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Generating a Nominal Ledger report

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Report GenerationNominal Ledger

    The Nominal Ledger Report details all of the transactions that have been posted to the nominal accounts between two given dates.

    There are three ways in which a Nominal Ledger Report can be obtained:

    • Reports - Nominal Ledgers - Nominal Ledger Report
    • From the Nominal Ledger tab of the Client menu, click Nominal Ledger Report and then Goto.
    • From the shortcut icon on the Nominal Ledger toolbar.

    When you have selected the Nominal Ledger report, the following window appears:

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    Select the relevant date and options from the Main options and Extra columns tabs in the Nominal ledger print box, click on Report to view and/or print.

    Main Options

    Dates:

    Controls which transactions are to be included in the report.

    Keep in portrait:

    Depending on the number of extra columns selected, the report prints in landscape. This can be overridden by ticking this option.

    Selected nominal codes:

    Rather than printing all the nominal accounts with balances, by ticking this option and clicking Nominals… you can select from the Client Chart.

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    Extra Columns

    Running balance:

    This option generates an extra column detailing the overall movement on each of the nominal accounts.

    Sequence number:

    This option generates an extra column showing the internal sequence number of the entries that have been posted.

    Contra accounts:

    This option generates an extra column showing where the opposite entries were posted to.

    Note: All reports always Preview to window, first allowing you to review the report before committing it to the printer.

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