You can choose up to eight dimensions whose values that you can enter directly on journals or sales/purchase lines. These are called shortcut dimensions.
To set up shortcut dimensions
- In the Search box, enter General Ledger Setup, and then choose the related link. 
- In the General Ledger Setup window, on the Dimensions FastTab, in the Shortcut Dimension 3 Code field, enter the code for a dimension. 
- Repeat the procedure for Shortcut Dimension 4-8 Code fields. 
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| The Shortcut Dimension 1 Code and Shortcut Dimension 2 Code are the same as the Global Dimension 1 Code and Global Dimension 2 Code. These fields are already filled in. | 
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| The dimensions that you choose for shortcut dimensions should be the dimensions you most often enter manually. | 
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| For more information about how to work with fields and columns, see Work with Data. For more information about how to find specific pages, see Search. | 





