MODULE 1: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SETUP

Module Overview
Financial Management Setup describes in detail the following areas that must be
set up to use financials in Microsoft Dynamics® NAV 2013.

• General Ledger
• Accounting Periods

Note: There are other setup areas in the General Ledger, such as No. Series,
Dimensions, and Posting Groups. The setup of these areas is covered in the course
Application Setup in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013.

Objectives

The objectives are:

• Explain and set up the fields on the General Ledger Setup window.
• Explain and set up Accounting Periods.

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General Ledger Setup

The General Ledger Setup window is used to specify a default setting for the
general ledger and other application areas. The general ledger setup must be
completed for each company that is set up in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013.

The five FastTabs on the General Ledger Setup window are as follows:

• General
• Numbering
• Dimensions
• Reporting
• Application

To access the General Ledger Setup window, follow these steps.

1. Click Departments in the navigation pane.

2. Click Administration, and then click Application Setup.
3. Click Financial Management and then click Finance.
4. In the Finance window, under Tasks, click General Ledger Setup.

FIGURE 1.1: GENERAL LEDGER SETUP, GENERAL FASTTAB

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General FastTab

The General FastTab contains the basic setup defaults and includes the following
fields:

• Allow Posting From / Allow Posting To - Specify the date range

that all users can post transactions in.

Because a specific accounting period cannot be closed in Microsoft

Dynamics NAV 2013, setting the posting date range prevents users
from posting entries outside that date range.

Note: Specific user posting date restrictions are specified in the User Setup
window. If there are no user restrictions, the company defaults are in effect. If there
are no company defaults, there are no restrictions on dates for posting.

• Register Time - Specify whether the system registers the user's time
usage.
• Local Address Format - Specify the address format that is used on
printed documents.
• Local Cont. Addr. Format - Specify where the contact name must
appear in mailing addresses.
• Invoice Rounding Precision (LCY) - Specify the size of the interval
to be used when rounding amounts in local currency (LCY).
• Invoice Rounding Type (LCY) - Specify if invoice amounts are
rounded up or down. The option selected here is used with the
rounding interval specified in the Invoice Rounding Precision (LCY)
field.
• Allow G/L Acc. Deletion Before - The date in this field determines
when G/L accounts can be deleted. G/L accounts that have entries on
or after the date specified in this field cannot be deleted.
• Check G/L Account Usage - Specifies that you want the program to
protect G/L accounts that are used in setup tables from being
deleted.
• EMU Currency - Select this field if the LCY is an European Monetary
Union (EMU) currency. Use this field only when you apply entries in
different currencies.
• LCY Code - Enter the currency code for the LCY. The value is only
used on printouts because the system uses <Blank> as the indicator
for the LCY when displaying information in tables.
• Pmt. Disc. Excl. VAT - Specify whether the payment discount is
based on amounts including or excluding value-added tax (VAT).

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• Adjust for Payment Disc. - If you select it, the system recalculates
VAT amounts when you are posting payments that trigger payment
discounts.
• Unrealized VAT – Select this field if you want the system to post
unrealized VAT.
• Prepayment Unrealized VAT - Specify whether the system manages
prepayments for unrealized VAT.
• Max. VAT Difference Allowed - Enter the maximum amount that
you can have for VAT corrections in the local currency.
• VAT Rounding Type - Select how VAT is rounded when it is
calculated for the local currency.
• Bill-to/Sell-to VAT Calc. - By default, this field is set to Bill-to/Pay-to
No., and it indicates that the VAT Business Posting Group is taken
from the Bill-to customer or Pay-to vendor for orders/invoices. Select
Sell-to/Buy-from No. to use the VAT Business Posting Group for the
Sell-to customer or Buy-from vendor for orders/invoices.
• Print VAT Specification in LCY - If you select it, a line is added on
the printed sales documents that specifies the VAT details in the LCY,
in addition to the invoicing currency. When this is not selected, VAT
details will only print in the invoicing currency.

Note: In addition to the invoice rounding precision, you can specify the
amount rounding precision and the unit amount rounding precision. However, these
fields are not visible in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 W1. Use the About This
Page function to view the values of these fields.

