Dimension Entry

Purpose

Dimensions are used to track departments, cost/profit/investment centers, or projects within a company. For example, you may have several cost centers like Research and Development, Customer Service, and Marketing that you want to track. Or, you may want to track several projects over a specific time period.

Procedure

1. Set the Name of the Dimension
2. Set the Type of the Dimension
3. Set the time-frame for which the dimension should be active.
4. Assign the dimension as default for Items you want to use in sales/purchase documents.

Tips and Tricks

Dates in a dimension are only for information purposes. Close a dimension if you want to stop allocating documents against it.