The G/L Balance/Budget window appears when you click the Balance button and then select G/L Balance/Budget from a Budget window. For each account in the chart of accounts, this window shows a scrollable summary of the debit and credit balances and of the budgeted amounts, for the time period that you select.
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 account balances for the period.
The Balance at Date feature displays the G/L account balances as of the last day in the period.
The header includes the following fields:
Date Filter |
Here you can enter the date interval for which you want information to be shown in the window. |
Global Dimension Filters |
In these filter fields you can enter a dimension value that the program will use to filter the information in the window.Click here to learn more about dimensions. |
Budget Filter |
Here you can enter a budget name filter that the program will use to filter the information in the window. |
Closing Entries |
Here you can select whether or not the balance shown will include closing entries. |
No. |
This column shows the number of the G/L account on the line. |
Name |
This column shows the name of the G/L account on the line. |
Income/Balance |
This column shows whether the account is an income statement or balance sheet account. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Balance/Budget (%) |
This column shows the balance as a percentage of the budgeted amount. |