Advanced Element Suppression (AES) is a feature that companies can use to make one of their General Ledger Dimensions (GLDs) appear and be required for certain expense categories. For example, an equipment rental company may need to require a "truck number" field to show on relevant expenses, like mileage, but not other irrelevant expenses, such as meals.
AES first needs to be turned on by your Customer Success Manager at Certify before it can be used.
This article will show you, a Certify Administrator, how to configure Advanced Element Suppression.
Step 1: On your Certify homepage, click Configuration.
Step 2: In the Company Policy box under Expense Categories, click General Ledger Dimensions.
Step 3: This is the General Ledger Dimensions page. To start, click the In Use checkbox to the left of the GLD you'd like to edit.
Step 4: Click Save at the bottom of the screen.
Step 5: Now, click Advanced Element Suppression next to the General Ledger Dimension you'd like to work with.
Step 6: This is the Client Element Suppression page. First, choose whether you'd like the Default Behavior to be Show or Hide:
- Show: The GLD will show for everyone, except for the Values listed below.
- Hide: The GLD will hide for everyone, except for the Values listed below.
Step 7: Choose a value in the Field drop-down menu to trigger visibility for the GLD.
Step 8: Next, enter a list of values that change the behavior of the GLD.
Step 9: Click Next.
Step 10: You'll be brought to a confirmation page that the GLD information has been saved.
Step 11: Now, when adding a new expense, you'll see the new GLD appear when selecting a category you entered as one of your Values above.
