- Select the Balances and budgets enquiry program.
- You access Balance/budget enquiry. The system displays all the key fields for your last used template. Note: The first time you enter this routine you will reach the Balance enquiry template selection panel, where you can choose an existing template or create a new one. The last used template will be defaulted the next time you enter this enquiry program. If you want to select a different template, click Templates. Select the applicable template and click OK to retrieve the new template.
- You access Balance/budget enquiry. The sub-heading differs depending on the selected template. Complete the following:
- Value
- Enter the applicable key value(s) and click OK to view the balances for the selected key value(s).
- You remain on the same panel which is now updated with your selected balance values. Note that your enquiry template must include the summary identity part you want to make an enquiry on. See Create a G/L enquiry template for additional information on how you can create balance enquiry templates.
On this panel you can view the balance and budget information per accounting period for the values selected for the summary id enquiry option. The first line displays the total value per column type and key combination and the second line displays the opening balance (for balance accounts only). The remaining lines are the period values.
Tip: Your selected balance or budget values can be accumulated if you use the Add or Subtract options. To show the total of the accumulated values in the columns, click Totals. To clear the calculated total, click Clear. Exit the routine.