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General Ledger Overview

In accounting, the General Ledger is synonymous with accounting and bookkeeping. The General Ledger can also be referred to as the GL, the Ledger and Nominal Ledger. The transaction types that commonly update the Ledger are General Ledger Journals, and sub-ledgers such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Inventory, Job Projects and PayRoll/HR.

A Ledger account is created for each account in the Chart of Accounts, and are classified into account categories such as Income, Expenses, Assets, Liabilities and Equity, and the collection of these accounts is referred to as the General Ledger. An organisations Income Statement (Profit and Loss P&L) and Balance Sheet are both derived from income and expense account categories in the General Ledger.

SapphireOne Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software will update sub-ledgers and the General Ledger, with entries drawn from the SapphireOne data file that is shared with other processes managed through the SapphireOne ERP.

This is the same General Ledger Inquiry screen that is available within SapphireOne Accounts mode. Please navigate to General Ledger Inquiry for full details on this Inquiry screen.

General Ledger Chart of Accounts details are entered into your SapphireOne Payroll/HR here. This is the same General Ledger Inquiry screen that is available within SapphireOne Accounts mode. Please navigate to General Ledger Inquiry for full details on General Ledger functionality. The purpose of this PayRoll/HR General Ledger Inquiry screen is so that all users who only have access to the PayRoll/HR mode will be able to view all General Ledger accounts and investigate all related PayRoll/HR General Ledger information.

The General Ledger Account ID is used for collating Pay Run figures for period-to-date and year-to-date data. You may take the totals directly into your General Ledger to accrue Payroll/HR for the respective periods. There must be a General Ledger Account ID created for Allowances & Deductions and other Payroll/HR information in the appropriate areas of your General Ledger accounts. 

If there are no Payroll/HR General Ledger accounts to view, or you wish to add in a new General Ledger account, you may create new General Ledger Accounts by selecting the New icon. 

Please navigate to General Ledger Inquiry for full details on General Ledger functionality.

Dictation and Speech to Text Overview

SapphireOne’s implementation of both Dictation (MacOS) and Speech to Text (Windows) is a game changer for data entry. Any data entry field you can type into using a keyboard can use this feature.

You can also use this functionality on all inquiry screens within SapphireOne. For example, the user is in a Contact within a Client. They may have made a phone call to that particular client using the Softphone technology. Consequently, this will automatically date and time stamp both the contact and the phone number you called.

As soon as the call is completed, the user has the ability to use Speech to Text (Windows) or Dictation (MacOS). They can dictate into the memo field of the CRM contact, adding as much description as they require.

Dictation and Speech to Text Procedure

This functionality applies across every single Data Entry screen. For example, the SapphireOne user is entering a Vendor Invoice (VI). Additionally, you may want to add a memo within the Vendor Invoice (VI). The user can utilise the tool and simply dictate the memo.

Another example is if the user wants to add additional lines to the General Ledger account, within each General Ledger account. When the user is completing data entry using a General Ledger, there’s always a unique memo field for each GL account line.

The user can then utilise this feature to quickly add the information they need to add. Alternatively, you may have an interview with an employee. After the interview process is completed, the user can then make notes about the employee.

Speech to Text or Dictation is an extremely powerful tool. It is something that we at SapphireOne, as well as our clients, utilise daily. It is a massive time saver.

All inquiry screens in SapphireOne offer the option to customise the list of items displayed on the page. This feature, known as Custom Inquiry, allows you to select the data fields to be shown and the order in which the columns of data appear across the screen. Although a client list is used as an example below, any type of inquiry can be customised within SapphireOne.

The list below represents the standard inquiry list, displaying a basic set of data fields for each client record:

Swap to Custom Inquiry

When you select the ‘Swap to Custom Inquiry’ button in the lower left-hand corner of the screen, SapphireOne will display the default Custom Screen, as shown below. This Custom List screen provides the user with two main options for organising the data display:

  1. To add or remove the data field columns displayed on the screen, click the ‘Setup’ button in the bottom right corner of the screen. Within the Setup screen, you can right-click on the column lines and choose from Delete, Move Left, or Move Right. More information on the Setup screen is provided below.
  2. To change the order in which the data field columns are displayed, click the ‘Setup’ button in the bottom right corner of the screen. Within the Setup screen, you can right-click on the column lines and choose from Delete, Move Left, or Move Right. More information on the Setup screen is provided below.

Once you have customised the Custom Inquiry screen, the screen view will be unique to you, and each time you log in, you will see the same custom view. You also have the option to select and save an unlimited number of custom views. This can be done in the ‘Setup’ screen, as detailed below.

The Inquiry screen below is the initial Custom Inquiry screen, which can be modified by the user.

Custom Inquiry Screen ‘Setup’ Function

To begin setting up your Customised List screen, click the Setup button, as shown above. The Setup screen will appear, as displayed below.

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From this screen, users can add and remove data columns as needed. Almost every field within the SapphireOne data tables can be included in the Custom List screen, provided the user has the necessary authorisation.

The screen features several menu items across the top, which include:

  • Reset to Default – Clicking this button resets the display to the default settings determined by SapphireOne. When you add a new data field, SapphireOne will place it on the right-hand side of the data columns. You can then click on the field heading and drag it to your desired location on the screen.
  • Show Related Record – This option allows you to add related fields from other tables. By ticking the Show Related checkbox at the top of the screen, you can select a related record, and a mini view of that related record for the chosen entry will be displayed for the currently selected record. You will need to select the fields to be displayed.
  • Favourite Set – Located at the top left of the screen, this option enables you to save a custom-created screen for future use. For instance, you can have a simple Inquiry screen for general use and a more complex screen view when auditing specific information.

You can review our Blog and YouTube channel for additional information and resources on SapphireOne ERP, CRM and Business Accounting software.

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