Financials > Inquiries > Account balances 

This function is used to:

  • inquire the general and A/P-A/R balances of the accounting in currency,
  • to switch to zoom to inquire the accounts (then via another zoom the document).

Prerequisite

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Screen management

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Fields

The following fields are present on this tab :

Selection

  • Group of companies.
  • Company/Site The inquiry can concern a company or a site. The Site field can be accessed if the inquiry concerns a group of companies.

 

  • Ledger type (field LEDTYP)

This field is used to define the ledger type concerned by the inquiry.
In this function, only the 'General' ledgers can be accessed.

The specified ledger currency depends on the type of ledger selected.

  • Start date (field DATDEB)

Date from which the records are selected.

  • End date (field DATFIN)

Date until which the records are selected. This date can only correspond to the end of a period.

Display

Field calling the chart of accounts associated to the selected ledger.

  • Control (field SAC)

This field is optional. If it is assigned, the corresponding auxiliary balances are displayed, if not, the general balances are displayed.

  • Filter (field CPDEB)

This field is used to limit the balances displayed to those where the account corresponds to the filter for the general balances, and to the BPs for the auxiliary balances.

The filter specifies the first BP or the first account from which the balance is to be inquired. It can be entered on a specific BP or a general account (or account template using the wildcards * or ?).

The ? and * characters can be used to replace respectively any character or a group of characters. For instance: 4* to only display class 4.

In the absence of the ? or * characters, the filter specifies the display start account or BP.
For instance: 4 to display the classes >= 4.

Currency recovered from the BALANCE table.

The currency information is vital because it is used to filter the entries in the required currency.
There are several possible cases:

  • Selection currency = not entered: this means "all currencies together", that is to say that all the totals are selected independently of the currency in which they are entered. The columns in the transaction currency are not entered. The local currency amount columns in company currency are displayed.
  • Selection currency = currency XXX: the inquiry only displays the entries recorded in the selected currency. The local currency amount columns in company currency are also displayed.
  • Divisor (field DIVISE)

Code of the selected currency.

 

 

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Tab Converted balance

Presentation

It is possible to set up the display or not of the columns and the order in which they are displayed.

It is possible to place the cursor on a line, then start the Account function accessible from the right button: then the account inquiry is accessed.

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Fields

The following fields are present on this tab :

Grid Details

  • Account (field COMPTE)

This field displays the account number.

  • Description (field INTIT)

Title of the account.

  • Beginning debit balance (field ANTDEB)

This field displays the amount expressed in original currency and loaded if the selection currency is entered and depends on the following situations:

For a company, a site, or a group of companies with the same fiscal year start and end dates:

The field is loaded if the amount of credit and debit movements displays a debit balance between the start date of the fiscal year and the start date of the inquiry.

The carry forward amounts are included per the criteria selections.

If the inquiry concerns several fiscal years, the intermediary carry forward periods are not included.

For a group of companies with staggered fiscal years, i.e. with different fiscal year start and end dates:

Earlier balances are not displayed.

  • Beginning credit balance (field ANTCDT)

This field displays the amount expressed in original currency and loaded if the selection currency is entered and depends on the following situations:

For a company, a site, or a group of companies with the same fiscal year start and end dates:

The field is loaded if the amount of credit and debit movements displays a debit balance between the start date of the fiscal year and the start date of the inquiry.

The carry forward amounts are included per the criteria selections.

If the inquiry concerns several fiscal years, the intermediary carry forward periods are not included.

For a group of companies with staggered fiscal years, i.e. with different fiscal year start and end dates:

Earlier balances are not displayed.

  • Period debit (field DEB)

This field displays the amount expressed in original currency and loaded if the selection currency is entered and depends on the following situations:

For a company, a site, or a group of companies with the same fiscal year start and end dates:

The field is loaded by the total of debit movements carried out during the inquired period.

The carry forward entries are never included.

The closed postings are included per the selection criteria and if the end date of the inquiry corresponds to the fiscal year end date.

If the inquiry concerns several fiscal years, the intermediary closed postings are not included.

For a group of companies with staggered fiscal years, i.e., with different fiscal year start and end dates:

The carry-forward entries and the closed entries are not included.

  • Period credit (field CDT)

This field displays the amount expressed in original currency and loaded if the selection currency is entered and depends on the following situations:

For a company, a site, or a group of companies with the same fiscal year start and end dates:

The field is loaded by the total of credit movements carried out during the inquired period.

The carry forward entries are never included.

