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=== Chart of Accounts ===
== General Ledger ==
'''Chart of Accounts''' <br>
: -'''Menu Location:''' General Ledger / Chart of Accounts<br>
: -'''Important Fields:'''<br>
:: 1. Account Number <br>
:::* Example:  03.750.4311
:::**03 = Facility/Site
:::** 750 = Department
:::** 4311 = Detail
:: 2. Balance<br>
:: 3. Account Name<br>
:: 4. Account Type – displays Account Type and Code <br>
:::* A = Asset
:::* Q = Equity
:::* E = Expense
:::* L = Liability
:::* R = Revenue
:: 5. Detailed Type – displays Detailed Account Type<br>
:::* Asset
:::* Equity
:::* Expense
:::* Liability
:::* Revenue
:: 6. Default Acct For – displays Default Account Number to be used<br>
:: 7. Summary Account Information<br>
:::* Summarizes all accounts by Detail (i.e. 4311)<br>
:: 8. Sub-Accounts – displays all sub-accounts of GL Account Number<br>
:: 9. Facility – displays Facilities GL Account Number is linked to<br>
:: 10. Department – displays Departments GL Account Number is linked to<br>
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- Menu Location: General / Chart of Accounts
'''Adding an Account Number'''
- '''Menu Location:'''  General Ledger / Chart of Accounts
# Click Add
# Enter new Account Number
# Select Account Type
# Select Detailed Type
# Select Default Account, if applicable
# Enter Balance, if applicable
# If Summary Account, check the box
a. Enter Facility#
b. Enter Dept #
c. Click Update Accounts
• The Sub-Accounts grid will then populate
 
Journal Entry
- Menu Location:  General Ledger / Journal Entry
1. Enter date if different from current date
2. Enter Journal Desc (description of Journal Entry)
3. Ledger Entries
a. Add Account Number to be Debited
b. Add Account Number(s) to be Credited
• Note:  after entering the amount use the  or  keys to toggle between DB and CR
Recurring Journal Entry
- Menu Location:  General Ledger / Journal Entry
1. Recurring Qty:  Enter number of months to recur
2. Click Recur Monthly button
• Example:  Enter 11 in Recurring Qty field and click Recur Monthly button
• If correct, click Yes; otherwise, click No to clear dialog box and return to Journal Entry and change Recurring Qty.
• Upon clicking Yes, a separate Journal Entry for each month is added to the Journal Entries.
• Dollars can be divided over allotted number of months to reflect income more accurately for work done throughout the year
Reverse Journal Entry
- Menu Location:  General Ledger / Journal Entry
1. Enter Date to reverse the Journal Entry
 
2. Click Reverse button
• Example:  Reversing Date entered is 1/1/2014
• If correct, click Yes, otherwise, click No to clear dialog box and return to Journal Entry to change Reversing Date.
• Upon clicking Yes, a separate Journal Entry is entered for the date specified and indicates Reversing entry in parentheses:
Journal Entry Templates
- Menu Location:  General Ledger / Journal Templates
1. Enter Template Desc
2. Enter Account Numbers to be debited and credited
Apply Journal Entry Template
- Menu Location:  General Ledger / Journal Entry
1. Click Apply Template button
2. Select appropriate Template
a. Edit Journal Date if needed
b. Enter appropriate amounts for each account to be debited and credited
 
Journal Entry Report
- Menu Location:  General Ledger / Reports / General Journal Report
Report includes:
• Journal ID
• Journal Date
• Journal Entry Description
• Employee Number
• Person Name (person that created Journal Entry)
• Account Number
• Account Name
• Debit Amount
• Credit Amount
 
Budget
- Menu Location:  General Ledger / Budget
1. Enter Budget Year
2. Enter Account Number to be impacted
3. Enter dollar amounts in appropriate Months
 
Default Accounts
- Menu Location:  General Ledger / Default Accounts
Define default account for entries (once defined, accounts will be linked to Chart of Accounts)
1. Click Add
2. Enter Description
3. Enter Account Number
 
Payment Types
- Menu Location:  General Ledger / Payment Types
• Common Payment Types
 Cash
 Check
 Credit Card
 Pay Pal
 Refund
 Wire Transfer
1. Enter Description
2. Enter Account Number
 
Reports
- Standard Balance Sheet
- Standard Income Sheet
- Standard GL Detail
- Custom GL Reports
- Custom GL Report Maintenance
- Close Books
- Trial Balance