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A Ledger is a record A Ledger is a record of total economic transactions. A ledger records summarized financial information as debits and credits, and shows their current balances. The ledgers, once added to the master, need to be managed efficiently by modifying existing ones and deleting the redundant ones as well as making any of the temporarily unused ledgers extinct. The details of the Ledger Master can also be Exported to excel.


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Important - Relationship between Ledger and Sub ledger

While general ledger is the set of master accounts where transactions are recorded, sub ledger is an intermediary set of accounts that are linked to the general ledger. The  The relationship between these two is that multiple sub ledgers are attached to the general ledgerDepending on the type of sub ledger, it might contain information about transaction dates, descriptions, and amounts billed, paid, or received. As  As part of their year-end audit procedures, auditors may trace transactions from a sub ledger to the general ledger and from there to the financial statements, to ensure that transactions are being recorded properly in the accounting system.


 Step-by-step guide

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titleAdd Ledger

The Add button in the Ledger Master grid view allows the inclusion of new ledgers as and when required. On clicking the button, the Add Ledger window opens up to include all relevant details of a ledger. The new record can then be saved and reflected in the master.

Prerequisites

  1. The user's role must have

the 
  1. the Add

 application
  1.  application operation enabled

for
  1. for  

 
  1. Admin - Finance - Chart of Accounts - Ledgers  through Roles in Ginesys Web - Admin - Security.

  2. Group of the ledger must exist. 

Step-by-step guide

Go to Admin > Finance > Chart of Accounts > Ledgers. On clicking the the Add button button, the the Add Ledger window  window appears. You need to enter the name and the abbreviation to be used for it, in the Name and Abbreviation fields respectivelythe Name and Abbreviation fields respectively, as these are mandatory fields.

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In the the Add Ledger window window, there are two (2) tabs-

  1. General-

The 
  1. The General

 tab
  1.  tab records all the general information about the ledger like the group it belongs to, Central Sales Tax No. communication details like address etc. It is then further divided into three sections:

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    titleGeneral

    The General section includes the following information:

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    Fields
    Functions
    Group

    This field records the group to which the ledger belongs.

    This is a mandatory field.

    TypeThis field automatically gets filled when you enter the Group.
    Nature

    Here you can enter the type of ledger it belongs to. You may choose Cash, Bank, AR/AP or General.

    This is a mandatory field.

    Sub Ledger ApplicableThis field has a Yes or No check fields beside it. If you want to include a sub ledger under your ledger, then select Yes, or else select No.
    Site Applicable

    This field, too, has Yes or No check fields. If you want to display the site from which the ledger is being made, then select Yes, or else select No.

    Alert

    Note: If you select No, then the Applicable Sites tab will appear disabled and you won't be allowed to select the sites / sites to which the ledger will be tagged to.



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    titleOthers

    This section contains the following details:

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    Fields
    Functions
    Cheque LabelThis field records the name which will be used in cheques for the particular ledger. It could be name of a particular person or an organisation.
    TDS SourceThis field allows you to select the desired TDS source.
    Central Sales Tax No.In this field, you can enter the Central Sales Tax No. (Number) or CST No.
    Local Sales Tax No.In this field, you can enter the Local Sales Tax No. (Number).
    PANThis field records the PAN number of the person for whom the ledger is being created.
    Interest RateIn this field, you can enter the interest rate to be levied.



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    titleCommunication

    The Communication section contains the contact details of the person against whom the particular ledger is being made. If the person concerned is a jobber or a supplier, then this section will contain the contact details of that person. It includes name, phone number, address, email id etc.

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    Fields
    Functions
    Contact personThis has two related fields: Name (name of the contact person) and Mobile Number (mobile number of the contact person). 
    Address

    This has seven related fields:

    • Address
    • City
    • Std Code
    • District
    • State
    • Pin Code
    • Country

    Address, City and Pin code are user inputs; however, City can be selected from the lookup.

    The Std Code, State and Country fields are automatically displayed on selection of City.

    Phone NumberIn this section, three (3) contact numbers of person (Office, Residence etc) can be recorded here. 
    Fax NumberIn this section, two (2) Fax Numbers of the person can be recorded here.
    EmailThis section has the option of recording 2 Email ids of the person.
    WebsiteThe person's website link can be recorded here.





  2. Applicable Sites- This tab displays all the sites that would use the ledger.

The 
  1. The Select Site

 button
  1.  button allows you to select the sites you want to tag the ledger to.

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    Field Name
    Description
    Site NameIn this field, you can see the names of the available sites that can be tagged to the ledger.
    Short NameThis field displays the short name of the sites.
    Site TypeThis field displays the site type of the available sites.
    OU NameHere you can see the name of the Organisational Unit (OU) of the respective available sites.
The 
  1. The Select Site

 button
  1.  button

    The

 Select button
  1.  Select Site

 
  1.  button opens

the window
  1. the Select Applicable Site

 
  1.  window, which allows you to select the sites you want to tag the ledger to.
    Here you can just select the necessary sites and click on

the button
  1. the Populate

 
  1.  button. This will add the sites in the Add Ledger window.


  2. Then click on

the button
  1. the Save

 
  1.  button to save the ledger.               



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titleEdit Ledger

Prerequisites

  1. To Edit: The user's role must have

the 
  1. the Modify

 application
  1.  application operation enabled 

for  
  1. for  Admin - Finance - Chart of Accounts - Ledgers 

 through 
  1.  through Roles in Ginesys Web - Admin - Security

On selecting a Ledger and clicking the Edit option, the Edit Ledger window opens, similar to the Add Ledger window. The user can edit any of the details in the window.

Tip

Note

  • You can also open the Edit Ledger window by double clicking on the desired ledger name. 

  • You can also make a ledger extinct from the same place.



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titleDelete Ledger

Prerequisites

  1. To Delete: The user's role must have

the 
  1. the Delete

 application
  1.  application operation enabled 

for  
  1. for  Admin - Finance - Chart of Accounts - Ledgers 

 through 
  1.  through Roles in Ginesys Web - Admin - Security.

This option helps you to delete the desired ledger. You need to select a record and then select the Delete option from the menu or select the record and press Delete button on the keyboard.


Warning

Note: You cannot delete a ledger which is already tagged to a site.



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titleExport to Excel

This action button helps you to export the export the entire ledger list to Excelto Excel

To go back to the main page click on  Managing Chart of Accounts in Ginesys ERP Admin

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