Default of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Control Accounts

The table below details the record the accounts receivable (AR) control and accounts payable (AP) control GLAs are retrieved from when posting sales and payable documents to default the information in the transaction line items of the "Account" type. This depends on whether the Multiple Companies Configuration is enabled, and the AP control and AR control GLAs are defined in the following records:

• Multiple companies account config
• Account

The process considers the records following the order above.

Scenarios for the Default of AP Control and AR Control GLAs

Use Multiple Companies Configuration Field Selected	Multiple Companies Account Config Record Exists	AP Control and AR Control GLAs Populated in Multiple Companies Account Config	AP Control and AR Control GLAs Populated in Account	Record That GLAs Are Retrieved from When Posting Documents
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Multiple companies account config
	Yes	No	Yes	Account
	Yes	No	No	You receive an error when you try to post a document because the GLAs must be populated in either the multiple companies account config or the account.
	No	N/A	Yes	Account
	No	N/A	No	You receive an error when you try to post a document because the GLAs must be populated in either the multiple companies account config or the account.
No	N/A	N/A	Yes	Account
	N/A	N/A	No	You receive an error when you try to post a document because the GLAs must be populated in the account.