General ledger cube (LedgerCube) for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack

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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

Use the General ledger cube to report on ledger accounts and bank accounts.

Configuration keys

The following configuration keys are required to use all features of the General ledger cube:

  • Bank (Bank)

  • Check (BankCheque)

  • Reporting currency (CurrencySecondaryCurrency)l

  • General ledger (LedgerBasic)

Tables and views

The General ledger cube uses data from the following tables and views:

  • BankAccountTable table

  • BankAccountTrans table

  • BankChequePaymTrans table

  • BankTransType table

  • BudgetModel table

  • CustTransOpen table

  • VendTransOpen table

  • BudgetTransactionCube view

  • DimensionFocusBalanceCube view

  • GeneralJournalCube view

  • LedgerDerivedFinAttrValueCombinations (This view is used in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack.)

  • LedgerDerivedFinHierarchyCategory (This view is used in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack.)

  • LedgerDerivedFinHierarchyResults (This view is used in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack.)

  • MainAccountCube view

Measures

The General ledger cube includes the following measure groups.

Ledger derived financial hierarchy results

This measure group is based on the LedgerDerivedFinHierarchyResults view and includes the following measures.

Note

This measure group is available in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack.

Measure

Measure field name

Aggregation

Description

Associated dimensions

Ledger derived financial hierarchy results count

Not applicable

Count

The number of ledger hierarchy results.

Ledger derived financial attribute value combinations

Derived financial category hierarchy

Ledger derived financial hierarchy results

Company

Open customer transactions

This measure group is based on the CustTransOpen table and includes the following measures.

Measure

Measure field name

Aggregation

Description

Associated dimensions

Accounts receivable open amount – accounting currency

CustTransOpen.AmountMST

Sum

Accounts receivable open amount, in accounting currency.

Company

Customer

Date (last interest date)

Date (due date)

Date (cash discount date)

Date (transaction date)

Date (exchange rate date)

Fiscal period date (transaction date – fiscal calendar)

Fiscal period date (due date – fiscal calendar)

Fiscal period date (cash discount date – fiscal date)

Fiscal period date (last interest date – fiscal calendar)

Open vendor transactions

This measure group is based on the VendTransOpen table and includes the following measures.

Measure

Measure field name

Aggregation

Description

Associated dimensions

Accounts payable open amount – accounting currency

VendTransOpen.AmountMST

Sum

Accounts payable open amount, in accounting currency.

Company

Date (due date)

Date (cash discount date)

Date (transaction date)

Date (exchange rate date)

Fiscal period date (transaction date – fiscal calendar)

Fiscal period date (due date –fiscal calendar)

Fiscal period date (cash discount date – fiscal date)

Ledger transactions

This measure group is based on the GeneralJournalCube view and includes the following measures.

Measure

Measure field name

Aggregation

Description

Associated dimensions

General ledger amount - accounting currency

GeneralJournalCube.AccountingCurrencyAmount

Sum

General ledger amount, in accounting currency.

Currency

Ledger derived financial attribute value combinations

Derived financial category hierarchy

Company

Chart of accounts

Ledger transaction

Date (transaction date)

Date (acknowledgement date)

Date (exchange rate date)

Fiscal period date (transaction date – fiscal calendar)

Fiscal period date (acknowledgement date – fiscal calendar)

Date (document date)

Fiscal period date (document date – fiscal calendar)

General ledger amount - transaction currency

GeneralJournalCube.TransactionCurrencyAmount

Sum

General ledger amount, in transaction currency.

General ledger amount - reporting currency

GeneralJournalCube.ReportingCurrencyAmount

Sum

General ledger amount, in reporting currency.

Ledger budgets

This measure group is based on the BudgetTransactionCube view and includes the following measures.

Measure

Measure field name

Aggregation

Description

Associated dimensions

General ledger budget amount - transaction currency

BudgetTransactionCube.TransactionCurrencyAmount

Sum

General ledger budget amount, in transaction currency.

Currency

Ledger derived financial attribute value combinations

Company

Chart of accounts

Ledger budget model

Ledger budget

Date (transaction date)

Date (exchange rate date)

Fiscal period date (transaction date – fiscal calendar)

General ledger budget amount - accounting currency

BudgetTransactionCube.AccountingCurrencyAmount

Sum

General ledger budget amount, in accounting currency.

