Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 introduced the segmented ledger account where the main account and the financial dimension are combined in a single line. This gives more flexibility and control to the data that is entered than the previous versions.
The data entries are considered as the major sources of information quality. During the analysis phase, the implementation team exploring the reporting requirements as well as the process owners and top management require reliable information, and this information is generated by the data entry. It is required to control the data entry to ensure that the entered data is formatted in the correct way. The application consultant can fulfill these requirements to ensure the quality of data entry by performing the following tasks: default some values from the master data that are automatically populated in the transaction, by changing fields to be mandatory for reporting and identifying the required financial dimensions, to the transaction level.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations offers a very powerful entry mechanism that is built on the account structure. The segmented entry control is a function that simplifies the data entry and controls the complex combination of accounts and financial dimensions.
It is a simple cheat sheet window that gives the user hints on which segment should be entered, in addition to the lookup for that segment.
To access the general journal, navigate to General ledger | Journal entries | General journals, then create a new journal then select Lines. The following screenshot shows the simple cheat sheet in detail:
