General Ledger - Enquiry
Menu Selection: Document - General Ledger - Enquiry
Purpose
This document allows the user to examine the last page of transactions for an account.
Prerequisites
The account to be queried must exist. It can be created via the Documents - General Ledger - Chart of Accounts document.
Context
The General Ledger Enquiry program is available to look at recent transaction activity on any account in the LILAC 3 ledgers. It is a one page document and the Client/Server process invoked by clicking the Enquire button find a page full of the most recent transaction activity on the account with closing balances.
Use the General Ledger Enquiry to check upon the results of processing at the micro-level. i.e. individual transaction appended to individual accounts through-out the ledgers.
Clicking the Account> button will take you to the document where the account was created.
| Ledger | Document |
| DEBTORS | Debtor - Account |
| CREDITORS | Creditor - Account |
| INVENTORY | Stock - Account |
| PAYROLL | Payroll - Employee |
| WIP | Job - Costing |
About This Screen
| Head of the Document | ||
| Field | Enterable? | Instructions |
| Ledger | Yes | Type in, or search for (using the F12 button), a main ledger key from the set BALANCE, DEBTORS, INVENTORY, PAYROLL, TRADING, WIP. |
| Account | Yes | Type in, or search for (using the F12 button), for a General Ledger Account. |
| Sub | No | Displays the key for a General Ledger Sub Account, where available. |
| Name | No | of entity |
Lines of the Document |
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| Date | No | Displays the date of the transaction. |
| Type | No | Displays the type of the original document. |
| Document | No | Displays the name of the original document. |
| Ref | No | Displays the reference number of the original document. |
| Quantity | No | Displays the quantity when relevant. For example if you are examining an INVENTORY account, the Quantity could be the amount sold to on a Tax Invoice. |
| Other Account | No | Displays the account for the other side of the transaction. |
| Detail | No | Displays a description of the transaction. |
| Debit | No | Displays the value debited on this transaction. |
| Credit | No | Displays the value credited on this transaction. |
| Balance | No | Displays a progressive balance for this account. |
Transaction Processing
| Button | Description |
| Enquire | Click the Enquire button to refresh the screen. |
| Account> | Clicking the Account> button will take you to the screen where the accounts were created. For example if the Ledger is set to DEBTORS then the account button will take you to the Debtors - Account document. |
From Here
To list out more than a page of history for an account, run the General Ledger - Ledger Detail report.