The G/L Account Balance/Budget window appears when you click the Balance button and then select G/L Account Balance/Budget from a Budget window. The window shows a summary of the debit and credit balances, and of the budgeted amounts for different time periods, for the account that you select in the chart of accounts.
You can select different time intervals by clicking on the buttons in the lower left-hand corner of the window: 1 (Day), 7 (Week), 31 (Month), 3 (Quarter), 12 (Year) and three horizontal lines (Accounting Period). The selected period is shown in the Date Filter field. Accounting periods are set up in the Accounting Period table.
You can select one of the following options to determine what type of amount will be shown in the columns: Net Change or Balance at Date.
The Net Change feature displays the net change in the amounts for each period.
The Balance at Date feature displays the amounts on the last day in each period.
The header includes the following fields:
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Global Dimension Filters |
Here you can enter dimension values that the program will use to filter the information in the window.Click here to learn more about dimensions. |
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Budget Filter |
Here you can enter a budget name filter that the program will use to filter the information in the window. |
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Closing Entries |
Here you can select whether or not the account balance shown will include closing entries. |
The columns in the window display the following information:
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Period Start |
This column shows the start of the period shown in the line. |
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Period Name |
This column shows the name of the period shown in the line. |
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Debit Amount |
This column shows the debit amount for the period. The periods shown depend on the time interval you select from the buttons in the lower left-hand corner of the window. |
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Credit Amount |
This column shows the credit amount for the period. The periods shown depend on the time interval you select from the buttons in the lower left-hand corner of the window. |
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Budgeted Debit Amount |
This column shows the debit amount that was budgeted for the period. The periods shown depend on the time interval you select from the buttons in the lower left-hand corner of the window. |
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Budgeted Credit Amount |
This column shows the credit amount that was budgeted for the period. The periods shown depend on the time interval you select from the buttons in the lower left-hand corner of the window. |
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Balance/Budget (%) |
This column shows the balance amount as a percentage of the budgeted amount. |