Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Create a trial balance by account schedule on Microsoft Dynamics Nav Business Central

Hello Friends,

Today we will learn how to create a trial balance on account schedule. This tool permits us to create our customized report.

Step 1:

To create an account schedule, go on the following menu:

Main Menu --> Department --> Financial Management --> General Ledger --> Account Schedule.


Step 2:

Click on the button New and fill the following information.

NameEnter a name for the account schedule
DescriptionEnter a description for the account schedule
Default ColumnNeed to create columns
Analysis View NameIf you want to associate a analysis view with the account schedule

Step 3:

To add a column click on the drop down of the field Default Column


The following page will open.

fill the following information:

NameEnter a name
DescriptionEnter a description
Analysis View NameIf there is analysis view that need to be linked

Step 4:

Click on Edit Column Layout setup and fill the following information.


Column NoAdd a column no
Column HeaderEnter the name of the column header
Column TypeEnter type of the column
Ledger Entry TypeEnter entries in ledger entry type
Amount TypeEnter the type of the amount
FormulaEnter formula if any
Show opposite signIf you want to show opposite sign in amount
Comparison date formulaLet it blank
ShowEnter always if you want the field to be display
Rounding FactorEnter the rounding factor

Click on OK

Step 5:

To test the account schedule go on the main page and click on overview.


After clicking on overview, the report will appear.



Tuesday, April 14, 2020

General Journal on Microsoft Dynamics Nav Business Central

Hello Friends,

Today's tutorial is about doing a journal.  The aim of doing journal is to make adjustment in the system. On Microsoft Dynamics Nav Business Central, you can do a journal in different way and you can do it as follows.

1. G/L Account to G/L Account
2. Vendor to G/L Account
3. Customer to G/L Account
4. Bank Account to Bank Account
5. Vendor to Bank Account
6. Customer to Bank Account
7. G/L Account to Bank Account

Step 1:

To open the journal, go on the following menu:

Main Menu --> Department --> Financial Management --> General Ledger --> General Journal.



Step 2:

Fill all the necessary information.

Batch NameChoose the Batch Name
Line NoThe line no will display automatically
Posting DateEnter the date of the transaction
Document TypeEnter the document type of the transaction
Document NoDocument no will be display automatically if no of series has been setup
Account TypeEnter the account Type for the debited amount
Account NoEnter the account No for the debited amount
Account NameUpon Choosing the account no, the name of the account will display automatically
DescriptionEnter a description for the transaction
AmountEnter the amount (if amount to be credited then negative amount else if amount to be debited then amount is positive)
Amount (LCY)If foreign currency has been used, the amount will be converted to local currency here
Bal. Account TypeEnter the destination account type (Account to be credited)
Bal. Account NoEnter the destination account no (Account to be credited)
Deferral CodeEnter a deferral code if you need to use
External Document NoAdd an external document no
Currency Codeenter the currency code you are using.

Step 3:

After entering all the date click on the button POST to validate the date and post it to the correct G/L account.

Click on OK to close

Creation of G/L Budget on Microsoft Dynamics Nav Business Central

Dear Friends,

In this tutorial we will learn how to create a budget for a G/L Account. Budgeting is done when a specific amount is assigned to a specific G/L account in order to have a better control when the amount is being credited or debited.

Step 1:

To create a budget click go on the following menu:

Main Menu --> Department --> Financial Management --> General Ledger --> G/L Budgets


Step 2: 

 Click on the button New and fill the following information

NameEnter the name of the budget
DescriptionGive a description for the button
Global Dimension 1 CodeGlobal Dimension 1 will display automatically
Global Dimension 2 CodeGlobal Dimension 2 will display automatically
Budget Dimension 1 CodeIf you want to put another dimension
Budget Dimension 2 CodeIf you want to put another dimension
Budget Dimension 3 CodeIf you want to put another dimension
Budget Dimension 4 CodeIf you want to put another dimension
BlockedIf the budget is not longer in use

Step 3:

