APPX Software Library

2Monthly Processing

Option 1General Ledger Report

This report lists all posted transactions for the current month. Included are journal entries and transactions posted through to General ledger from other applications. For each account, this report shows beginning balances, the current month’s activity, and ending balances. The following processing steps accomplish this job.

  1. Step 1You can us this function to choose whether or not to print accounts with zero balances, and/or no monthly activity, on the General Ledger report.

The screen shown below allows you to enter parameters needed for the General Ledger report.

Report screen

The General Ledger Report Screen
Figure 14

Data items for the preceding screen are described below:

Print Zero Balances?

Y or N Default Y Required

Indicate whether or not to print accounts which have zero amounts:

Y
print all lines
N
skip lines with zero amounts

Press ENTER to save the information on this screen.

  1. Step 2In preparation for performing a sort/selection process on the Account Balances information, this step provides you with a default sequencing of data records by Fiscal Year, Account, Currency, and Sub Type, with the option to change modifiable parameters at run time. Selection of data records is provided by Fiscal Year, Account Component, Revenue/Expense?, Currency, and Sub Type, with the option to enter user-specified comparisons at run time.
  2. Step 3This disposition type is used for all standard General Ledger reports.
  3. Step 4According to previously specified criteria, this step actually performs the desired selection and/or sorting process.
  4. Step 5In order to print the General Ledger Report, this step formats the Account Balances and MTD Postings information. The following data items are shown: Account, Description, Operator ID, Control No, Journal Code, Source Transaction No, Transaction Date, Fiscal Month, Fiscal Year, Reference, Revising?, Adjustment?, S/U/N Override, Intercompany, Intercompany Reference, Currency Code, Prior Period Amount, Debits, Credits, and Balance. If requested, totals appear whenever a change occurs in Account or Fiscal Year. When totals are specified, the following items are accumulated: Prior Period, Debits, Credits, and Balance. Total Current Earnings is also shown.

A sample output is shown below.

                                                      Expert Computing, Inc.
11/03/94 17:11                                                                                                     LGG Page:    1
                                                      General Ledger Report


                                                         Fiscal Year 90

Control Group     Description
Jrnl  Trx   Trx Date  Mo/Yr  Ref     Rev?  Adj?  S/U/N  Interco   Curr     Prior Period        Debits       Credits       Balance
=================================================================================================================================

Account 10100010  Cash (Posting Account)                                                                                      .00
=================================================================================================================================

Account 1010001000  Cash, Corporate                                                                                     776673.21

MRC / 0000        SUMMARY POSTING
ARCR  0000            03 90           N     N                                                14675.00

SRR / 0157        August Payroll
GL1   0001  08/31/89  03 90  JE       N     N                                                             125835.57-

SRR / 0157        August A/R Receipts
GL1   0005  08/31/89  03 90  JE       N     N                                               178626.70

SRR / 0157        August Revenue
GL1   0006  08/31/89  03 90  JE       N     N                                               133899.90
                                                                           ____________  ____________  ____________  ____________
                                               —  Account Totals  —>              .00     327201.60     125835.57-    978039.24
                                                                           ============  ============  ============  ============
=================================================================================================================================

Account 1010001001  Cash, Sales Outlets                                                                                2148193.22

SRR / 0000        SUMMARY POSTING
APCD  0000            03 90           N     N                                                               3312.05-

SRR / 0000        SUMMARY POSTING
APCD  0000            03 90           N     N                                                              49991.50-

SRR / 0000        SUMMARY POSTING
ARCR  0000            03 90           N     N                                                17772.19

SRR / 0157        August A/R Receipts
GL1   0005  08/31/89  03 90  JE       N     N                                               153721.53

SRR / 0157        August Revenue
GL1   0006  08/31/89  03 90  JE       N     N                                                98160.49
                                                                           ____________  ____________  ____________  ____________
                                               —  Account Totals  —>              .00     269654.21      53303.55-   2364543.88
                                                                           ============  ============  ============  ============
=================================================================================================================================

Account 1020002000  Cash, Canadian Corporate                                                                           1739345.94

SRR / 0158        August Reveue
GL1   0001  08/31/89  03 90  JE       N     N                     CANADA                     60637.85

SRR / 0158        August Expenses
GL1   0002  08/31/89  03 90  JE       N     N                     CANADA                                   42260.26-
                                                                           ____________  ____________  ____________  ____________
                                               —  Account Totals  —>              .00      60637.85      42260.26-   1757723.53
                                                                           ============  ============  ============  ============
=================================================================================================================================