What Selections Should I Make in the Charging Group Box?

Select options in the charging criteria group box to customize the charges that are allowed for this level of the project.

If no checkboxes are selected other than Active and Allow Charging, charging will be allowed on accounts in the project account group with any organization. This is the least restrictive method of project charging. Other options available are Allow Charging, Active, Accounts, Organizations, Which Orgs Can Charge Specific Accts, and Accounts to P/O/A. Details on the use of each of these options is as follows:

  • Active: Use the Active checkbox to allow charging to this level of the project. The status of this flag is originally set to Active but can be changed if needed. Set the flag to Active if the project is ongoing and actively being charged at this level. There are options to exclude inactive projects from specific reports. The Active checkbox must be cleared when the project is complete and no longer requires reporting.
  • Allow Charging: Use the Allow Charging checkbox to allow charges to be made to this level of the project. Select this checkbox only if you plan to enter transactions, post revenue, or post bills at this level of the project. If no charging occurs at this level of the project, clear this checkbox to prevent unwanted charging at the roll up levels of the project.
  • Accounts: Use this checkbox to further limit the accounts in the project account group that can be charged on this project. Use this checkbox if there are accounts in the project account group that must not be charged on this project. Other projects may share the same project account group and need to charge these accounts. Inactivate the account on the Manage Project Account Groups screen if the account is no longer being charged on any project.

    Use the Link Projects/Accounts screen to set up the valid project account combinations.   

  • Organizations: Use this checkbox to limit the organizations that can charge this project. Use the Link Projects/Organizations screen to set up valid project/organization combinations after you select this checkbox. Inactivate the organization in the Manage Organization Elements screen if the organization is inactive and must not be charged by any project.    
  • Which Orgs Can Charge Specific Accts (Limit group box):  Select this option to limit project charging to only those project/account/organizations that exist in the PROJ_ORG_ACCT table. This option is available only if you selected the Validate Project Charging by Organization checkbox on the Projects tab of the Configure Project Settings screen. Selecting this method provides the most restrictive type of validation available. The project, organization, and account combination must be present in the PROJ_ACCT_ORG table for it to be charged. This method, known as the "detail" method, provides maximum control over which transactions are charged to a project but is the most difficult method to maintain.  
  • Accounts to P/O/A: Select this option to limit project charging to only those accounts that exist in the PROJ_ACCT_ORG table. This option is available only if you did not select the Validate Project Charging by Organization checkbox on the Configure Project Settings screen. This method is less restrictive than the Which Orgs Can Charge Specific Accts method but more restrictive than all the other methods. Charging the project requires the project and the account to be in the PROJ_ACCT_ORG table. This is known as the summary method of project charging. Any organization can charge the project. If there are specific organizations that must not charge this project, you can use this checkbox in combination with the Organizations checkbox.