Numbering FastTab

Bank Account Nos. is the only field on the Numbering FastTab. In this field,
enter the code for the number series that will be used to assign numbers to bank
accounts.

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FIGURE 1.2: GENERAL LEDGER SETUP, NUMBERING FASTTAB

Number series are described in the Application Setup in Microsoft Dynamics®

NAV 2013 courseware.

Dimensions FastTab

On the Dimensions FastTab, specify the global and the shortcut dimensions to be
used for financial reporting.

The codes specified here are selected from the dimensions set up in the
Dimension table.

FIGURE 1.3: GENERAL LEDGER SETUP, DIMENSIONS FASTTAB

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Global dimensions can be used as filters for general ledger entries or on all
reports, account schedules, and batch jobs.

Determine which two dimensions will be analyzed most frequently and select
these as the two global dimensions.

Shortcut dimensions offer a fast and convenient way to enter dimension

information directly on the line in journals, sales and purchase documents. The
eight shortcut dimensions are available to add as columns with the Choose
Columns function in journals and documents lines.

The system automatically creates the first two shortcut dimensions based on the
global dimensions. Users can select the other six shortcut dimensions based on
the company’s preferences and business rules.

Global Dimensions

To change the global dimensions, follow these steps.

1. In the General Ledger Setup, on the Actions tab, click Change

Global Dimensions.
2. Use the drop-down list to change one or both of the global
dimensions.
3. Click OK to run the Change Global Dimensions batch job.

FIGURE 1.4: CHANGE GLOBAL DIMENSIONS

Note: Changing a global dimension code requires that the system changes
entries which are already posted. Carefully consider which dimension codes are
designated as a global dimension to minimize the need for future changes.

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Reporting FastTab

The Reporting FastTab is used to determine whether an additional reporting

currency is used. An additional reporting currency is used when transaction
information must also be available in a currency other than the local currency.
When an additional reporting currency is set up, users can run financial reports in
both the local currency and the additional reporting currency.

FIGURE 1.5: GENERAL LEDGER SETUP, REPORTING FASTTAB

The fields on the Reporting FastTab are as follows:

• Additional Reporting Currency - Specify the currency used as an

additional reporting currency in the general ledger area.
If you specify it:
o General ledger and other entries that include VAT entries in both
the LCY and the additional reporting currency are automatically
recorded in both LCY and additional reporting currency.
o Reports are printed in either the LCY or the additional reporting
currency.
• VAT Exchange Rate Adjustment - Use with the Additional
Reporting Currency field to specify how the accounts set up for VAT
posting in the VAT Posting Setup table are adjusted for exchange rate
fluctuations between the LCY and the additional reporting currency.

The complete setup process of the additional reporting currency is covered in the
course Finance Advanced in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013.

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Application FastTab

The fields on the Application FastTab are used to specify the following:

• Currency rounding tolerance.

• How payments are applied to outstanding amounts. This includes the
payments from customers and the payments to vendors.

FIGURE 1.6: GENERAL LEDGER SETUP, APPLICATION FASTTAB

The Application FastTab contains the following fields:

• Appln. Rounding Precision - Specify the size of the interval for

rounding differences for the LCY when you apply the LCY entries to
entries in a different currency.
• Payment Disc. Tolerance Warning, Payment Disc. Tolerance
Posting, and Payment Discount Grace Period - Complete these
fields to allow tolerances on payment discount terms. More
information about payment discount tolerance is available in the
Receivables and Payables Management module in this Finance
content.
• Payment Tolerance Warning and Payment Tolerance Posting -
Complete these fields to close outstanding receivables and payables
with payment amounts that differ from what is owed. More
information about payment discount tolerance is available in the
Receivables and Payables Management module in this Finance
content.
• Payment Tolerance % - Enter the percentage that the payment or
refund can differ from the amount on the invoice or credit memo.

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• Max. Payment Tolerance Amount - Enter the maximum amount
that the payment or refund can differ from the amount on the invoice
or credit memo.

Payment Tolerance

To change the payment tolerance, follow these steps.

