General Ledger Segmentation
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General Ledger Segmentation within Accrual Automation allows administrators to include or exclude specific line-level segments — such as Department, Class, Location, or custom fields — in their accrual processes. An example use case would be organizations that need to track a custom “Deal” field at the line level for revenue recognition or detailed expense tracking.
This article explains how to configure General Ledger Segmentation so that you can manage which line-level segments (standard or custom) appear on the Accrual Worksheet.
Before customizing the Accrual Worksheet, it is essential to understand that Accrual Automation pulls segment data directly from the line-level fields. By default Department, Class, Location will be displayed. If you want only relevant segments — like a subset of Department, Class, Location, or custom fields — to appear on your accruals, you must configure them here.
To configure General Ledger Segmentation follow these steps:
First, you have to access the Automate Platform Features, then click the Settings button on the Accrual Automation section:
Once the Accrual Automation Settings screen is opened, locate the GL Segmentation under Advanced Settings:
Note: When you see that the GL Segmentation setting is blank, recognize that it will default to NetSuite’s standard segments — Department, Class, and Location — on the Accrual Worksheet.
To remove a particular segment (e.g., Location), enter only the segments you want to appear in the GL Segmentation setting field:
Now, to add a custom segment (e.g., a custom field named “Deal”), ensure that it’s available as a line-level field in NetSuite before specifying it in the GL Segmentation setting:
After you’ve updated the GL Segmentation setting with the final list of segments, click the Submit button to confirm your changes:
Next, locate the Accruals section by navigating back to the Home page, to confirm your new segmentation setup. Verify that the chosen line-level segments — both default and custom — are visible by clicking View Worksheet:
After clicking View Worksheet, it will open a new screen for the Accruals Worksheet showing the line-level segments that you enabled:
This concludes the process of configuring General Ledger Segmentation within Accrual Automation in Nesuite.