Ledger balances

This measure group is based on the DimensionFocusBalanceCube view and includes the following measures.

Measure

Measure field name

Aggregation

Description

Associated dimensions

Main account credit amount - reporting currency

DimensionFocusBalanceCube.CreditReportingCurrencyAmount

Sum

Main account credit amount, in reporting currency.

Ledger derived financial attribute value combinations

Company

Chart of accounts

Ledger balance

Date (transaction date)

Date (exchange rate date)

Fiscal period date (transaction date – fiscal calendar)

Main account debit amount - accounting currency

DimensionFocusBalanceCube.DebitAccountingCurrencyAmount

Sum

Main account debit amount, in accounting currency.

Main account debit amount - reporting currency

DimensionFocusBalanceCube.DebitReportingCurrencyAmount

Sum

Main account debit amount, in reporting currency.

Main account credit amount - accounting currency

DimensionFocusBalanceCube.CreditAccountingCurrencyAmount

Sum

Main account credit amount, in accounting currency.

Bank transactions

This measure group is based on the BankAccountTrans table and includes the following measures.

Measure

Measure field name

Aggregation

Description

Associated dimensions

Bank amount - bank currency

BankAccountTrans.BankTransAmountCur

Sum

Total bank transaction amount, in bank currency.

Currency

Ledger derived financial attribute value combinations

Company

Bank account description

Bank transaction type

Bank transaction

Currency (currency – registration currency)

Date (transaction date)

Date (bank statement date)

Date (acknowledgement date)

Date (exchange rate date)

Fiscal period date (transaction date – fiscal calendar)

Fiscal period date (bank statement date – fiscal calendar)

Fiscal period date (acknowledgement date – fiscal calendar)

Bank amount - transaction currency

BankAccountTrans.AmountCur

Sum

Total bank transaction amount, in transaction currency.

Bank amount - accounting currency

BankAccountTrans.AmountMst

Sum

Total bank transaction amount, in accounting currency.

Bank payment transactions

This measure group is based on the BankChequePaymTrans table and includes the following measures.

Measure

Measure field name

Aggregation

Description

Associated dimensions

Bank payment amount - transaction currency

BankChequePaymTrans.PaymentAmountCur

Sum

Bank payment amount, in transaction currency.

Currency

Company

Bank account description

Date (transaction date)

Date (invoice transaction date)

Date (invoice date)

Fiscal period date (transaction date – fiscal calendar)

Fiscal period date (invoice date – fiscal calendar)

Fiscal period date (invoice transaction date – fiscal calendar)

Exchange rates by day

This measure group is based on the BIExchangeRateView view and includes the following measures.

Measure

Measure field name

Aggregation

Description

Associated dimensions

Exchange rate

BIExchangeRateView.CrossRate

Max

The exchange rate.

Currency

Date (exchange rate date)

Analysis currency

Calculated measures

The General ledger cube contains the following calculated measures.

Calculated measure

Aggregation

Description

General ledger sales - accounting currency

No accumulation

Sales for your organization in accounting currency.

General ledger sales returns and discounts - accounting currency

No accumulation

Sales, returns, and discounts for your organization in accounting currency.

General ledger actuals total - accounting currency

No accumulation

Total actuals for your organization.

General ledger sales total - accounting currency

No accumulation

Total sales for your organization in accounting currency.

General ledger budget total - accounting currency

No accumulation

Total budget amounts for your organization in accounting currency.

General ledger cost of goods sold - accounting currency

No accumulation

Cost of goods sold for your organization in accounting currency.

General ledger gross profit - accounting currency

No accumulation

Gross profit for your organization in accounting currency.

General ledger accounts receivable - accounting currency

Sum

The accounts receivable balance for the organization.

General ledger accounts payable - accounting currency

Sum

The accounts payable balance for the organization.

Main account net amount - accounting currency

No accumulation

Ledger balance net amount for your organization in accounting currency.

Main account net amount - reporting currency

No accumulation

Ledger balance net amount for your organization in reporting currency.

Key performance indicators

The following sections describe the key performance indicators (KPIs) in the General ledger cube.

KPI calculations

The KPIs in the General ledger cube depend on account categories. For information about account categories, see Main account categories and analysis cubes.

