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kmh
User
12 years ago
Status:
Done

Report: General ledger details - Include descriptions

Currently the General Ledger Report only shows descriptions for the Bank Accounts and has a blank spot on all other General Ledger Accounts. We need to be able to at least see a description on the General Ledger Report for ALL General Ledger Accounts otherwise we have to manually drill down into every transaction to ensure it has been coded to the correct General Ledger.

 

This is a must for Accountants from an EOY perspective.

 

Even better, it would be great if you could customise the General Ledger Report to add various fields such as Payees etc.

 

Please can we get this basic information included ASAP!!!

 

Thanks

 

"GENERAL LEDGER REPORT - NEED DESCRIPTIONS!!! ASAP PLEASE"

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  • BEF's avatar
    BEF
    Contributing Cover User
    6 years ago

    Please Please Please produce a report that allows for the descriptions entered to be visible from the General Ledger Report.  It is FRUSTRATING that our time is spent dissecting bank transactions only to find that information is then only accessible from the bank transaction itself.  This is critical where there are inter-entity loans and incomes such as rent and primary production where net amounts on the bank transaction need to be grossed up to allow for deductions such as commissions and fees.

  • DavidCRay's avatar
    DavidCRay
    Cover User
    7 years ago

    Hi MYOB.

     

    I'm a relatively new user of MYOB Essentials for a NFP sporting club.

     

     

    I doubt that the idea of adding a "description" column to the General Ledger Report in MYOB Essentials is a new one.  It would not hard to add one more field to this report - there are columns which are not useful (eg. balance) and could be replaced with the transaction "description"  "Note" might also be helpful, but "description" is the one I really would like to see. 

     

    Whenever the committee asks for a report, I have to manually go into each transaction and draw out the "description" and then track them manually.  I would switch to any other provider who could give this functionality.

     

    Regards

    • Tonia_LB's avatar
      Tonia_LB
      Partner
      6 years ago

      Would definitely like to see this option included in the report. Although the Notes for the transaction displays in the GL report, if it is a split transaction it does not show the description and what makes up the full transaction. This is imperative from an Accountants point of view.

    • MeganHinch's avatar
      MeganHinch
      Cover User
      6 years ago

      Agree, this is especially frustrating for clients who have recently moved from BankLink.

    • AS1's avatar
      AS1
      User
      5 years ago

      Im struggling with not seeing my 'dissected' descriptions in the general ledger report also.  Has MYOB fixed this at all since this post? 

      If not, what work arounds are you doing?

       

      I see MYOB advise using the 'notes' section but I cant see that it is possible to add a note for each dissected line, does it? 

       

  • David_Cree's avatar
    David_Cree
    Ultimate Partner
    12 years ago

    Hello kmh,

     

    What version are you referring to - v19.x or v2011/2012?

     

    Are you meaning the Memo field is the one with no detail in it? When I look at the Clearwater sample file I can see the memo line on all transactions. You can also select the Allocation Memo field in the reports which may have additional details.

     

    If it is not the Memo Lines what is it that you are after?

     

    cheers

    David

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Silverfin's avatar
    Silverfin
    Contributing Cover User
    8 years ago

    When is this going to be added into essentials.  Without it, reconsiliations are harder than they need to be.

  • Fiona_Mac's avatar
    Fiona_Mac
    Cover User
    8 years ago

    Why hasnt this been added yet? It is a pretty basic requirement that makes a huge difference to the end user.

  • CloverQ's avatar
    CloverQ
    Former Staff
    8 years ago
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    Hi Everyone,

     

    Now the General Ledger Details report displays a Description for all transactions, if applicable. If there is a Notes field in the transaction, the Notes will be displayed as the Description, otherwise, the applicable customer/supplier/employee name, or bank transaction description will be used instead.

     

    Thank you very much for all your interest in this idea. 

     

     

  • NathanRM's avatar
    NathanRM
    Cover User
    7 years ago

    Hi there, 

     

    I have read through this post...this is the exact issue I am having with clients. 

     

    When running a GL detail report and using Bills as the data entry option, the descriptions included in the report just defaults to the name of the supplier. 

     

    This is very limiting. GL's are used to check what has been entered into an account, for example if a transaction is split and description entered that description should be included in the report. 

     

    What happens currently is, the name of the supplier is reported as a part of the GL detail report if there are 10 lines of detail in one invoice I see 10 lots of supplier name, rather than the 10 different detailed descriptions coming through. 

     

    Could this be actioned sooner rather than later, as GL's are very useful and clicking into every single transaction to get the detail of each line item is timeconsuming and frustrating. 

     

    Regards

     

    Nathan