Definition & Purpose:
The General Ledger report displays transaction line items for all selected accounts for a chosen date range.
Structure:
The default General Ledger displays line items for all accounts of all transaction types. Line items are grouped and ordered by account as they are ordered in the chart of accounts.
Report:
More information regarding the setup of the report can be seen when it is opened for editing (by clicking the pencil icon to the right of the report name on the Financial Reports list).
Selection defaults can be edited on the left side of the report.
Selection Defaults:
- Using the Ledger-based section, accounts are not filtered by account type.
- By default, all accounts are selected.
- By default, all transaction types are selected.
Display Defaults:
- Line items are grouped by account.
- Accounts are ordered in the same way as they are set up in the Chart of Accounts view.
- Transactions are ordered in chronological order to allow for a running balance to be calculated.
- Check numbers are listed in parentheses under Type.
- Transaction memos are shown under Description for main accounts.
- Line item descriptions are shown under Description for offset accounts.
Note: Since this is a default report, any edits to selections will need to be saved as a copy in the upper right corner, under a different name.