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Classifications
Make Departments Mandatory
Check this box to make the Department field required on records and transactions.
If you check this box, records and transactions cannot be saved without completing this field.
Note: If you check this box, the system will prevent you from hiding this column on a custom form.
Make Classes Mandatory
Check this box to make the Class field required on records and transactions.
If you check this box, records and transactions cannot be saved without completing this field.
Note: If you check this box, the system will prevent you from hiding this column on a custom form.
Make Locations Mandatory
Check this box to make the Location field required on records and transactions.
If you check this box, records and transactions cannot be saved without completing this field.
Note: If you check this box, the system will prevent you from hiding this column on a custom form
Allow Per-line Departments
Check this box to associate a department with individual line items on a transaction. When this preference is on, you can choose a different department for each line item on transactions.
Clear this box to select a department in the header of a transaction. When this preference is off, the department chosen in the header applies to all line items on the transaction.
Allow Per-line Classes
Check this box to associate a class with individual line items on a transaction. When this preference is on, you can choose a different class for each line item on transactions.
Clear this box to select a class in the header of a transaction. When this preference is off, the class chosen in the header applies to all line items on the transaction.
Always Allow Per-line Classifications On Journals
Set this preference to be able to enter line-item classes, departments and locations on journal entries.
For journal entries only, this preference overrides any other Allow Per Line Class/Dept/Location preferences you have set.
Allow Non-balancing Classifications On Journals
Check this box if you prefer that NetSuite does not require journal entries to balance by department, class or location.
Clear this box to require that journal entries do always balance.
Allow Empty Classifications On Journals
Set this preference for journal entries to override any other preferences set for mandatory classes, departments and locations. Then you can create a journal entry that has line-items without classes, departments and locations, even if you require them on other forms