How to: Set Up Shortcut Dimensions

You can choose up to eight dimensions whose values that you can enter directly on journals or sales/purchase lines. These are called shortcut dimensions.

To set up shortcut dimensions

  1. In the Search box, enter General Ledger Setup, and then choose the related link.

  2. In the General Ledger Setup window, on the Dimensions FastTab, in the Shortcut Dimension 3 Code field, enter the code for a dimension.

  3. Repeat the procedure for Shortcut Dimension 4-8 Code fields.

Note

The Shortcut Dimension 1 Code and Shortcut Dimension 2 Code are the same as the Global Dimension 1 Code and Global Dimension 2 Code. These fields are already filled in.

Tip

The dimensions that you choose for shortcut dimensions should be the dimensions you most often enter manually.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Set Up Global Dimensions

Reference

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Other Resources

Default Dimensions