An asterisk (*) indicates that the KPI calculations use accumulated amounts. Accumulated amounts, such as some period-to-date amounts, are not stored in the Microsoft Dynamics AX database. For example, to calculate a period-to-date amount, all the transactions from the beginning of the fiscal calendar to the end of the previous period are totaled. Then all the amounts from the beginning of the fiscal calendar to the current date are totaled. The difference between these two amounts is the period-to-date amount.

You can use the information in the following table to help verify the information in your KPIs. Export your chart of accounts to Office Excel and verify that the accounts that should be included in the KPIs are assigned to the correct ledger account category.

KPI

Calculation

Accounts payable turnover *

[Cost of Goods Sold (Reference ID = 35) + (Ending Inventory (Reference ID = 5) for period - Beginning Inventory (Reference ID = 5) for period)] / [Beginning Accounts Payable (Reference ID = 15) + Ending Accounts Payable (Reference ID = 15) / 2]

Note

* Only the Inventory and Accounts Payable parts of this KPI are accumulated.

Accounts receivable turnover *

[Sales (Reference ID = 33) *-1] - Sales Returns and Discounts (Reference ID = 34) / [Beginning Accounts Receivable (Reference ID = 4) + Ending Accounts Receivable (Reference ID = 4) / 2]

Note

* Only the Accounts Receivable part of this KPI is accumulated.

Average days to pay *

Ending Accounts Payable (Reference ID = 15) balance for the period / [Cost of Goods Sold (Reference ID = 35) + (Ending Inventory (Reference ID = 5) for the period - Beginning Inventory (Reference ID=5) for the period)] * Number of days in the period

Note

* Only the Accounts Payable and Inventory parts of this KPI are accumulated.

Average collection period *

Accounts Receivable (Reference ID = 4) / Average Daily Sales (Average Daily Sales = Total Sales for the year to date (Reference ID = 33) *-1 / Number of days in fiscal year to date)

Note

* Only the Accounts Receivable part of this KPI is accumulated.

Cash position *

Cash (Reference ID = 1) + Cash Equivalents (Reference ID = 2)

Note

* Accumulation applies to all calculations.

Cash ratio *

Cash Equivalents (Reference ID = 2) + Cash (Reference ID = 1) / (Accounts Payable (Reference ID = 15) + Notes Payable (Reference ID = 16) + Current Maturities on Long Term Debt (Reference ID = 17) + Taxes Payable (Reference ID = 18) + Interest Payable (Reference ID = 19) + Dividends Payable (Reference ID = 20) + Leases Payable (Current) (Reference ID = 21) + Sinking Fund Payable (Current) (Reference ID = 22) + Other Current Liabilities (Reference ID = 23))

Note

* Accumulation applies to all calculations.

Cost of goods sold

Cost of Goods Sold (Reference ID = 35)

Current ratio *

[Cash (Reference ID = 1) + Cash Equivalents (Reference ID = 2) + Short Term Investments (Reference ID = 3) + Accounts Receivable (Reference ID = 4) + Inventory (Reference ID = 5) + Notes Receivables (Reference ID = 6) + Work in Process (Reference ID = 7) + Prepaid Expenses (Reference ID = 8) + Other Current Assets (Reference ID = 9) + Inventory (Reference ID = 5)] / [Accounts Payable (Reference ID = 15) + Notes Payable (Reference ID = 16) + Current Maturities on Long Term Debt (Reference ID = 17) + Taxes Payable (Reference ID = 18) + Interest Payable (Reference ID = 19) + Dividends Payable (Reference ID = 20) + Leases Payable (Current) (Reference ID = 21) + Sinking Fund Payable (Current) (Reference ID = 22) + Other Current Liabilities (Reference ID = 23)]

Note

* Accumulation applies to all calculations.

Debt to equity *

Accounts Payable (Reference ID = 15) + Notes Payable (Reference ID = 16) + Current Maturities on Long Term Debt (Reference ID = 17) + Taxes Payable (Reference ID = 18) + Interest Payable (Reference ID = 19) + Dividends Payable (Reference ID = 20) + Leases Payable (Current) (Reference ID = 21) + Sinking Fund Payable (Current) (Reference ID = 22) + Other Current Liabilities (Reference ID = 23) + Long Term Debt (Reference ID = 24) / Common Stock (Reference ID = 25) + Preferred Stock (Reference ID = 26) + Additional Paid in Capital: Common (Reference ID = 27) + Additional Paid in Capital: Preferred (Reference ID = 28) + Retained Earnings (Reference ID = 29) + Treasury Stock (Reference ID = 30)

Note

* Accumulation applies to all calculations.

