Account - Summary Dimension

Modified on Mon, 27 Jul at 11:17 PM

Summary Account Summary

The QQube Summary Account Dimension identifies the summary account that QuickBooks assigns to each posting transaction.

Dimension Type

QuickBooks list dimension

Account Represents

The summary account associated with a posting transaction

QuickBooks Source

Account List and QuickBooks transaction reporting logic

Primary Use

Group or filter transaction detail by the controlling summary account

Included Data Models

Customers: Sales

Finance: General Ledger Detail, Profit and Loss Detail

Auditing: Audit Trail

QuickBooks Source

The account fields are derived from the Account List in QuickBooks. QuickBooks assigns a summary account to every posting transaction for transaction-detail and general-ledger reporting.

For example, an invoice normally uses Accounts Receivable as its summary account, while a vendor bill normally uses Accounts Payable.

Source Example

QuickBooks summary account source example

Special transaction handling

For journal entries, QuickBooks treats the first line as the summary account line. For bank transfers, QuickBooks treats the first account entered as the summary account.

Available Fields

Display Order	Field Name
1	Summary Account Active
2	Summary Account Level
3	Summary Account Has Children
4	Summary Account Parent Full Name
5	Summary Account Full Name
6	Summary Account Name
7	Summary Account Number
8	Summary Account Number and Name
9	Summary Account Description
10	Summary Account Type
11	Summary Account Category
12	Summary Account Posting Type
13	Summary Account Special Type
14	Summary Account Cash Flow Classification
15	Summary Account Tax Line Description