Trial Balance

This table details the steps that should be used to request a Trial Balance.

Step

Action

1

Select the Balance Research icon.

2

Select List from the Action Bar.

3

Enter the desired Account Period if other than the generated current month.

4

Enter the date in MM-DD-YYYY format if other than the generated current date. The trial balance will be cumulative for the month (or fiscal year) up to the date shown.

5

Select List to execute the request. The trial balance will take several minutes to be generated from the main computer.

6

The trial balance lists each account number along with the debit, credit, and net amounts. For a list of all of the journal entries that have posted to an account number, highlight the desired account and select the Display option. An asterisk indicates that the account balance is reversed from its normal status.

7

The response is a Display journal entries journal, listing the amount, debit or credit, item count, and journal number of each journal entry used to calculate the account balance. For a complete research record, use the Display journal Control option.