1. In the General Ledger Setup, on the Actions tab, click Change

Payment Tolerance.
2. Select the All Currencies check box if you want to use the same
payment tolerance settings for both local and foreign currencies.
3. Leave the Currency Code field blank if you want to set up payment
tolerances for the local currency.
4. Enter a percentage in the Payment Tolerance % field.
5. Enter an amount in the Max. Payment Tolerance field.
6. Click OK to run the Change Payment Tolerance batch job.

FIGURE 1.7: CHANGE PAYMENT TOLERANCE WINDOW

Note: Payment tolerances can be set up by currency in the Currencies

window.

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Accounting Periods
With accounting periods users can create time references in Microsoft Dynamics
NAV 2013. A fiscal year consists of several accounting periods. The shortest
possible fiscal year consists of one accounting period with one day. This means
that you can set up accounting periods that are different from a calendar year.

You can use the Accounting Periods window to do the following:

• Open new fiscal years.

• Define accounting periods.
• Close fiscal years.

You can use accounting periods in reporting. For example, when you are
reviewing posted entries in a Balance/Budget window where the reporting
interval can be specified, one of the options you may specify to report by
accounting period.

FIGURE 1.8: ACCOUNTING PERIODS WINDOW

The Accounting Periods window contains the following fields:

• Starting Date – Specifies the date that the accounting period will
begin. This can, but does not have to be the first day of the month.
You can change the starting date of a period manually when the
Date Locked check box is empty.
• Name – Specifies the name of the accounting period. As a default,
the program will enter the name of the month that corresponds to
the starting date.

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• New Fiscal Year – Specifies whether to use the accounting period to
start a fiscal year.
• Closed – Specifies if the accounting period belongs to a closed year.
By closing a fiscal year, all periods in the year will be closed.
• Date Locked – Specifies if you can change the starting date for the
accounting period. After closing a fiscal year, there will be a check
mark in this field for all the periods in the year, and the first period of
the next fiscal year.
• Inventory Period Closed – Specifies that the inventory period with
an ending date equal to or greater than the ending date of the
accounting period is closed.

Set Up an Accounting Period Manually

Accounting Periods can be created by using one of the following methods:

• Manually
• Automatically, by using the Create Fiscal Year batch job

To manually set up an accounting period, follow these steps.

1. In the Search box, enter Accounting Periods, and click the related
link.
2. Click New.
3. In the Starting Date field, enter the date that the accounting period
begins.
4. In the Name field, the system automatically updates the name of the
month that corresponds to the Starting Date.
5. Select the New Fiscal Year check box to indicate the start of the year.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each period.

The New Fiscal Year check box must contain a check mark if an accounting
period is the first in a fiscal year. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 uses that period
to determine which periods to close when the Close Year function is run.

Set Up an Accounting Period Automatically

To run the Create Fiscal Year batch job, follow these steps.

1. In the Search box, enter Accounting Periods, and click the related
link.
2. Click Create Year.

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FIGURE 1.9: CREATE FISCAL YEAR WINDOW

3. In the Starting Date field, enter the date on which the fiscal year
starts.
4. In the No. of Periods field, enter the number of accounting periods
the fiscal year will be divided into. There can be from 1 to 365
periods.
5. In the Period Length field, enter how long each accounting period
will be, for example, 1M = 1 month, 1Q = 1 quarter, and so on.
6. Click OK.

Note: For more information on date formulas, refer to the online help.

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Reports

The Accounting Periods window also has the option to print a Trial Balance by
Period. Select the option and enter the parameters for the report.

FIGURE 1.10: TRIAL BALANCE BY PERIOD WINDOW

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Lab: Accounting Periods

Scenario

As the controller at CRONUS International Ltd., you must create a new fiscal year
for 2015. Quickly create the new year by using the following information:

• The fiscal year begins on February 1, 2015 and ends on the January
31, 2016.
• The length of an accounting period is a month.

Exercise 1: Create a Fiscal Year

Exercise Scenario

As the controller at CRONUS International Ltd., you must create a new fiscal year
for 2015. Quickly create the new year by using the following information:

• The fiscal year begins on February 1, 2015 and ends on January 31,
2016.
• The length of an accounting period is a month.

