Road Map: GL Trial Balance

Use the GL Trial Balance (GTB) program to print trial balances in detail, summary, or worksheet format for an accounting period. See Background for more information.

Before you run this program each time

You should run these programs:  None required

Before you run this program the first time

You should run these programs:

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (General Ledger Options) to set the YTD transaction history? and 13th period adjustment only? options.

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Enterprise Options) to select a date display format for your enterprise, Branch Maintenance (TBM) to select a date display format for your branch, or User Maintenance (UIM) to select a date display format for an individual user.

  • GL Account Maintenance (GMM) to set up GL organizations and GL accounts.

  • Organization Groups Maintenance (TOGM) to set up organization groups.

  • Currency Codes Maintenance (TCU) to enter currency codes and exchange rates.

  • Accounting Period Maintenance (GDM) to enter the period-ending dates for accounting periods and years.

  • Output Device Maintenance (XDM) to set up the output devices that you plan to use.

  • Date-Output Device Maintenance (ZE) to select your default output device and set whether you can override that device.

After you run this program

You will most likely run these programs:

  • Financial Reports Print (GP) to print financial reports.

  • GL Activity Report (GAR) to print a report that shows debits, credits, net change, current balance, and profit for a period.

  • GL Transaction Listing (GYL) to print account transactions within a date range.

  • GL History Report (GHX) to print a report that shows the net change of each account per period and their beginning and ending balances.