Click on the button Edit Budget and add the following information


General
Budget NameThe Budget name will appear automatically
Show as LinesLet it be G/L Account
Show as ColumnLet it be period
View ByThe frequency you want to see, here we have chosen month
Rounding FactorIf you have any rounding factor
Show column NameInstead of month and year, you can display the name of the month completely
Budget Matrix
Budget AmountThis will represent the total amount of all the amount from months
Month (JAN 2020, FEB 2020)You will need to enter the amount budget for the specific G/L
Filters
Date FilterIf you want to filter by a specific date
G/L Account FilterIf you want to filter per G/L Account
G/L Account Category FilterIf you want to filter by Account Category
Income/Balance G/L Account FilterIf you want to filter by Income statement or Balance sheet
Global Dimension 1 CodeChoose a global dimension if you need
Global Dimension 2 CodeChoose a global dimension if you need
Budget Dimension 1 CodeUpon creating the budget if you have enter budget dimension it will appear here automatically
Budget Dimension 2 CodeUpon creating the budget if you have enter budget dimension it will appear here automatically
Budget Dimension 3 CodeUpon creating the budget if you have enter budget dimension it will appear here automatically
Budget Dimension 4 CodeUpon creating the budget if you have enter budget dimension it will appear here automatically

Click on OK to close.

Creation of G/L Account on Microsoft Dynamics Nav Business Central

Hello Friends,

In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a G/L account on business central. A general ledger account is used to debit and credit amount while a list G/L Account is know as a chart of account.

Step 1:

To create a G/L Account go on the following menu:

Main Menu --> Department --> Financial Management --> General Ledger --> Chart of account.


Step 2: 

Click on the button New and fill the required information

General
NoEnter the number of the G/L Account
NameEnter the name of the G/L Account
Name 2If the name is long, split the name and enter the second part here
Vendor NameIf the G/L account is linked with a vendor enter the vendor name
Bank Account NoIf the G/L account is linked with a bank account no enter the account no 
Income/BalancePrecise whether the account is an income statement or a balance sheet
Account CategorySelect an account category
Account SubcategorySelect an account subcategory
Debit/CreditAlways enter both
Account TypeSelect an account type
TotalingWhen you will indent the chart of account the totaling field will be populated automatically
Search NameIf you want to enter a search name for the G/L account
Direct PostingIf this field is checked, mean you can post transaction in the G/L Account
BlockedIf the G/L account is no longer in use, you can blocked it so that it will not appear in trial balance
Posting
Gen. Posting TypeEnter a General Posting Type
Gen. Bus. Posting GroupEnter a General Business Posting Group
Gen. Prod Posting GroupEnter a General Product Posting Group
VAT. Bus. Posting GroupIf the G/L Account is taxable enter the VAT Business Posting Group
VAT. Prod. Posting GroupIf the G/L Account is taxable enter the VAT Product Posting Group
Consolidation
Consol. Debit Acc.If consolidation need to be done, enter the Debit Account
Consol. Credit Acc.If consolidation need to be done, enter the Credit Account

Click on OK to close.

Sunday, April 12, 2020

Creation of Inventory Posting Setup on Microsoft Dynamics Nav Business Central

Dear Friends,

Today in our tutorial we will learn how to setup inventory posting. This setup determines the inventory account in the general ledger to which the program posts for transactions involving this item (any transaction related to Item Inventory).

Step 1:

To do the setup go on the following menu:

Main Menu --> Department --> Financial Management --> Setup --> Inventory Posting Setup


Step 2: 

Click on the button New and fill the required information.

Location CodeEnter the location
Inv. Posting Group CodeEnter the inventory posting group
DescriptionEnter a description
Inventory AccountEnter the inventory G/L account
Inventory Account (interim)If you want to use an interim account during good receive enter the G/L Account here
WIP AccountIn case you are you work in progress, enter the work in progress G/L Account
Material Variance AccountEnter the Material Variance G/L Account
Capacity Variance AccountEnter the Capacity Variance G/L Account
Mfg. Overhead Variance AccountEnter the Manufacturing Overhead Variance G/L Account
Cap. Overhead Variance AccountEnter the Capacity Overhead Variance G/L Account
Subcontracted Variance AccountEnter the subcontracted variance G/L Account

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Creation of Inventory Posting Group on Microsoft Dynamics Nav Business Central

Hello friends,

Today we will learn how to create an inventory posting group.

