Financial Statements Overview

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Menu permission is granted in User IDs/ Menu Rights.  Permission to print Financial Statement Layout Master List is granted in User IDs/Report Rights.

This menu option allows the creation and maintenance of Financial Statement Layouts.  Layouts include:

  •  Balance Sheet Statements
  • Profit and Loss Statements
  • Cash Flow Statements
  • Supporting Schedules Statements both in Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss format.

Following the entry of a Financial Statement Code,  Financial Statement Description and defining the Layout Type, you create the Financial Statement Layouts through line-by-line definition using Properties.  Available Properties vary slightly depending on the Financial Statement Type being defined.

Property Types

Listed below are links to property types that can be used in Financial Statements.

  • ACCOUNT - Allows the selection and formatting of Accounts.
  • TEXT - Allows selection and formatting of Text Codes.
  • LITERAL- Allows entry and formatting of free text (i.e., literals).
  • LF (Line Feed) - Forces a blank line in a statement.
  • FF (Form Feed) - Forces a new page in statement.
  • BSNI - Calculates Balance Sheet Net Income or Loss.
  • PAT - Print Accumulated Totals.  Used in conjunction with Account when account values are ‘accumulated’ for later printing using this property.
  • SUB1 - SUB9 - Allows creation of sub-total breaks 1-9.
  • CLR1 - CLR9 - Allows clearing of sub-total breaks 1-9.
  • LEGEND - Prints predefined Legend depending on Statement Type being defined. Used to underline numerical columns. Typically used with statement sub-totals and grand totals.s
  • UNDRLN - Allows creation of underlines in blank column/rows.
  • SR/ER - Start Ratio/End Ratio:  Used with Profit and Loss Statement Types only.

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