GL: Cross Validate Segments

Cross Validate Segment? What does it means?

It means to cross validate the Segment Account Code Combinations which is entered by
user on the JV form, particularly.
It works great when you have enabled Allow Dynamic Inserts on the COA Structure
formthen you should also enable the Cross Validate Segment.
How does it work? and why with Allow Dynamic Inserts?
It works when you define certain rules. Rules are nothing but a valid or invalid
combinationsof all segment values in that particular chart of account. Allow Dynamic
Insert lets you create any code combination you like but with the Cross Validation
Rule you can only select the combination on the COA form but it will give you error message
when you click OK.
You Include valid combinations and Exclude invalid combinations.
Navigation: GL>Setup>Financials>Flexfields>Key>Rules
1.

Select the Application, Flexfield Title and Structure

2.

Enter the Rule Name and optionally enter a Description

3.

First think of the rule and what it says? Enter the Error message according to your rule.
Example is given in later.

4.

Error Segment means on which segment should the application bring the focus or the
Cursor

5.

Enter From and To date or the validity of the rule

6.

Select Exclude or Include depending on the rule you are about to enforce.

7.

Select the inclusive or exclusive Account Code Combination. Now this is the tricky part. So
lets take an example to grab the trick.

Example:
Consider a chart of account with segments Company-Branch-Department-Natural Account
Values Company: 01, 02, 03
Branch: 000,100,101, 102, 200, 201, 202, 300, 301, 302
Department: 00,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23
Natural Account: 00000, 10000, 10100, 10101, 10102, 10103, 10104, 10105, 20000, 20101,
20102
Now lets say that Branch 101 has departments from 00 to 14. So we want that whenever branch
101 is selected the department 20 to 23 should not make a code combination as branch 101
dont have those departments. The rule will be
Rule Name: Branch 101 and Departments
Error Message: You cannot select this department with Branch 101. Change the department or
the Branch.
Error Segment: Department

Exclude: 01-101-20-00000 to 01-101-23-99999

Now there is another scenario with the same COA that the department 21 to 23 can only work
with natural accounts from 20000 to 29999. so the rule for this scenario will be
Rule Name: Dept 21 to 23 and Natural Accounts
Error Message: You can only select natural accounts 20000 to 29999 with this department.
Change the Department or the Natural Account.
Error Segment: Natural Account
Include: 01-000-21-20000 to 01-999-29999
You can include and exclude as many accounts and account ranges you like. And remember this
is not same as Security on account segments, cross validation rules are different from security.
Security hides the segment values, whereas, Cross Validation Rules dont hide the value, it stops
you from making illogical code combinations.
Happy Ruling.
Thats all :)