Debt to total assets *

[Accounts Payable (Reference ID = 15) + Notes Payable (Reference ID = 16) + Current Maturities on Long Term Debt (Reference ID = 17) + Taxes Payable (Reference ID = 18) + Interest Payable (Reference ID = 19) + Dividends Payable (Reference ID = 20) + Leases Payable (Current) (Reference ID = 21) + Sinking Fund Payable (Current) (Reference ID = 22) + Other Current Liabilities (Reference ID = 23) + Long Term Debt (Reference ID = 24)] / [Cash (Reference ID = 1) + Cash Equivalents (Reference ID = 2) + Short Term Investments (Reference ID = 3) + Accounts Receivable (Reference ID = 4) + Inventory (Reference ID = 5) + Notes Receivables (Reference ID = 6) + Work in Process (Reference ID = 7) + Prepaid Expenses (Reference ID = 8) + Other Current Assets (Reference ID = 9) + Long Term Investments (Reference ID = 10) + Property Plant and Equipment (Reference ID = 11) + Accumulated Depreciation (Reference ID = 12) + Intangible Assets (Reference ID = 13) + Other Assets (Reference ID = 14)]

Note

* Accumulation applies to all calculations.

Gross profit

[Sales (Reference ID = 33) *-1] - Sales Returns and Discounts Reference ID = 34) - Cost of Goods Sold (Reference ID = 35)

Note

The Sales account category is multiplied by -1 to reflect the sales amount as a positive value.

Gross profit margin

[Sales (Reference ID = 33) *-1] - Sales Returns and Discounts (Reference ID = 34) - Cost of Goods Sold (Reference ID = 35) / [Sales (Reference ID = 33) *-1] - Sales Returns and Discounts (Reference ID = 34))

Inventory turnover *

Cost of Goods Sold (Reference ID = 35) / [Beginning Inventory (Reference ID = 5) + Ending Inventory (Reference = 5) / 2]

Note

* Only the Inventory part of this KPI is accumulated.

Net income

Result A - Result B

Result A = [Sales (Reference ID = 33) + Other Income (Reference ID = 48) + Sales Returns and Discounts (Reference ID = 34)] *-1

Result B = Cost of Goods Sold (Reference ID = 35) + Selling Expense (Reference ID = 36) + Administrative Expense (Reference ID = 37) + Manufacturing Expense (Reference ID = 38) + Travel and Entertainment Expenses (Reference ID = 39) + Project Operation Expenses (Reference ID = 40) + Salaries Expense (Reference ID = 41 ) + Other Employee Expenses (Reference ID = 42) + Interest Expense (Reference ID = 43) + Tax Expense (Reference ID = 44) + Depreciation Expense (Reference ID = 45) + Income Tax Expense (Reference ID = 46) + Other Expenses (Reference ID = 47)

Quick ratio *

[Cash (Reference ID =1) + Cash Equivalents (Reference ID = 2) + Short Term Investments (Reference ID = 3) + Accounts Receivable (Reference ID = 4) + Notes Receivables (Reference ID = 6)] / (Accounts Payable (Reference ID = 15) + Notes Payable (Reference ID = 16) + Current Maturities on Long Term Debt (Reference ID = 17) + Taxes Payable (Reference ID = 18) + Interest Payable (Reference ID=19) + Dividends Payable (Reference ID = 20) + Leases Payable (Current) (Reference ID=21) + Sinking Fund Payable (Current) (Reference ID = 22) + Other Current Liabilities (Reference ID = 23)

Note

* Accumulation applies to all calculations.

