Field help (GCMCFMAUT) 

An automatic ledger is linked to a 'source' ledger type: the same set of entries is used, but with a currency and valuation method that can be different from the one of the source ledger.
When creating the template, this field is set to 'Yes' by default if the ledger type of the line is listed in the LEDTYPAUT parameter.
The ledger types listed by the LEDTYPAUT parameter are always automatic ledgers, for all the templates in the folder. In order not to load them into a given model, the field must be set to NO. The ledger types not declared in LEDTYPAUT can be either manual or automatic types in a given model.

A manual ledger type is a ledger that can be entered and that has its own allocations (accounts, dimensions). It is used to managed entries that can be set up on demand.
The account and analytical allocations being loaded will be deduced from the setup of the account codes and automatic journals but also from the propagation rules defined in the other ledgers of the model.
The balancing rules or loading rules (etc.) are specific to this ledger.
SEEWARNINGA template must include at least one ledger type that is not automatic.

An automatic ledger cannot be entered as main ledger.
For an automatic ledger type, the entry posting will not require any specific setup.
The principle is to associate it with another ledger type of the current model(Original ledg. type). Then the entries of the automatic ledger are generated to be exactly identical to those of its original ledger.
The only piece of information that can vary between these two original/destination ledgers is the following: the Currency in which the automatic reference base is kept, that can be different from that of the original reference base, along with the associated rules (Journal exchange rate type, Exchange rate type, Exchange rate type entry mode and Balancing option).
The automatic validation is used to keep accounts in the same way as for the social accounting, except the reference base keeping currency, for reporting purposes.
SEEWARNINGTherefore this mechanism is not used to load a double accounting with different accounting structures, such an action being allowed by the manual ledger mechanism.

The management of commitments and/or budgets can be enabled on the manual ledger associated with the automatic ledger.

In this case:

When generating commitments/precommitments, if a manual ledger is associated with an automatic ledger, only the manual ledger is updated.

When creating or updating a budget, if a manual ledger is linked to an automatic ledger, only the manual ledger is updated.

You can use the analytical balance inquiry to view the commitments or budgets entered on the manual ledger.