Default Accounting Variables
Overview
You can set default Accounting Variables when creating transactions.
Order of Assignment Priority
Accounting Variables are assigned in the following order of priority:
User Setup
Account
Item
Application Transactions
Sales Order
Purchase Order
Straight Sales Invoices (not created from Sales Order)
Straight Purchase Invoice (not created from Purchase Order)
Item Journal
GL Entry Posting
Accounting Variables on the following objects are used to post GL Entries:
Sales Invoice Line
Purchase Invoice Line
Item Journal Line
It is also possible to bypass the default Accounting Variable setups and use custom triggers to update the accounting variables for these three objects directly.