Return on total assets *

[Sales (Reference ID = 33) + Other Income (Reference ID = 48) + Gain or Loss on Asset Disposal (Reference ID = 51) *-1] - Sales Returns and Discounts (Reference ID = 34) - Cost of Goods Sold (Reference ID = 35) - Selling Expense (Reference ID = 36) - Administrative Expense (Reference ID = 37) - Manufacturing Expense (Reference ID = 38) - Travel and Entertainment Expenses (Reference ID = 39 ) - Project Operation Expense (Reference ID = 40) - Salaries Expense (Reference ID = 41) - Other Employee Expenses (Reference ID = 42) - Depreciation Expense (Reference ID = 45) - Other Expenses (Reference ID = 47) - Amortization of Intangible Assets (Reference ID = 52) / Cash (Reference ID = 1) + Cash Equivalents (Reference ID = 2) + Short Term Investments (Reference ID = 3) + Accounts Receivable (Reference ID = 4) + Inventory (Reference ID = 5) + Notes Receivables (Reference ID = 6) + Work in Process (Reference ID = 7) + Prepaid Expenses (Reference ID = 8) + Other Current Assets (Reference ID = 9) + Long Term Investments (Reference ID = 10) + Property Plant and Equipment (Reference ID = 11) + Accumulated Depreciation (Reference ID = 12) + Intangible Assets (Reference ID = 13) + Other Assets (Reference ID = 14)

Note

Reference ID 51 is included only if the balance of the accounts in that account category is negative. Otherwise it is excluded. * Only the total assets (Reference ID 1 through 14) part of this KPI is accumulated.

Revenue budget variance

Sum of budget amounts for the period selected for the accounts / Sum of actual balances for revenue accounts for the same time period = Variance. The result is displayed as a percentage. The following ledger account categories are included in the sum of the budget amounts and in the sum of the actual amounts: Sales (Reference ID = 33) + Other Income (Reference ID = 48) + Sales Returns and Discounts (Reference ID = 34) + Gain/Loss on Asset Disposal (Reference ID = 51)

Note

If necessary, the amounts for each account category are summed by dimension combination to compare the budget versus actual amounts by department, cost center, and so on. Reference ID 51 is included only if the balance of the accounts in that account category is negative. Otherwise it is excluded.

Times interest earned

[Sales (Reference ID = 33) + Other Income (Reference ID = 48) + Gain/Loss on Asset Disposal (Reference ID = 51)) *-1] - Sales Returns and Discounts (Reference ID = 34) - Cost of Goods Sold (Reference ID = 35) - Selling Expense (Reference ID = 36) - Administrative Expense (Reference ID - 37) - Manufacturing Expense (Reference ID - 38) - Travel and Entertainment Expenses (Reference ID - 39 ) - Project Operation Expense (Reference ID = 40) - Salaries Expense (Reference ID = 41) - Other Employee Expenses (Reference ID - 42) - Depreciation Expense (Reference ID = 45) - Other Expenses (Reference ID = 47) - Amortization of Intangible Assets (Reference ID = 52) / Interest Expense (Reference ID = 43)

Note

Reference ID 51 is included only if the balance of the accounts in that account category is negative. Otherwise it is excluded.

Total expenses

Cost of Goods Sold (Reference ID = 35) + Selling Expense (Reference ID = 36) + Administrative Expense (Reference ID = 37) + Manufacturing Expense (Reference ID = 38) + Travel and Entertainment Expense (Reference ID = 39) + Project Operation Expenses (Reference ID = 40) + Salaries Expense (Reference ID = 41 ) + Other Employee Expense (Reference ID = 42) + Interest Expense (Reference ID = 43) + Tax Expense (Reference ID = 44) + Depreciation Expense (Reference ID = 45) + Income Tax Expense (Reference ID = 46) + Other Expenses (Reference ID = 47) + Amortization of Intangible Assets (Reference ID = 52) + Gain/Loss on Asset Disposal (Reference ID = 51)

Note

Reference ID 51 is included only if the balance of the accounts in that account category is positive. Otherwise it is excluded.

Total revenue

[Sales (Reference ID = 33) + Other Income (Reference ID = 48) + Sales Returns and Discounts (Reference ID = 34) + Gain/Loss on Asset Disposal (Reference ID = 51)] *-1

Note

Reference ID 51 is included only if the balance of the accounts in that account category is negative. Otherwise it is excluded.