The close postings are included per the selection Criteria and if the end date of the inquiry corresponds to the fiscal year end date.

If the inquiry concerns several fiscal years, the intermediary closing postings are not included.

For a group of companies with staggered fiscal years, i.e., with different fiscal year start and end dates:

The carry-forward entries and the closed entries are not included.

  • Period debit balance (field SOLDEB)

This field specifies, if the selection currency having been entered, the debit balance of the period in the selection currency.

  • Period credit balance (field SOLCDT)

This field displays the credit balance of the period in the selection currency.

  • Ending debit balance (field FINDEB)

This field displays the amount expressed in original currency and loaded if the selection currency is entered.

This field displays an amount if the actual accounting balance is a debit based on the total credit and debit movements from the selected and previous periods.

  • Ending credit balance (field FINCDT)

This field displays the amount expressed in original currency and loaded if the selection currency is entered.

This field displays an amount if the actual accounting balance is a credit based on the total credit and debit movements from the selected and previous periods.

  • Ledger beginning debit balance (field ANTDEBLED)

This field displays the amount expressed in the ledger currency depends on the following situations:

For a company, a site, or a group of companies with the same fiscal year start and end dates:

The field is loaded if the amount of credit and debit movements displays a debit balance, between the start date of the fiscal year and the start date of the inquiry.

The carry forward amounts are included per the selection criteria.

If the inquiry concerns several fiscal years, the intermediary carry forward periods are not included.

For a group of companies with staggered fiscal years, i.e., with different fiscal year start and end dates:

The earlier balances are not displayed.

  • Ledger beginning credit balance (field ANTCDTLED)

This field displays the amount expressed in the ledger currency depends on the following situations:

For a company, a site, or a group of companies with the same fiscal year start and end dates:

The field is loaded if the amount of credit and debit movements displays a credit balance, between the start date of the fiscal year and the start date of the inquiry.

The carry forward amounts are included per the selection criteria.

If the inquiry concerns several fiscal years, the intermediary carry forward periods are not included.

For a group of companies with staggered fiscal years, i.e., with different fiscal year start and end dates:

The earlier balances are not displayed.

  • Ledger period debit (field DEBLED)

This field displays the amount expressed in the ledger currency depends on the following situations:

For a company, a site, or a group of companies with the same fiscal year start and end dates:

The field is loaded by the total of debit movements carried out during the inquired period.

The carry forward entries are never included.

The close postings are included per the selection criteria and if the end date of the inquiry corresponds to the fiscal year end date.

If the inquiry concerns several fiscal years, the intermediary closing postings are not included.

For a group of companies with staggered fiscal years, i.e., with different fiscal year start and end dates:

The carry-forward entries and the closing entries are not included.

  • Ledger period credit (field CDTLED)

This field displays the amount expressed in the ledger currency depends on the following situations:

The field is loaded by the total of credit movements carried out during the inquired period.

The carry forward entries are never included.

The close postings are included per the selection criteria and if the end date of the inquiry corresponds to the fiscal year end date.

If the inquiry concerns several fiscal years, the intermediary closing postings are not included.

For a group of companies with staggered fiscal years, i.e., with different fiscal year start and end dates:

The carry-forward entries and the closing entries are not included.

  • Ledger period debit balance (field SOLDEBLED)

This field specifies the debit balance for the period in the ledger currency.

  • Ledger period credit balance (field SOLCDTLED)

This field specifies the credit balance for the period, in ledger currency.

  • Ledger ending debit balance (field FINDEBLED)

This field displays the amount expressed in the ledger currency.

This field displays an amount if the actual accounting balance is a debit based on the total credit and debit movements from the selected and previous periods.

  • Ledger ending credit balance (field FINCDTLED)

This field displays the amount expressed in the ledger currency.

This field displays an amount if the actual accounting balance is a credit based on the total credit and debit movements from the selected and previous periods.

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Account Inquiry

This button is used to display:

  • the A/P-A/R balance in the event of a collective account and if the general balance is being displayed,
  • the account detail, otherwise.

 

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Reports

By default, the following reports are associated with this function :

 BALGRP : General balance

This can be changed using a different setup.

Specific Buttons

The following fields are included on the window opened through this button :

Selection

  • Active memo (field MEMO)

 

This screen defines the criteria for the selection and display of the general or auxiliary balances.