Step 1:

To proceed with the creation go on the following menu:

Main Menu --> Department --> Financial Management --> Setup --> Inventory Posting Group.


Step 2:

Click on the button New and fill the following information.

CodeEnter a code for the posting group
DescriptionEnter a description

Click on OK to close

Creation of Bank Account Posting Group on Microsoft Dynamics Nav Business Central

Dear Friends,

In this tutirial we will learn how to create a bank account posting group. This setup is a link between a bank account and a G/L Account.

Step 1:

To create the posting group go on the following menu:

Main Menu --> Department --> Financial Management --> Setup --> Bank Account Posting Group.


Step 2:

Click on the button New and fill the information.

CodeEnter a code to the posting group
G/L Account No.Enter the G/L Account correspond to the posting group

Click on OK to close.

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Creation of Vendor Posting Group on Microsoft Dynamics Nav Business Central

Dear Friends,

Today we will learn how to create vendor posting group. This setup shows which G/L account will post the transaction involving the vendor. This posting group defines account for payable, service charge, payment discount account, interest, additional fees and invoice rounding amount.

Step 1:

To create the posting group, go on the following menu:

Main Menu --> Department --> Financial Management --> Setup --> Vendor Posting Group


Step 2: 

Click on OK and fill all the necessary information.

CodeEnter a code for the vendor posting group
DescriptionEnter a description
Payable AccountEnter the payable G/L account
Service Charge AccountEnter the service charge G/L account
Debit Rounding AccountEnter the rounding G/L account when doing a debit
Credit Rounding AccountEnter the rounding G/L account when doing a crebit
Debit Curr. Appln. Rndg. AccountEnter the G/L Account to post rounding differences when applying different currencies
Credit Curr. Appln. Rndg. AccountEnter the G/L Account to post rounding differences when applying different currencies

Click on OK to close

Creation of Customer Posting Group in Microsoft Dynamics Nav Business Central

Dear Friends,

In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a customer posting group and which G/L account to associate with the posting group. 

The customer posting posting group determines which G/L Account will post the transaction involving the customer. The customer posting group specifies the G/L Account for customer receivable, service charge, payment discount amount, interest, additional fees and invoice rounding amount.

Step 1:

To create a customer posting group, go on the following menu:

Main Menu --> Department --> Financial Management --> Setup --> Customer posting group.


Step 2:

Click on the button New and filled all the required information.

CodeEnter a code for the customer posting group
DescriptionEnter a description
Receivable AccountEnter the receivable G/L account
Service Charge AccountEnter the service charge G/L account
Debit Rounding AccountEnter the rounding G/L account when doing a debit
Credit Rounding AccountEnter the rounding G/L account when doing a credit
Debit Curr. Appln. Rndg. AccountEnter the G/L Account to post rounding debit differences when applying different currencies
Credit Curr. Appln. Rndg. AccountEnter the G/L Account to post rounding credit differences when applying different currencies

Click on on OK to close.

Creation of a Deferral Template in Microsoft Dynamics Nav Business Central

Dear Friends,

In today's lesson, we will learn how to create a deferral template but first of all lets see what is the word deferral means in the world of accounting. A deferral is always consider as a amount that was paid or received but it cannot be reported on the current income statement, since it will be an expense or revenue for a future accounting period.

The amount will be deferred to a balance sheet account until a future accounting period when it will be transferred to the income statement.

Step 1:

To create a deferral template go on the following menu:

Main Menu --> Department --> Financial Management --> Setup --> Deferral Template.

Step 2:

Click on the button new to create a template and fill all the required information


Deferral CodeEnter a code for the deferral
DescriptionEnter a description
Deferral AmountEnter the deferral Amount
Deferral %Enter the deferral % normally we deferred at 100%
Calc. MethodEnter the calculation method of the deferral template
Start DateEnter when the deferral template will start
No of PeriodsEnter the number of period
Period DescAdd a description for the period

Click on OK to close.