GL Chart String

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A GL Chart String is an alphanumeric identifier on a financial transaction to one or more CoA accounts.



References

2015

Segment      | Definition                     | # of digits
Entity       | Who? What School?              | 2
Org          | What department?               | 3
Funding      | Where does the money come from? | 6
Activity     | How is the money spent and received? | 6
Subactivity  | (Open to department use)     | 4
Natural Class | What are the expenses and revenues? | 4
             | What are the assets and liabilities? | 4
To request a new value in any of these segments, or modify an existing value in any segment, you will need to fill out the appropriate segment form.
To obtain a current list of each segment value, click here.

2014


  • http://financialaffairs.uab.edu/content.asp?id=403321
    • QUOTE: General Ledger transactions are posted to an Accounting Key. This accounting key consists of the Account String and the Object Code. Each of its six segments capture a different element (who, what, where, when, and how) of the transaction.

      In the General Ledger, transactions are posted to an "Accounting Key", consisting of six segments: Account (ACCT), Subaccount (SUB), Balancing (BAL), Organization (ORG), Future (FUT), and Object Code (OBJ). The first five segments are known as the "Account String". Therefore, an Accounting Key is comprised of an Account String plus an Object Code.

      The first five segments of the accounting key are also referred to as the account string or the ASBOF (Account, Subaccount, Balancing, Organization, and Future) - that is, the first five segments without the object code. The remaining segment is the Object Code.

2012