Name

Type

Size

Description

Set

Integer

8

This field ties multiple records in the ALTACC file together to form an alternate Chart of Accounts.  Normally the first alternate account set should be created as set 1.

Acct

Integer

6

The primary or base account number

Sub

Integer

6

The primary or base sub-account number.

Alt_acct

Integer

6

The alternate account number.

Alt_Sub

Integer

6

The alternate sub-account number.

Type

Integer

2

This field identifies the account type (this determines in which section of a financial statement the account should appear in).

Sort

Numeric

8.8

Identifies where the account should appear on the financial statements within the type being output.

Description

ASCII

30

The description of the account.  This is defaulted from the base account when you first create the alternate account from the base chart of accounts.