Advanced rules (form) [AX 2012]
Updated: August 29, 2012
Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Click General ledger > Setup > Chart of accounts > Configure account structures. On the Action Pane, click Advanced rule.
Use this form to define rules for main accounts and financial dimensions. You can use advanced rules to link a dimension or multiple dimensions to a main account number or to a range of main account numbers, so that additional information can be gathered for reporting.
The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.
| Button | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| New | Create an advanced rule and name. | ||
| Delete | Delete the selected advanced rule. | ||
| Edit advanced rule | Modify the selected advanced rule. | ||
| Restore | Restore the original settings from when the selected advanced rule was first activated. | ||
| Add filter | Add financial dimension constraints to the selected advanced rule. Only the initial constraint is saved for each advanced rule. | ||
| Add | Add an advanced rule structure to the advanced rule.
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| Remove | Remove the selected advanced rule structure from the advanced rule.
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| Advanced rule structures | Open the Advanced rule structures form, where you can create and update advanced rule structures. |
Note | Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Advanced rule | The identifier of the advanced rule. |
| Name | The name of the advanced rule. |
| Account structure | The account structure that the advanced rule applies to. |
| Status | The status of the selected advanced rule. To activate an advanced rule, you must activate the advanced rule structure that contains the advanced rule. |
| Draft | If this check box is selected, the advanced rule is not active. |
| Apply this advanced rule when | Enter the criteria to use for the selected advanced rule. Click Add filter to add criteria, and select the appropriate options to create the criteria. You might have to scroll down to view all of the criteria. |
| Advanced rule structure | The advanced rule structure that will be used for the selected advanced rule. |
| Name | The name of the advanced rule structure. |
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