{"id":717,"date":"2013-10-04T11:12:27","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T15:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/?page_id=717"},"modified":"2025-04-17T11:45:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T15:45:39","slug":"location-code","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/glossary\/l\/location-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Location Code"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What is it?<\/h3>\n<p>The Location Code is the\u00a0sixth element of the <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/financialservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOAPAL-and-Common-Accts-Info-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FOAPAL<\/a>. It is used to identify the physical location of the item or service giving rise to the financial transaction.<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it important?<\/h3>\n<p>Location Codes are not currently used in Carleton\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/financialservices\/systems\/banner\/banner-finance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chart of Accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Where do I find more information?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/2015\/putting-the-l-in-foapal\/\">Read the &#8216;Tips from a Financial Services Insider&#8217; post about Location Codes.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>For questions regarding <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/financialservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOAPAL-and-Common-Accts-Info-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FOAPAL<\/a> elements, please contact the <a href=\"&#x6d;&#97;i&#x6c;&#116;o&#x3a;&#x63;&#111;&#x6e;&#x74;&#114;o&#x6c;&#108;e&#x72;&#x73;&#111;&#x66;&#x66;&#105;c&#x65;&#64;c&#x61;&#x72;&#108;&#x65;&#x74;&#111;n&#x2e;&#99;a\">Controller\u2019s Office<\/a> (not research-related) or <a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#x69;l&#116;&#x6f;&#x3a;R&#101;&#x73;&#x65;a&#114;&#x63;&#x68;F&#105;&#x6e;&#x61;n&#99;&#x65;&#x40;c&#97;&#x72;l&#101;&#116;&#x6f;n&#46;&#x63;&#x61;\">Research Financial Services<\/a> (research-related).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it? 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