, Progress Billing, Employee
Expenses, Omnicurrency, Taxes, Dual Book, Interest, etc.)
 When do we record Income?
• Cash Basis - Only when cash is received
• Accrual Basis - Record as soon as there is a potential to receive cash
 When do we record Expenses?
• Cash Basis - When cash is spent
• Accrual Basis – When there is a liability to pay
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Final Tips, cont.
 Create a test environment and fully test all map changes.
Never change any mapping and implement LIVE until it is
tested fully
 Confused on what the current map is doing?
• Look at the GL Map via the GL inquires, the GLED13, or the standard
GL Map application
• Do a test transaction within the test database
 Uncertainty about map changes?
• Contact ADERANT Expert Support and we can either assist or refer
you to a Consultant who can
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Closing
Questions?
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Thank You!
David Yerg
david.yerg@aderant.com
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