Checked on release 3.0.74.2 "Accounting for Kazakhstan" (version 3.0).
You needed to store a field in the counterparty card that is not available in the standard configuration. For example, "Reliability Category," "Credit Limit," "Support Manager," or "Date of Last Reconciliation." Modifying the configuration for just one field is expensive and hinders updates. You open the counterparty card, look for where to enter the value, and cannot find it. This is where the directory "Sets of Additional Attributes and Information" comes into play. This mechanism allows you to add your fields to standard objects (counterparties, inventory items, contracts, orders) directly from the "Enterprise" mode, without a programmer and without removing it from support.
1. Purpose
The directory stores sets — one for each type of object (Counterparties, Inventory Items, Contracts, etc.). Within the set, you describe your additional attributes and additional information. After that, the new fields appear on the forms of the corresponding objects. The directory itself is auxiliary: it does not make accounting entries and does not participate in tax calculations. It is a "configuration" object.
2. Where to find
The usual path for configuration:
Administration → General Settings → Additional Attributes and Information.
First, check the box "Additional Attributes and Information" — without it, the configuration hyperlinks will not appear. Then two links will open: "Additional Attributes" and "Additional Information". The left column in the opened window contains the elements of the "Sets" directory.
To open the directory directly (for example, to view all sets at once), use the navigation link. Menu "Service" → "Go to Navigation Link" (or "Functions for Technical Specialist"), paste:
e1cib/list/Directory.SetsOfAdditionalAttributesAndInformation
2a. How to know your release
Menu "Help" → "About the Program". In the opened window, you will see the platform version (for example, 8.3.24) and the configuration release — the line "Accounting for Kazakhstan, version 3.0 (3.0.74.2)". Everything described below relates to release 3.0.74.2; in other releases, the appearance of the form may differ in details.
3. How to fill — step by step
You will almost never work with the directory directly. Sets are created and filled through the configuration form. Let's break it down step by step.
Step 1. Select a set (MANDATORY). In the left column of the "Additional Attributes" form, find the object to which you are adding the field — for example, "Counterparties." This is the element of the directory. Sets for standard objects are already predefined — you do not need to create them manually.
Step 2. Click "Add" → "New". A card for the new additional attribute will open.
Step 3. Name (MANDATORY). Enter the name of the field as it will be visible to the user: "Credit Limit, ₸". If you make a mistake with the wording, users will not understand what to enter and will fill it in incorrectly.
Step 4. Value Type (MANDATORY). Choose what data the field stores:
- Additional Value — selection from a predefined list (for example, "High / Medium / Low"). You set the values right there, on the "Values" tab.
- Number / String / Date / Boolean — simple types.
- Reference to Object — selection of a counterparty, inventory item, individual, etc.
An error with the type is critical: if you set "String" instead of "Number," it will not be possible to correctly filter and sum by such a field.
Step 5. "Mandatory to fill". The checkbox makes the field mandatory. Then the object will not be saved while the field is empty. Set it consciously — otherwise, you will block the saving of documents that were filled out before the attribute appeared.
Step 6. "Common Attribute". If this same field is needed in several sets (both in counterparties and in contracts) — check the "Common" checkbox. Then the attribute is one, but linked to several sets. Values will not be duplicated.
Step 7. Attribute or Information? Determine what you need:
- Additional Attribute — visible directly on the object form (tab "Additional"), stored with the object, available in selections and reports.
- Additional Information — stored separately, does not clutter the form, opens by the command "More → Additional Information". Convenient for service information that should not be edited by everyone.
Step 8. Save and close. The field immediately appears on the forms of all objects in this set.
4. Analyzed Example
Task: store the credit limit and reliability category for counterparties.
- Administration → Additional Attributes, in the left column select the set "Counterparties".
- Add the attribute "Credit Limit, ₸", type — Number, length 15, precision 2. Not mandatory.
- Add the attribute "Reliability Category", type — Additional Value. On the "Values" tab, enter: "High", "Medium", "Low".
- Open the card for LLP "Astana-Snab". On the "Additional" tab, both fields appeared. Set Credit Limit = 2,500,000 ₸ and Category = Medium. Save.
What happened: the value of the attribute "Credit Limit" was recorded in the tabular part "Additional Attributes" of the counterparty directory element itself. The value "Reliability Category" refers to the element of the directory of property values.
No entries. This is essential: the "Sets" directory is auxiliary, it does not generate movements in accounts. No debit/credit (for example, 1210, 1030, 3310) arise when working with it. The credit limit of 2,500,000 ₸ is a reference value: you can display it in the "List of Counterparties" report or in the turnover for 1210 as an additional column, but the limit itself does not affect the debt.
