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General Ledger
The book of record and the calendar that governs it.
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ViewJournalsOpenRecordsChart of AccountsOpenRecordsFiscal PeriodsThe periods each fiscal year is cut into. A period’s code and dates can be corrected until its year has postings; opening and closing it is always possible. Generate them under Fiscal Years.OpenRecordsFiscal Year VariantsHow this company cuts its fiscal years: the calendar year, twelve months from another month, 4-4-5 / 4-5-4 / 5-4-4 weeks or thirteen four-week periods, with optional special (adjustment) periods. A variant is fixed once a year cut with it has postings; add a new one for the years to come.OpenViewFiscal YearsEach fiscal year, named by the calendar year it ends in (April 2026 to March 2027 is 2027), and the variant it was cut with. A year is fixed once a journal is dated in it; one with no postings can be removed.Open
Columns, fields and actions
| Screen | Kind | What it is | Columns | Fields | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journals | Read-only list | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chart of Accounts | List | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Fiscal Periods | List | The periods each fiscal year is cut into. A period’s code and dates can be corrected until its year has postings; opening and closing it is always possible. Generate them under Fiscal Years. | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| Fiscal Year Variants | List | How this company cuts its fiscal years: the calendar year, twelve months from another month, 4-4-5 / 4-5-4 / 5-4-4 weeks or thirteen four-week periods, with optional special (adjustment) periods. A variant is fixed once a year cut with it has postings; add a new one for the years to come. | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Fiscal Years | Read-only list | Each fiscal year, named by the calendar year it ends in (April 2026 to March 2027 is 2027), and the variant it was cut with. A year is fixed once a journal is dated in it; one with no postings can be removed. | 9 | 0 | 3 |