Earnings before income tax

(Sales (Reference ID = 33) + Other Income (Reference ID = 48) + Sales Returns and Discounts (Reference ID = 34)) *-1 ) - (COGS (Reference ID = 35) + Selling Expense (Reference ID = 36) + Admin Expense (Reference ID = 37) + Manuf Expense (Reference ID = 38) + T&E Expense (Reference ID = 39) + Project and Operation Expense (Reference ID = 40) + Saleries Expense (Reference ID = 41) + Other Employee Expenses (Reference ID = 42) + Interst Expense (Reference ID = 43) + Tax Expense (Reference ID = 44) + Depreciation Expense (Reference ID = 45) + Income Tax Expense (Reference ID = 46) + Other Expenses (Reference ID = 47) )

Expense budget variance

Sum budget amounts for the period selected for the accounts that have the following AccountCategoryRef: Cost of Goods Sold (Reference ID = 35) + Selling Expense (Reference ID = 36) + Admin Expense (Reference ID = 37) + Manuf Expense (Reference ID = 38) + Travel and Enter Expense (Reference ID = 39) + Project Expense (Reference ID = 40) + Salaries Expense (Reference ID = 41 ) + Other Employee Expenses (Reference ID = 42) + Interest Expense (Reference ID = 43) + Tax Expense (Reference ID = 44) + Depr Expense (Reference ID = 45) + Income Tax Expene (Reference ID = 46) + Other Expenses (Reference ID = 47) + Amortization of Intangible Assets (Reference ID = 52) + Gain/Loss on Asset Disposal (Reference ID = 51) / Sum of actual balances for expense accounts for the same time period: Cost of Goods Sold (Reference ID = 35) + Selling Expense (Reference ID = 36) + Admin Expense (Reference ID = 37) + Manu Expense (Reference ID = 38) + Travel and Enter Expense (Reference ID = 39) + Project Expenses (Reference ID = 40) + Salaries Expense (Reference ID = 41 ) + Other Employee Expenses (Reference ID = 42) + Interest Expense (Reference ID = 43) + Tax Expense (Reference ID = 44) + Depr Expense (Reference ID = 45) + Income Tax Expense (Reference ID = 46) + Other Expenses (Reference ID = 47) + Amortization of Intangible Assets (Reference ID = 52) + Gain/Loss on Asset Disposal (Reference ID = 51)

Note

Reference ID 51 is included only if the balance of the accounts in that account category is positive. Otherwise it is excluded.

Accounts payable

Accounts Payable (Reference ID = 15)

Notes payable

Notes Payable (Reference ID = 16)

Interest payable

Interest Payable (Reference ID = 19)

Other liabilities

Current Maturities on Long Term Debt (Reference ID = 17) + Taxes Payable (Reference ID = 18) + Leases Payable (Current) (Reference ID = 21) + Sinking Fund Payable (Current) (Reference ID = 22) + Other Current Liabilities (Reference ID = 23) + Dividends Payable (Reference ID = 20)

Long-term debt

Long Term Debt (Reference ID = 24)

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash (Reference ID = 1) + Cash Equivalents (Reference ID = 2)

Short-term investment

Short Term Investments (Reference ID = 3)

Accounts receivable

Accounts Receivable (Reference ID = 4)

Notes receivable

Notes Receivable (Reference ID = 6)

Long-term investment

Long Term Investments (Reference ID = 10)

Inventory and WIP

Inventory (Reference ID = 5) + Work in progress (Reference ID = 7)

Other org assets

Prepaid Expenses (Reference ID = 8) + Other Current Assets (Reference ID = 9) + Property Plant and Equipment (Reference ID = 11) + Accumulated Depreciation (Reference ID = 12) + Intangible Assets (Reference ID = 13) + Other Assets (Reference ID = 14)

Net assets

(Sales (Reference ID = 33) + Other Income (Reference ID = 48) + Sales Returns and Discounts (Reference ID = 34) + Gain/loss on asset disposal (Reference ID = 51)) *-1 — (COGS (Reference ID = 35) + Selling Expense (Reference ID = 36) + Admin Expense (Reference ID = 37) + Manuf Expense (Reference ID = 38) + T&E Expense (Reference ID = 39) + Project and Operation Expense (Reference ID = 40) + Salaries Expense (Reference ID = 41) + Other Employee Expenses (Reference ID = 42) + Interest Expense (Reference ID = 43) + Tax Expense (Reference ID = 44) + Depreciation Expense (Reference ID = 45) + Income Tax Expense (Reference ID = 46) + Other Expenses (Reference ID = 47) + Amortization of intangible assets (Reference ID = 52) Gain/loss on asset disposal (Reference ID = 51))

Note

Reference ID 51 is included only if the balance of the accounts in that account category is negative. Otherwise it is excluded.