5. Types of Operations (Application Options)
The directory does not have "types of operations" in the sense of documents. But by the logic of work, the following are distinguished:
| What you configure | Where it is stored | Visible on the form |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Attribute | Tabular part of the object "Additional Attributes" | Yes, tab "Additional" |
| Additional Information | Information register "Additional Information" | No, by command "More" |
| Common Attribute | One for several sets | Yes |
| Attribute with type "Additional Value" | List of values in the directory of values | Yes, selection from the list |
| Mandatory Attribute | There too, but with fill control | Yes, blocks saving when empty |
6. What is formed when saving
There are no entries in the directory. When saving the set and values in the objects, the following occurs:
- Attributes are recorded in the standard tabular part "Additional Attributes" of the object to which the set is linked.
- Information is recorded in the information register "Additional Information" (key — the object itself and the type of information).
- The descriptions of the fields themselves are stored in the auxiliary plan of characteristic types "Additional Attributes and Information," and predefined values are stored in the directory of property values.
- The directory does not generate electronic documents (ESF, SNT) — it has no relation to the exchange with the ESF IS.
- No accounting entries.
7. Printed Forms
The directory "Sets of Additional Attributes and Information" does not have its own printed forms — there is nothing to print. The fields you created appear in the printed forms and reports of the objects to which they are linked (for example, an additional attribute of a counterparty can be displayed in the universal report for the "Counterparties" directory or added as a column in lists through "More → Edit Form").
8. Common Errors
"The settings section does not display / the link 'Additional Attributes' is missing." The functional option is not enabled. Administration → General Settings → check the box "Additional Attributes and Information".
You created the field, but it is not on the object form. The attribute was added to the wrong set or the user does not have permission to view it. Check that you selected the correct object in the left column and that the attribute is "Additional Attribute," not "Additional Information" (information is not visible on the form).
"The field 'Reliability Category' is not filled" when saving the counterparty. The attribute has the "Mandatory to fill" checkbox enabled. Either fill in the value or uncheck the mandatory setting for the attribute.
"The value of the property '...' is in use and cannot be deleted." You are trying to delete a value from the list that is already set in the objects. First, clear this value in the objects (through the "Bulk Change of Attributes" processing), then delete it.
After deleting the attribute, the data has "disappeared". Deleting the attribute also deletes its configuration. Values in the objects become unavailable. Before deleting, export the data with a report.
9. FAQ
Q: What is the difference between an additional attribute and additional information? A: An attribute is visible on the object form (tab "Additional") and is stored with the object. Information is stored separately in the register and opens by the command "More → Additional Information" — it is convenient to hide from regular users.
Q: Do I need to remove the configuration from support to add a field? A: No. This is a standard mechanism of the "Enterprise" mode. It does not interfere with updates.
Q: Does this directory make entries or ESF? A: No. This is an auxiliary configuration object. It does not generate accounting entries or ESF/SNT.
Q: Can one field be used for both counterparties and contracts? A: Yes. Check the "Common" checkbox for the attribute and link it to the necessary sets.
Q: How to make a field mandatory to fill? A: In the attribute card, check the "Mandatory to fill" checkbox. The object will not be saved while the field is empty.
Q: Can documents or counterparties be filtered by the value of the additional attribute? A: Yes, additional attributes work with filters in lists and the universal report. Filtering by additional information is not available on the form — they are analyzed through reports on the information register.
Q: Where is the value of the field physically recorded? A: The attribute is in the tabular part "Additional Attributes" of the object itself. The information is in the information register "Additional Information".
Q: I deleted the attribute — can I restore the data? A: The configuration can be recreated, but previously entered values are unavailable after the attribute is deleted. Therefore, export the data with a report before deleting.
Q: Will the new field automatically appear in printed forms? A: No. It will not automatically appear in standard printed forms. It can be added to lists and the universal report through "More → Edit Form".
Q: Can the list of values be limited (only "High/Medium/Low")? A: Yes, set the type to "Additional Value" and list the acceptable options on the "Values" tab — the user will only be able to choose from them.
10. Related Objects
- Directory "Counterparties," "Inventory Items," "Counterparty Contracts" and other objects to which sets are linked — this is where your fields appear on their forms.
- Plan of characteristic types "Additional Attributes and Information" — stores descriptions of the fields themselves.
- Directory of property values of objects — stores lists of values for attributes of type "Additional Value".
- Information register "Additional Information" — repository of additional information.
- Processing "Bulk Change of Attributes" — to mass set or clear values of additional attributes.
How to know your release
Menu "Help" → "About the Program": it indicates the version of the 1C:Enterprise platform and the configuration release. This manual is prepared for the release "Accounting for Kazakhstan," version 3.0 (3.0.74.2). In adjacent releases, menu items and the appearance of the configuration form may differ slightly.
The material is prepared for 1C: Accounting for Kazakhstan, version 3.0, release 3.0.74.2.