Inquiry page · General ledger
Accounting source explorer
An inquiry and analysis page that shows the detailed source information behind general ledger accounting entries.
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- Business process
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- Menu item
AccountingSourceExplorer- Main table
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- Data entity
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- Setup steps
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1What it is and why
| What it is | An inquiry and analysis page that shows the detailed source information behind general ledger accounting entries. |
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| What you do here | Used to view detailed postings, trace balances back to originating documents, analyze accounting distributions, and evaluate activity by financial dimension, with filters and Excel export. |
| Example | Analyze hotel expenses per business unit and hotel brand for a fiscal period, based on expense reports. |

Functional consultant · Solution architect
2Where it fits
| Business process | — |
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| Menu path | General ledger › Inquiries and reports › Accounting source explorer |
| Set up first | Process automations Microsoft Learn ↗ |
| Used next by | — |
| Related pages | Trial balance Microsoft Learn ↗ |
End user · Functional consultant
3How to do it
Microsoft's steps
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Field guide
| Field | What it means | Worked example | Table column |
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| Advanced filtering | Opens the filter options that decide which transactions are loaded; the page is blank until you filter.Microsoft Learn ↗ | — | — |
| Monetary amount type | Shows the kind of amount behind an accounting distribution, for example a charge variance.Microsoft Learn ↗ | — | — |
| Multiledger export | Exports one fiscal period for several companies to Excel, one sheet per legal entity.Microsoft Learn ↗ | — | — |
| Financial dimension set | Chooses which dimensions are shown as separate columns, as on the trial balance.Microsoft Learn ↗ | — | — |
Functional consultant
4Setup decisions
| Setup step | Recommended value and why | Decision · common mistake · test |
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| — No setup is made on this page. | ||
Solution architect
5Design impact
| Shared or per company | — |
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| Can it be undone | — |
| Feature or country | — |
| If you change it later | — |
Technical architect
6Technical
| Menu item | AccountingSourceExplorer Checked in Dynamics 365 |
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| Form | Dialog Checked in Dynamics 365 |
| Table | — |
| Data entities | — |
| Who can open it | — |
| Actions on the page | — |
Developer
7Developer
| Open it directly | https://<your-environment>/?mi=AccountingSourceExplorer |
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| Integrate with | — |
| Table definition | — |
Everyone
8Sources and checks
- learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/finance/accounts-payable/accounting-source-explorer
- learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/finance/accounts-payable/accounting-source-explorer
- Checked in a working Dynamics 365 system, version 10.0.49: the menu item, form, table and security, the page.