Task 1: Create a Fiscal Year

High Level Steps

1. Create the fiscal year for 2015 as specified in the scenario.

Detailed Steps
1. Create the fiscal year for 2015 as specified in the scenario.
a. Click Departments in the navigation pane.
b. Click Administration, click Application Setup, click Financial
Management and then click Finance.
c. In the Finance window, click Accounting Periods.
d. In the Home tab, click Create Year.
e. In the Starting Date field, enter 2/1/2015.
f. In the No. of Periods field, enter 12.
g. In the Period Length field, enter 1M.
h. Click OK.

Exercise 2: Change the Starting Date

Exercise Scenario

After you create the fiscal year for 2015 you realize that a fiscal year should start
on January 1. Make the necessary changes so that both fiscal years 2015 and 2016
start on January 1.

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Task 1: Change the Starting Date

High Level Steps

1. Manually change the starting date of fiscal years 2015 and 2016.

Detailed Steps
1. Manually change the starting date of fiscal years 2015 and 2016.
a. Click Departments in the navigation pane.
b. Click Administration, Application Setup, Financial
Management and then click Finance.
c. In the Finance window, select Accounting Periods.
d. In the Home tab, click Edit List.
e. For the accounting period with the starting date 1/1/2015, select
the New Fiscal Year check box.
f. For the accounting period with the starting date 2/1/2015, clear
the New Fiscal Year check box.
g. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for fiscal year 2016.
h. Click OK.

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Module Review
Module Review and Takeaways

Financial Management Setup describes the areas that must be set up to use
Financial Management in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013.

The General Ledger Setup window provides a quick and fast view of the options
to set up the general ledger area for a company in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013.

You can use accounting periods to open and close the fiscal year. They are used as
a time reference in financial reporting.

The areas discussed in this content are the basis of the general ledger setup. There
are many other areas that must be set up in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013, such
as Posting Groups and Dimensions.

Test Your Knowledge

Test your knowledge with the following questions.

1. Where are fiscal years defined?

( ) Fiscal Year window

( ) Accounting Periods window

( ) General Ledger Setup window

( ) Company Setup window

2. Where are posting date restrictions set in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013?

( ) General Ledger Setup window

( ) Database or Windows Logon window

( ) User Security window

( ) General Journal Templates window

3. How many shortcut dimensions can be defined?

( )2

( )6

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( )8

( ) Unlimited

4. Which rule applies when you change the starting date of an accounting
period?

( ) You cannot change the starting date of an accounting period.

( ) The starting date can only be changed for accounting periods in the
future.

( ) You can change the starting date of an accounting period.

( ) The starting date can only be changed for accounting periods without
a date lock.

5. How are the global dimensions changed?

( ) By running the Change Global Dimensions batch job in the Dimension

Value window.

( ) By running the Change Global Dimensions batch job in the General

Setup window.

( ) By selecting the global dimensions in the chart of accounts.

( ) When global dimensions are set up, they cannot be changed any
longer.

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Test Your Knowledge Solutions

Module Review and Takeaways

1. Where are fiscal years defined?

( ) Fiscal Year window

(√) Accounting Periods window

( ) General Ledger Setup window

( ) Company Setup window

2. Where are posting date restrictions set in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013?

(√) General Ledger Setup window

( ) Database or Windows Logon window

( ) User Security window

( ) General Journal Templates window

3. How many shortcut dimensions can be defined?

( )2

(√) 6

( )8

( ) Unlimited

4. Which rule applies when you change the starting date of an accounting
period?

( ) You cannot change the starting date of an accounting period.

(√) The starting date can only be changed for accounting periods in the
future.

( ) You can change the starting date of an accounting period.

( ) The starting date can only be changed for accounting periods without
a date lock.

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5. How are the global dimensions changed?

( ) By running the Change Global Dimensions batch job in the Dimension

Value window.

(√) By running the Change Global Dimensions batch job in the General
Setup window.

( ) By selecting the global dimensions in the chart of accounts.

( ) When global dimensions are set up, they cannot be changed any
longer.

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