Use these fields to create accounts.
*. GL Account Number
Specify the GL account number without dashes (the system inserts them automatically). Only numeric characters are accepted.
2. Description
Specify the account description (up to 30 characters).
3. Alpha Sort
Specify the alphabetic sort key (up to 10 characters).
4. Type
Specify the Account Type; you can select from: A-asset, L-liability, C-capital, R-revenue, or E-expense. Press Enter to initially default to A.
5. Summary Management Type
Specify the Summary Management Type: $-cash, C-cost, I-inventory, P-payables, R-receivables, S-sales or enter a space indicating not used. This type is used to sort account numbers for the Summary Management Inquiry program. Press Enter to initially default to not used.
6 - 17. Ending Balances
Specify the present ending balance for the current period, the prior period and the ending balances for the past 10 fiscal periods. Specify the balance as a negative (-) if it is a credit balance (example: sales is a credit balance, and telephone is not) and press F2.
In the dialog, enter the additional periods to carry the ending balance amount forward and edit. Press Enter in the dialog for 'None", press F2 to carry the ending balance through the current period. Highlight a line in the browser to enter the ending balances for up to 16 additional prior fiscal periods. Specify the balances as a negative (-) if it is a credit balance (example: sales is a credit balance, and telephone is not). F3 ends fields and sets the remaining balances to 0. Press Enter to initially default to 0. If you need to add to the amount displayed for a period, enter the amount to add and press F2.
Click:
Stop to complete the ending balance record entry.
Save to save your changes,
Delete to remove to information in the record,
Done to return to the GL Maintenance menu.
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