Which Chart of Accounts action must be selected to decrease the length of a component in the GL account?

Question

Options

• AResource Codes
• BGL Component Maintenance
• CAdd/Modify Account Structure
• DOrganization Default Accounts

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  82% (31)
• D
  13% (5)

Explanation

Add/Modify Account Structure is the correct action because it controls the structural definition of each GL account component - including segment length - allowing administrators to increase or decrease the number of characters allowed in any given segment. Resource Codes (A) is used to identify types of resources (labor, materials, etc.) in project or manufacturing contexts and has no bearing on account segment structure. GL Component Maintenance (B) manages the values within components (e.g., adding valid codes), not the structural properties like length. Organization Default Accounts (D) assigns default GL accounts to an organization, which is a configuration step that comes after the account structure is already defined.

Memory tip: Focus on the word Structure - when you need to change the shape (length) of an account component, you go to the action that explicitly says "Account Structure." If you're changing how long a field can be, you're changing its structure.

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