The Disbursement Category Inference (DISCIV) page allows the optional definition of valid combinations of Department, Unit, Object, Sub Object, Balance Sheet Account, Revenue Source, and Disbursement Category. The records are also used to infer and enforce the Disbursement Category for an accounting line on a Payment Request transaction.
Of note are a few setup options available:
An all-inclusive rule can be defined with the wildcard of ALL for Transaction Department, Transaction Unit, and Object with values of N/A for Revenue and Balance Sheet. Otherwise, Transaction Department and Unit fields are required.
When defining a rule, the ALL wildcard is available for Object, Revenue Source, and Balance Sheet Account when any specific chart of account does not matter. Only one of the three fields can have the wildcard.
When defining a rule, the N/A wildcard is available for Object, Revenue Source, and Balance Sheet Account when the chart of account field does not apply. All three fields cannot have the wildcard.
Sub Object and Object work together as expected. There are many valid combinations of Object and Sub Object: ALL-ALL (rule for all object and sub object combinations not specifically called out in a separate rule, ALL-N/A (rule for all objects without respect to sub object), N/A-N/A (rule does not apply to object payments), 7000-1000 (a specific combination), 7000-ALL (rule for all sub objects within a specific option, and 7000-N/A (rule for a specific object and no sub object).