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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Set Up Worktag Types for Roll Forward

Set Up Worktag Types for Roll Forward

  • Associate journal lines with worktags.
  • Security:
    Set Up: Accounting Rules
     domain in the Common Financial Management functional area.
To optimize the roll-forward, configure rules to group beginning balances only for the worktags that belong to specific worktag types. Using configuration rules can also reduce the number of beginning balance lines.
When you set up more than 1 rule for the same company and ledger account, Workday applies the first rule and disregards the rest.
You can apply worktag type configuration rules only to balance sheet accounts.
You can't configure worktag type rules for:
  • Retained earnings accounts.
  • Income statement accounts.
When you don't set up a configuration rule with worktag types for a company ledger account, Workday includes all used worktags when you roll forward that account.
  1. Access the
    Maintain Worktag Types for Beginning Balance Journals
     task.
  2. As you complete the task, consider:
    Option Description
    Ledger Account
    For ledger accounts with year-end closing rules, select the target ledger accounts.
    For ledger account summaries, Workday uses the version in effect at the time you run the roll-forward.
    You can't use the
    Maintain Worktag Types for Beginning Balance Journals
     task to configure worktag type rules for:
    • Retained earnings accounts.
    • Income statements.
    Worktag Types to Include for Retained Earnings
    To configure worktag types that you want to include in retained earnings accounts, see the
    Retained Earnings
     section in Reference: Edit Tenant Setup - Financials.
    If you don't configure anything for retained earnings on the
    Edit Tenant Setup - Financials
     task, Workday drops all worktags and aggregates your beginning balance into 1 journal line specific to that retained earnings account.
    Inactive
    When you select this check box, Workday ignores the configuration rule during a roll-forward. You can use this option to activate 1 out of multiple configuration rules for the same company and ledger account.
When you roll forward year-end balances for accounts with configuration rules, Workday retains only the worktag types you include in the beginning balances.
Roll forward year-end balances.