General Ledger

Prev Next

The General Ledger screen tracks all fees, fines, invoices, credits, discounts, and payments across all modules. No direct entries or modifications are made within the General Ledger. All changes are controlled at the record level across the modules.

Instructions

  1. Sign in to your site

  2. Navigate to Invoicing System and select General Ledger:Invoicing system navigation, General Ledger option.

  3. Use the filters at the top of the screen to narrow or define search results:A form for searching fee transactions with various input fields and options.

    • Fee Category: This allows the user to limit the search to specific fee types to display within the system.

    • Start and End Date: The date range shows the past 3 months of activity by default.

    • Transaction and Sub-Transaction Codes: These fields display the accounting codes established during system setup. These codes will be used when exporting financial data to the accounting system.

    • Case Category: This drop-down is used to limit the types of records that are associated with a financial transaction.

    • Fee Type: This drop-down list will populate with data based on the selection made in the fee category drop-down list. Using the fee category and fee type lists, users can limit search results to very specific fees. If no fee category is selected, the fee type will show all fees/fines contained within the system.

    • Record Type: This field header changes names based on the case category selected. The results of the search would be limited to showing only those financial transactions that met the selected type.

    • Report Type: Choose to display the search results in a ledger or report format.

    • Display Type: This will limit the details of what is being displayed in the search results. Setting this to display details shows every fee and fine associated with the record entry. Limiting the search to hide details only displays fees and fines that have payments assigned to them and any other credits.

  4. Click Search Fee TransactionsButtons for searching fee transactions, resetting the form, and exporting CSV data. The search fee transactions button is highlighted.

  5. View the fee transaction results:A detailed breakdown of permit fees, including dates, amounts, and payment methods.

  6. The Case # link for a specific row can be clicked on to view/edit the record information:Permit fees and case details, including total balance and payment methods listed. A case number is highlighted.

  7. To download a copy of the general ledger report, click Export CSV:Buttons for searching transactions, resetting forms, and exporting CSV data are displayed. The export CSV button is highlighted.