Setup page · General ledger
Accrual schemes
Setups for deferred revenue and costs that specify the debit and credit accounts used when the scheme is applied.
- Used by
- Accountant, Accounting manager, Accounting supervisor and 8 more roles
- Business process
- Create accrual schemes in Dynamics 365 Finance
- Menu item
LedgerAccrualTable- Main table
LedgerAccrualTable- Data entity
LedgerAccrualSchemesEntity- Setup steps
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1What it is and why
| What it is | Setups for deferred revenue and costs that specify the debit and credit accounts used when the scheme is applied. |
|---|---|
| What you do here | Used to set the accounts, voucher numbering, frequency, number of occurrences, and posting timing for accrual transactions created with the Ledger accruals function in journals. |
| Example | Spread a 12,000 annual employee insurance payment made in January as 1,000 of expense in each month. |
Functional consultant · Solution architect
2Where it fits
| Business process | Record financial transactions › Manage accruals › Create accrual schemes in Dynamics 365 Finance |
|---|---|
| Menu path | General ledger › Journal setup › Accrual schemes |
| Set up first | Main accounts Microsoft Learn ↗ |
| Used next by | General journals Microsoft Learn ↗ |
| Related pages | — |
End user · Functional consultant
3How to do it
Step by step, with screenshots
Set up Accrual schemes1 screen
Used to set the accounts, voucher numbering, frequency, number of occurrences, and posting timing for accrual transactions created with the Ledger accruals function in journals.
Screen 1
Create the accrual scheme
Go to General ledger > Journal setup > Accrual schemes
- Select New and enter the accrual identification and description
- On the General FastTab, enter the debit and credit accounts
- Set the period frequency
1Accrual identification BEAT-PREP 2Debit 610100 3Credit 220100 4Period frequency Monthly Description of accrual scheme Atlas demo accrued expense over 12 months 
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Microsoft's steps
- Go to General ledger > Journal setup > Accrual schemes.
- Select New.
- In the Accrual identification field, enter an ID, and enter a description of the scheme.
- In the Debit and Credit fields, select the main accounts to use.
- In the Voucher field, select how the voucher is decided when transactions are posted.
- In the Description field, enter text for the posted transactions.
- In the Period frequency field, select how often transactions occur, and enter the Number of occurrences by period.
- In the Post transactions field, select when transactions are posted, such as Monthly.
Source: Microsoft Learn ↗
Field guide
| Field | What it means | Worked example | Table column |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debit | The main account that replaces the debit account on the journal line and is used when the deferral is reversed.Microsoft Learn ↗ | 610100 | DebitLedgerDimension |
| Credit | The main account that replaces the credit account on the journal line and is used when the deferral is reversed.Microsoft Learn ↗ | 220100 | CreditLedgerDimension |
| Voucher | How the voucher number is decided for the accrual transactions.Microsoft Learn ↗ | — | Voucher |
| Period frequency | How often the accrual transactions occur.Microsoft Learn ↗ | Monthly | — |
| Post transactions | When the accrual transactions are posted, such as monthly.Microsoft Learn ↗ | — | PostingFreq |
| Accrual identification | — | BEAT-PREP | — |
| Description of accrual scheme | — | Atlas demo accrued expense over 12 months | Description |
Functional consultant
4Setup decisions
| Setup step | Recommended value and why | Decision · common mistake · test |
|---|---|---|
| Set up Accrual schemes | — | — |
Solution architect
5Design impact
| Shared or per company | Per company: each legal entity has its own records. Microsoft data model ↗ |
|---|---|
| Can it be undone | — |
| Feature or country | — |
| If you change it later | — |
Technical architect
6Technical
| Menu item | LedgerAccrualTable Checked in Dynamics 365 |
|---|---|
| Form | LedgerAccrualTable Checked in Dynamics 365 |
| Table | LedgerAccrualTableShown as “Accrual schemes” in Record infoKey field: IdChecked in Dynamics 365 |
| Data entities | LedgerAccrualSchemesEntityAccrual schemes Microsoft data model ↗ |
| Who can open it | PrivilegesMaintain accrual schemes LedgerAccrualTableMaintainView accrual schemes LedgerAccrualTableViewDutiesEnable general ledger process LedgerGeneralLedgerProcessEnableReview general ledger process performance LedgerGeneralLedgerProcessPerfReviewInquire into general ledger reference data LedgerGeneralLedgerReferenceDataInquireEnable general ledger process RentalLedgerGeneralLedgerProcessEnable11 security rolesAuditorAuditPolicyManagerBudget manager BudgetBudgetManagerChief executive officer CompanyChiefExecutiveOfficerChief financial officer CompanyChiefFinancialOfficerAccountant LedgerAccountantAccounting manager LedgerAccountingManagerAccounting supervisor LedgerAccountingSupervisorFinancial controller LedgerFinancialControllerRental manager RentalManagerRental purchasing manager RentalPurchasingManagerand 1 more |
| Actions on the page | — |
Developer
7Developer
| Open it directly | https://<your-environment>/?mi=LedgerAccrualTable |
|---|---|
| Integrate with | LedgerAccrualSchemesEntity data entity Microsoft data model ↗ |
| Table definition | LedgerAccrualTable columns and relations Microsoft data model ↗ |
Everyone
8Sources and checks
- learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/finance/general-ledger/accruals-overview
- learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/finance/general-ledger/tasks/create-accrual-schemes
- learn.microsoft.com/common-data-model/schema/core/operationscommon/tables/finance/ledger/main/ledgeraccrualtable
- learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/finance/general-ledger/accruals-overview
- Checked in a working Dynamics 365 system, version 10.0.49: the menu item, form, table and security, the page, the demo records and the values in the screenshots.