GL Transaction Profile Properties
A General Ledger (GL) transaction profile defines a single, repeatable business transaction that your general ledger system uses. Every business transaction in your GL system must have a GL transaction profile.
GL Transaction Profile Properties lists the GL transaction profile properties.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Description | (Optional) Initially, this field is empty. A user-friendly description of the GL transaction type. |
| External ID | (Optional) Initially External ID is empty, use this field to identify this item in MATRIXX pricing items. An External ID is saved to the pricing configuration file and loaded into the pricing database. Set the External ID value to any alphanumeric character that is meaningful to your implementation. An External ID could be used, for example, to relate offers in the MATRIXX system to products in an external pricing plan. It could be used, for example, by the Subscriber Management API to query and purchase product offer and bundle ID. |
| ID | An identifier that is automatically created and modified by My MATRIXX. |
| Name | Initially, this field is empty. A user-friendly name for the GL transaction profile selector. |
| Start Date/Time | Click this field to display the calendar and click a date that specifies when this item is valid. Optionally, click the time field and enter a time of day in hh:mm:ss format. The default date is 2000-01-01 and the default time is 00:00:00. |
GL Transaction Data lists the GL transaction data.
The GL transaction data table at the bottom of the GL Transaction Profile Edit screen
lists the types of account affected the GL Transaction Profile. Click New
GL Transaction Data to create a new GL transaction data item. Change
or delete an existing GL Transaction Data item by clicking 
or 
in the row of the GL transaction data table.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Breakage Account Type | (Optional) The GL transaction type of the account to use for the breakage account. Used if the GL transaction profile includes deferred revenue (consumption-based usage). Specifies an account to credit for unearned revenue that is recognized immediately. For example, if a consumption-based asset is canceled or expires and you choose to recognize the revenue. |
| Credit Account Type | The GL transaction type of the GL account to be credited during a transaction. GL transaction profile selectors use this field when selecting a GL transaction profile to use for a GL transaction. |
| Custom Attribute Template | You make custom system attributes based on the MtxEventGlInfoAttr event, available on the GL transaction profile by creating a custom MDC. For more information, see the discussion about configuring GL records in MATRIXX Integration. |
| Debit Account Type | The GL transaction type of the GL account to be debited during a transaction. GL transaction profile selectors use this field when selecting a GL transaction profile to use for a GL transaction. |
| Index | An identifier that is automatically created and modified by My MATRIXX. |
| Transaction Type | A GL transaction type to use for the GL transaction profile. |
| Value | A positive integer used to reference the GL account type in GL transaction profiles. |
| Is Deferred | Specifies whether the GL transaction profile includes consumption-based assets (that include deferred revenue). |