To compare general ledger accounts:Use the G/L Inquiry Compare screen to compare two G/L account balance amounts and to view the percentage difference between the accounts.
To compare general ledger accounts:From the G/L menu, select G/L Inquiry to display the G/L Inquiry screen.
Place your cursor on the transaction for which you want to compare information.
Use the G/L Comp hot key to display the G/L Inquiry Compare screen.
The system populates the screen with the following information:
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Field |
Description |
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G/L Account |
The name of the account to which the transaction applies. |
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SubLedger |
An indicator of the existence, if any, of related subledger accounts. If related subledger accounts exist, ALL displays in this field. If you established parameters to allow for subledgers, but none have been created, the field is blank. If you have not established subledgers, N/A displays in this field. Use the Chg SL hot key to change the subledger account. |
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Br/Tr/All |
The branch to which the transaction applies. |
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Source |
All the sources associated with the transaction. Use the Chg Src hot key at any time to change the source information. Use the Sources hot key to indicate multiple sources. |
The cursor is positioned on the first date column, which populates with the current date of the transaction your cursor was on for the previous screen, and which is one month after the date in the second column. Do one of the following:
To accept the dates in both columns, press Enter twice.
To change the date in either date column, type a new date and press Enter.
The system populates the fields with the following information for each branch listed in the Br/Tr/All field:
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Field |
Description |
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Br |
The branch of the account information being viewed. To change the branch, use the Chg Br hot key. |
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First Date |
The current date, which is the default. To change the date, use the Chg Dt hot key. |
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Second Date |
A date 30 days earlier than the date in the First Date field, which is the default. To change the date, use the Chg Dt hot key. |
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Difference |
The sum of the First Date column less the Second Date column. |
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Diff % |
The percentage of difference between the First Date and Second Date columns. |
Use the Budget hot key to view the daily budget for the month listed in the Second Date field. For more information about budgets, see G/L Budgeting Overview.
Note: If you have specified any subledger accounts, this hot key respects any subledger budgeting.
Press Esc or use the G/L Inq hot key to return to the G/L Inquiry screen.
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