Setting Up General Ledger > COA Masks > Project COA Mask
  
Project COA Mask
Use Project Mask Create (25.3.9.3.1) to specify the ranges of GL accounts, sub-accounts, and cost centers that you can use in combination with a particular project when posting.
You then associate the COA mask with a project by specifying the project COA mask code in the COA Mask field in Project Create. See Creating Projects.
If you have activated project COA masks in Domain Create, you must specify ranges in at least one of the three grids in Project Mask Code Create.

Project COA Mask Code Create (25.3.9.3.1)
The field character restrictions are the same as those for Sub-Account Mask Create. See Sub-Account COA Mask.
Example:  
Sub-account 28 is assigned the following COA mask:
 
Sub-Account COA Mask: SAMatrix1
GL Account From
GL Account To
Disallowed?
010
1999
No
2002
3000
No
2050
2055
Yes
Cost center Dep2 is assigned the following COA mask:
 
Cost Center COA Mask: CCMatrix2
GL Account From
GL Account To
Disallowed?
 
Sub-Account From
Sub-Account To
Disallowed?
010
1999
No
 
01
99
No
2010
3000
No
 
102
199
No
2050
2055
Yes
 
 
 
 
The project code Engineering is assigned the COA mask, PrjMatrix1. Project COA mask PrjMatrix1 contains the following ranges:
 
Project COA Mask: PrjMatrix1
GL From
GL To
Disallowed?
S-A From
S-A To
Disallowed?
CC Fr
CC To
Disallowed?
001
999
No
01
99
No
Dep1
Dep 2
No
1002
2999
No
101
150
Yes
Dep6
Dep8
Yes
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dep8
Dep9
No
The COA masks are used to validate the postings listed in the following table:

Postings and Validation Result
 
GL Account
Sub-Account
Cost Center
Project
Validated?
998
100
Dep1
Engineering
No
1004
28
Dep2
Engineering
Yes
2000
10
Dep8
Engineering
No
2997
123
Dep9
Engineering
No
The posting with GL account 998, sub-account 100, and cost center Dep1 fails to validate because sub-account 100 is not defined in the sub-account range for the project mask.
The posting with GL account 1004, sub-account 28, and cost center Dep2 is validated because:
• The sub-account mask assigned to sub-account 28 includes GL account 1004 within its valid ranges.
• The cost center mask assigned to Dep2 includes GL account 1004 and sub-account 28 within its valid ranges.
• The project mask assigned to project Engineering includes GL account 1004, sub-account 28, and cost center Dep2 within its valid ranges.
The posting with GL account 200, sub-account 10, and cost center Dep8 fails to validate because Dep8 is part of a disallowed range.
The posting with GL account 2997, sub-account 123, and cost center Dep9 fails to validate because sub-account 123 is part of a disallowed range.