Note

This KPI is available in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack.

Role Centers

The following table lists the Role Centers and web parts that display the KPIs associated with the General ledger cube.

Role Center

Web parts and KPIs

Credit and collections manager

Operational efficiency (displayed by default):

  • Average collection period

  • Accounts receivable turnover

Controller

Profitability analysis (displayed by default):

  • Revenue

  • Expenses

  • Cost of goods sold

  • Gross profit

  • Gross profit margin

  • Net income

Investment analysis:

  • Return on total assets

Short-term solvency:

  • Cash ratio

  • Cash position

  • Current ratio

  • Quick ratio

Operational efficiency:

  • Accounts receivable turnover

  • Average days to pay

  • Accounts payable turnover

  • Revenue budget variance

  • Expense budget variance

  • Inventory turnover

Revised long term solvency:

  • Debt to equity

  • Debt to total assets

  • Times interest earned

CFO

Profitability analysis (displayed by default):

  • Revenue

  • Expenses

  • Cost of goods sold

  • Gross profit

  • Gross profit margin

  • Net income

Investment analysis:

  • Return on total assets

Short-term solvency:

  • Cash ratio

  • Cash position

  • Current ratio

  • Quick ratio

Operational efficiency:

  • Accounts receivable turnover

  • Average days to pay

  • Accounts payable turnover

  • Revenue budget variance

  • Expense budget variance

  • Inventory turnover

Long-term solvency:

  • Debt to equity

  • Debt to total assets

  • Times interest earned

Account manager

Profitability analysis (displayed by default):

  • Revenue

  • Expenses

  • Cost of goods sold

  • Gross profit

  • Gross profit margin

  • Net income

Investment analysis:

  • Return on total assets

Short-term solvency:

  • Cash ratio

  • Cash position

  • Current ratio

  • Quick ratio

Operational efficiency:

  • Accounts receivable turnover

  • Average days to pay

  • Accounts payable turnover

  • Inventory turnover

  • Revenue budget variance

  • Expense budget variance

Long-term solvency:

  • Debt to equity

  • Debt to total assets

  • Times interest earned

Accountant

Operational efficiency (displayed by default):

  • Accounts receivable turnover

  • Average days to pay

  • Accounts payable turnover

  • Inventory turnover

  • Revenue budget variance

  • Expense budget variance

Profitability analysis:

  • Revenue

  • Expenses

  • Cost of goods sold

  • Gross profit

  • Gross profit margin

  • Net income

Investment analysis:

  • Return on total assets

Revised short-term solvency:

  • Cash ratio

  • Cash position

  • Current ratio

  • Quick ratio

Long-term solvency:

  • Debt to equity

  • Debt to total assets

  • Times interest earned

Treasurer

Treasurer asset analysis (displayed by default):

  • Cash and cash equivalents

  • Short-term investments

  • Accounts receivable

  • Notes receivable

  • All other org. assets

  • Long-term investments

  • Return on total assets

  • Inventory and work in progress

Profitability analysis:

  • Revenue

  • Expenses

  • Cost of goods sold

  • Gross profit

  • Gross profit margin

  • Net income

Investment analysis:

  • Return on total assets

Short-term solvency:

  • Cash ratio

  • Cash position

  • Current ratio

  • Quick ratio

Investment analysis:

  • Return on total assets

Operational efficiency

  • Accounts receivable turnover

  • Average days to pay

  • Accounts payable turnover

  • Revenue budget variance

  • Expense budget variance

  • Inventory turnover

Long-term solvency:

  • Debt to equity

  • Debt to total assets

  • Times interest earned

Treasurer liability analysis:

  • Accounts payable

  • Notes payable

  • Interest payable

  • Other liabilities

  • Long-term debt

Security

The General ledger cube can be accessed by users assigned to the following Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services roles.

  • Accountant

  • Accounting manager

  • Accounting supervisor

  • Accounts payable centralized payments clerk

  • Accounts payable clerk

  • Accounts payable manager

  • Accounts payable payments clerk

  • Accounts receivable clerk

  • Accounts receivable manager

  • Accounts receivable payments clerk

  • Accounts receivable centralized payments clerk

  • Budget clerk

  • Budget manager

  • Chief executive officer

  • Chief financial officer

  • Collections agent

  • Collections manager

  • Compliance manager

  • Financial controller

  • Treasurer