Selection criteria:
- Company / Group of companies: the company is mandatory,
- site : inaccessible if a group of companies has been previously selected,
- type of ledger: this field is used to define the ledger type concerned by the inquiry. In this function, only the 'General' ledgers can be accessed,
- date ranges: date from which the records are selected (it cannot correspond to a period start) and date up to which the records are selected (can only correspond to a period end),
- Taking into account the carry-forward entries Y/N.
SEEWARNING Beware of the rules for taking into account carry-forward entries Y/N.
- Taking into account the entries period closure Y/N.
SEEWARNING Beware of the rules for taking into account carry-forward entries Y/N, for the group of companies.
- Taking into account the entries passed to the exceptional accounts Y/N.

Display criteria:

  • currency of amounts display.
    Requested exchange currency. Currency in which the balance will be converted. The converted amounts are displayed in the "conversion" columns. If no currency has been selected, the "conversion" columns are not loaded.
    SEEWARNING The entered currency is not used as a filter but as a conversion data. The recovery grid displays all the transactions for the selected period, irrespective of their original currency.
    The conversion is performed based on the type of exchange rate entered for the CNSTYPCUR parameter value ("Common Data" chapter, group CUR "Currency management").
    Based on the screen code used (to be set up by the GESGTC function), it is possible to display the amounts in the original currency, in ledger currency and in conversion currency.
  • pre-setup inquiry screen: The preset screen codes (via the GESGTC function for the BAF code) are selected.

On entering the account inquiry function, the parameters stored with code STD(the whole columns are displayed) are recalled by default.
If the criteria are not stored in an STD memo, the submitted default values are the default accounting site for the user (and the corresponding company), the date range matching the last open fiscal year, and the default currency of the company.

All these criteria can be saved by the user under a code XXX on clicking the "Memo" button. To re-display criteria saved under memo code YYY, click on button "Call" and enter YYY.

 

  • Ledger type (field LEDTYP)

 

  • Start date (field DATDEB)

This screen defines the criteria for the selection and display of the general or auxiliary balances.

Selection criteria:
- Company / Group of companies: the company is mandatory,
- site : inaccessible if a group of companies has been previously selected,
- type of ledger: this field is used to define the ledger type concerned by the inquiry. In this function, only the 'General' ledgers can be accessed,
- date ranges: date from which the records are selected (it cannot correspond to a period start) and date up to which the records are selected (can only correspond to a period end),
- Taking into account the carry-forward entries Y/N.
SEEWARNING Beware of the rules for taking into account carry-forward entries Y/N.
- Taking into account the entries period closure Y/N.
SEEWARNING Beware of the rules for taking into account carry-forward entries Y/N, for the group of companies.
- Taking into account the entries passed to the exceptional accounts Y/N.

Display criteria:

  • currency of amounts display.
    Requested exchange currency. Currency in which the balance will be converted. The converted amounts are displayed in the "conversion" columns. If no currency has been selected, the "conversion" columns are not loaded.
    SEEWARNING The entered currency is not used as a filter but as a conversion data. The recovery grid displays all the transactions for the selected period, irrespective of their original currency.
    The conversion is performed based on the type of exchange rate entered for the CNSTYPCUR parameter value ("Common Data" chapter, group CUR "Currency management").
    Based on the screen code used (to be set up by the GESGTC function), it is possible to display the amounts in the original currency, in ledger currency and in conversion currency.
  • pre-setup inquiry screen: The preset screen codes (via the GESGTC function for the BAF code) are selected.

On entering the account inquiry function, the parameters stored with code STD(the whole columns are displayed) are recalled by default.
If the criteria are not stored in an STD memo, the submitted default values are the default accounting site for the user (and the corresponding company), the date range matching the last open fiscal year, and the default currency of the company.

All these criteria can be saved by the user under a code XXX on clicking the "Memo" button. To re-display criteria saved under memo code YYY, click on button "Call" and enter YYY.

  • End date (field DATFIN)

 

  • Carryforwards (field ANOUV)

 

  • Closing (field CLOTURE)

 

  • Off-balance-sheet (field HBILAN)

 

Display

This screen defines the criteria for the selection and display of the general or auxiliary balances.

Selection criteria:
- Company / Group of companies: the company is mandatory,
- site : inaccessible if a group of companies has been previously selected,
- type of ledger: this field is used to define the ledger type concerned by the inquiry. In this function, only the 'General' ledgers can be accessed,
- date ranges: date from which the records are selected (it cannot correspond to a period start) and date up to which the records are selected (can only correspond to a period end),
- Taking into account the carry-forward entries Y/N.
SEEWARNING Beware of the rules for taking into account carry-forward entries Y/N.
- Taking into account the entries period closure Y/N.
SEEWARNING Beware of the rules for taking into account carry-forward entries Y/N, for the group of companies.
- Taking into account the entries passed to the exceptional accounts Y/N.

