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In this section
About this section
This sections elaborates on how to refine, massage or manipulate the transactions which make up a P&L report generated using the program P&L Reports - BS410
This section follows on from Step 5 in this User Guide describing how to use P&L Reports - BS410
About
this data used in this demo
For this demo - I created all the data for this P&L year by setting up a number of monthly, quarterly and annual payments using the program Direct debits/Standing Orders - BS423 and generated the transactions using the program Process Standing Orders - BS429.
You
can download this database for educational purposes!
Once downloaded, use the program Open another database - BS426 to open the database and experiment with the P&L Programs.
You should be able to recreate the environment for the examples discussed in this section.
The three panels in the screen BS410S01
Referring
to Screenshot BS410S01-4 note the explanation of the data listed in the three panels.
Why are all my P&L Groups not displayed?
The program displays ONLY the P&L Groups which are found to have transactions.
Redundant P&L Groups will not appear in BS410 if:
- we do not link Categories to a P&L Group in BS409
- the category linked to a P&L Group does not have any transactions for the selected P&L year
The Blank Description Line
Before
processing (see Screenshot BS410S01-3) the net value of all transactions were summarised in one line in the P&L Groups
panel, with a blank description. The Blank Description Line is arrowed in the Screenshot BS410S01-3
If
this blank line disappears after automatic processing (in Step 5) then all transactions associated with the selected banks, categories (or tags) have been
accounted for in our P&L Groups.
If you have omitted to link a Category to a P&L group then the blank description line will persist and the sum of
unlinked transactions will be shown in that line.
The Blank Description Line always appears at the TOP of the P&L Groups list.
The Blank Description Line will also appear if you unlink transactions from P&L Groups, or if you subsequently add a new transaction.
You can click the Analyse button at any time, and use the Auto Linking tool to quickly link up any new transactions.
Marginals - Transactions which straddle Start and Year end dates
You may wish to carry forward transactions which have been registered in the current P&L Year, but which have not appeared on your Bank Statement by
year end date e.g. uncashed cheques.
Bank Genie has a feature to isolate a list of marginals and provides tools to allow you to deal with them.
With
reference to Screenshot BS410S01-4 click the Marginals
button
Screen BS410S02 appears
Screnshot BS410S020-1
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