Steps
to BackupFrom the General Ledger screen, select the Maintenance menu and then Chart of Accounts.
At the Chart of Accounts screen, select the Options menu and then Crosswalk Account Numbers.
Enter the desired account numbers to crosswalk.
To crosswalk an account number from one number to another number, complete the following:
Enter the account number to change in the Old Chart of Account Number field. If the account number is not known, click the down-arrow button to select the correct one, or press the Ctrl+F keys to access the search feature.
Enter the desired new account number in the New Chart of Account Number field.
Note: If any pieces of the new account number are not defined in the Reference Files, an error icon will appear to the right of the New Chart of Account Number field after advancing out of the field; place your cursor over the error icon to view which reference pieces are invalid (not defined). In order to resolve the error, close the Crosswalk Account Numbers screen (without saving the entry) and access the Reference Files (from the Maintenance menu of the General Ledger screen) to define the invalid reference numbers then go back into the Crosswalk Account Numbers option and re-key the entry.
If desired, enter a different description in the New Chart of Account Description field to use for the new account number. The description can be up to 100 characters long. If the account number in the New Chart of Account Number field does not already exist in the Chart of Accounts, leave this field blank to default to the description of the account number entered in the Old Chart of Account Number field; otherwise, if the account number in the New Chart of Account Number field already exists, leave the field blank to default to the description of the account number entered in the New Chart of Account Number field.
Click the Save button.
To crosswalk all the account numbers with one reference piece number to use a different number, complete the following:
Select the Options menu, References, and then the desired reference piece, such as Object or Function.
Enter the number of the reference piece to change in the Old _____ field. The name of the selected file, such as function, will appear in place of the underscore. If the number is not known, click the down-arrow button to select the correct one, or press the Ctrl+F keys to access the search feature.
Enter the desired new number in the New _____ field. The name of the selected file, such as function, will appear in place of the underscore. If the number is not known, click the down-arrow button to select the correct one, or press the Ctrl+F keys to access the search feature.
Note: The number entered here must already be defined in the reference file.
The applicable old and new account numbers appear in the Preview List on the left side of the screen.
Select the account numbers to crosswalk (add to the Account Numbers to Update in Chart of Accounts List) by clicking the box in the Selected column to the left of the desired chart of account number in the Preview List. A checkmark will appear in the box if the account number is selected. To select all the account numbers listed, click the Select All button located above the Preview List.
If desired, enter a different description in the New Chart of Account Description field within the Preview List to use for the new account number. The description can be up to 100 characters long. If the account number in the New Chart of Account Number field does not already exist in the Chart of Accounts, the description of the account number entered in the Old Chart of Account Number field will appear as the default, but can be changed; otherwise, if the account number in the New Chart of Account Number field already exists, the description of the account number entered in the New Chart of Account Number field will appear, but can be changed.
Click the Save button.
Tip: After entering the various reference pieces to change, select the Options menu, References, and Chart of Account Number to access the screen where one account number can be crosswalked to another.
Once the desired account numbers to be changed are saved, the account numbers appear in the Account Numbers to Update in Chart of Accounts List on the right side of the screen.
If the new account number is a duplicate with another account number already entered, a checkmark will appear in the box under the Duplicate column and the identical account numbers will be combined upon posting.
If the new account number already exists in the Chart of Accounts, a checkmark will appear in the box under the Already Exists column and will be combined with that existing account number upon posting.
If the system will not allow the account number specified as the old number to become the new one because it will cause an error, an error icon will appear to the right of the New Chart of Account Number field (column). Reasons for possible errors include: 1) if the Yearly Post Accounts for the two account numbers do not match, 2) one of the two account numbers is a control account, or 3) the two account numbers are different account types. All errors must be corrected before the account numbers can be posted to the Chart of Accounts.
To delete an account number from this list (so it will not be posted to the Chart of Accounts), click the Delete button to the left of the old account number; when prompted to delete the line, click Yes. To remove all the account numbers listed here, click the Delete All button located above the Account Numbers to Update in Chart of Accounts List; when prompted to delete all, click Yes.
Print the Crosswalk Account Numbers Listing from the Reports menu to verify the account numbers to be changed.
Note: When printing the Crosswalk Account Numbers Listing, select the New Account Sort report selection to print the old and new account numbers to change sorted by the new account numbers; select the Old Account Sort report selection to print the old and new account numbers to change sorted by the old account numbers; and select the All Old Account Numbers report selection to print all the account numbers in your Chart of Accounts (and not just those selected to be changed) sorted by the old account numbers.
Tip: The Crosswalk Account Numbers History Listing is also available in order to print all the history information for account numbers that have been changed. The report shows the new and old account number in addition to the user who changed the account number, when it was changed (Posted Date), and the method used to change the account number (Change Type). Only the crosswalks or account number changes that were completed after installing the 2004.11.12 update of the Windows version of the School Accounting System and going forward will be included on this report.
Post the account numbers to the Chart of Accounts by selecting the Options menu and then Post Accounts to COA.
Tip: SUI recommends that all users are logged out of the School Accounting System when posting the crosswalk.
Note: If there are account numbers that are flagged as duplicates or already existing, a prompt will appear stating the account numbers will be combined and asking to continue with the post; click Yes to continue posting the crosswalks and combining the account numbers, or click No to not post the crosswalks at this time in order to carefully review the account numbers to be certain they should be combined (and if they should not be combined, delete the account numbers from being crosswalked).
For organizations with the School Accounting System installed locally or for organizations using the School Accounting System-Online version with the regular database configuration, the Backup Database screen will appear; make a backup as normal.
Note: A backup must be made or else the system will not continue with the process.
Once the account number crosswalk changes have been posted, a message will appear; click OK.
Tip: After completing a crosswalk, be sure to verify the masks entered in the following files: General Ledger System File, Payroll System File, Deductions, Taxes, Account Groups (if applicable), and Approval Trees (if applicable). Also, if filter records formulas are defined within the flexible financial reports (or other custom reports created in Report Writer) to print only account numbers with certain piece numbers (such as account numbers with a function number of 1111) and those particular numbers were crosswalked, verify and edit the filter records formulas at this time.