Display criteria:

  • currency of amounts display.
    Requested exchange currency. Currency in which the balance will be converted. The converted amounts are displayed in the "conversion" columns. If no currency has been selected, the "conversion" columns are not loaded.
    SEEWARNING The entered currency is not used as a filter but as a conversion data. The recovery grid displays all the transactions for the selected period, irrespective of their original currency.
    The conversion is performed based on the type of exchange rate entered for the CNSTYPCUR parameter value ("Common Data" chapter, group CUR "Currency management").
    Based on the screen code used (to be set up by the GESGTC function), it is possible to display the amounts in the original currency, in ledger currency and in conversion currency.
  • pre-setup inquiry screen: The preset screen codes (via the GESGTC function for the BAF code) are selected.

On entering the account inquiry function, the parameters stored with code STD(the whole columns are displayed) are recalled by default.
If the criteria are not stored in an STD memo, the submitted default values are the default accounting site for the user (and the corresponding company), the date range matching the last open fiscal year, and the default currency of the company.

All these criteria can be saved by the user under a code XXX on clicking the "Memo" button. To re-display criteria saved under memo code YYY, click on button "Call" and enter YYY.

 

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Once the criteria have been entered, this button is used to fill the header tab, with the first lines corresponding to the entered criteria (the totals are always accounting period totals, even if using more restrictive ranges in terms of date).
The 'Return', 'Next' and 'Last' buttons are used to display the previous, next and last accounts.

Limits

First case: the inquiry concerns a company, a site or a group of companies with homogeneous fiscal years, that is with the same fiscal year start and end dates

The following rules should be followed:

  • the ledger type chosen must have the same book-keeping currency for each of the companies in the group (the currency of the ledger type is determined at the level of the account core model setup),
  • the inquiry must concern a same chart of accounts,
  • the breakdown of the fiscal years must be identical for all the companies contained in the group.

 

Examples:

  • Group 1:
    • Company 1 has a a first fiscal year date on 01/01/2008 and calendar fiscal years (from January to December).
    • Company 2 has a a first fiscal year date on 01/01/2010 and calendar fiscal years (from January to December).

The group 1 can be inquired from the 01/01/2008 on.

 

  • Group 2:
    • Company 1 has a a first fiscal year date on 01/07/2008. Its 1st fiscal year starts on 01/07/2008 and ends 30/06/2009.
      Its 2nd fiscal year covers the period from 01/07/09 to 31/12/09 and the next fiscal years are calendar fiscal years (from January to December).
    • Company 2 has a a 1st fiscal year date on 01/01/2009 and calendar fiscal years (from January to December).

Until 01/01/2010, the inquiry will comply with the rules relating to the groups of companies with fiscal years having different start and end dates.
Starting from 01/01/2010 the inquiry will comply with the rules relating to the groups of companies with fiscal years having identical start and end dates.

Second case:the inquiry concerns a group of companies with shifted fiscal years, that is with the different fiscal year start and end dates.

The same rules have to be respected.

Remember: when the inquiry concerns a group of companies with shifted fiscal years:

  • the accounting balance, in the header, is not calculated/displayed
  • the "Closed" tab is not filled.
  • For example:

    • Company 1 has a a first fiscal year date on 01/01/2008 and calendar fiscal years (from January to December).
    • Company 2 has a 1st fiscal year date on 01/09/2009 and fiscal years from September to October.

    The inquiry is requested for the period from 01/01/2010 to 30/06/2010.
    The result will displays the totals of the debit and credit entries as well as the account balances for the requested period.

    Error messages

    In addition to the generic error messages, the following messages can appear during the entry :

    All companies do not use the same chart of accounts for this ledger type

    The requested inquiry concerns a group of companies whose charts of accounts attached to the type of ledger are different. No inquiry is possible.

    All companies do not have the same currency for this ledger

    The requested inquiry concerns a group of companies which currencies set up for the ledgers attached to the selected type of ledger are different. No inquiry is possible.

    Periods incompatible between the companies of the group

    The requested inquiry concerns a group of companies which fiscal year periods are divided differently.
    For instance, for company 'A' the fiscal year starts on the 01/01/2010; as a result, the periods start on the first day of each month.
    For company 'B' the fiscal year starts on the 15/01/2010; as a result, the periods start on the 15th of each month.
    No inquiry is possible.

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