Creating Skeleton G/L Report Templates

Use the G/L Template Build screen to create a skeleton template (one with no Start, End, Comment, or Total action tags) for a Balance Sheet, Operating Statement, Listing of Accounts, or Trial Balance. Additionally, you can create a skeleton template for all four templates at once from the G/L accounts you have defined. After creating a skeleton template from your accounts, use the G/L Template Maintenance screen to insert Start, End, Comment, and Total action tags to the template, as needed.

When you press Alt-Delete, the system asks you to confirm the deletion for the entire template on which you are working. The following message displays: WARNING: This will delete the ENTIRE template. Type DELETE to continue.

To create a skeleton G/L report template:

1. From the System > System Programming > G/L Setup menu, select G/L Template Build Utility to display the G/L Template Build screen.

2. In the Sort by field, do one of the following to indicate which way you want to sort the accounts in the report:

• Press Enter to select the default of Record ID.

• Press F10 and select from a list of keywords.

Note: When you created your G/L accounts and you entered the account number from your previous accounting system as a keyword, you can select that keyword as a sort option on this screen. The resulting templates list your accounts in the same order they were listed in your old system.

3. In the Build Template field, press F10 and select from the list of templates:

• All (Default)

• Balance Sheet

• List of Accts

• Operating Stmt

• Trial Balance

Note: The templates created on this screen have the same names as the existing templates found on the General Ledger screen (G/L / G/L Reports / General Ledger). However, a template created on this screen does not replace the existing templates, even if the existing template has the same name. Two different templates can have identical names.

4. Use the Begin hot key to create the requested templates.

5. In the Reason for Change screen, enter any comments regarding this template and press Esc.

6. From the G/L / GL Maintenance menu, select G/L Template Maintenance to display the G/L Report Template Maintenance screen.

7. In the Template field, press F10 and select the skeleton template you just created.

8. Use the procedure for Creating G/L Report Templates to add Start, End, Comment, and Total action tags to the skeleton template.

9. Press Esc to exit the screen and save your template.

See Also:

Creating G/L Report Templates