Element

C_Element

Accounting Element

Overview

Table NameC_Element
Access LevelClient + Organization
Entity TypeD
Is DocumentNo
Is ViewNo
Has UUIDYes
Parent TableAD_Client
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Columns (16)

Column Type Required Default Description
Name String(60) Yes - Alphanumeric identifier of the entity
AD_Client_ID Table Direct(22) Yes @#AD_Client_ID@ Tenant for this installation.
AD_Org_ID Table Direct(22) Yes @#AD_Org_ID@ Organizational entity within tenant
AD_Tree_ID Table Direct(22) Yes - Identifies a Tree
C_Element_ID ID(22) Yes - Accounting Element
C_Element_UU String(36) No - -
Created Date+Time(7) Yes SYSDATE Date this record was created
CreatedBy Search(22) Yes - User who created this records
Description String(255) No - Optional short description of the record
ElementType List(1) Yes A Element Type (account or user defined)
IsActive Yes-No(1) Yes Y The record is active in the system
IsBalancing Yes-No(1) Yes - All transactions within an element value must balance (e.g. cost centers)
IsNaturalAccount Yes-No(1) Yes - The primary natural account
Updated Date+Time(7) Yes SYSDATE Date this record was updated
UpdatedBy Search(22) Yes - User who updated this records
VFormat String(40) No - Format of the value; Can contain fixed format elements, Variables: "_lLoOaAcCa09"

Foreign Keys

Column References Description
AD_Client_ID AD_Client.AD_Client_ID Tenant for this installation.
AD_Org_ID AD_Org.AD_Org_ID Organizational entity within tenant
AD_Tree_ID AD_Tree.AD_Tree_ID Identifies a Tree

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