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Financial Reporting Dashboard Tutorials

  • The dashboard displays transactions or accounts that need further processing.
  • On the left a list of transactions that are out of balance are shown.
  • On the right, the accrual accounts that need to be reconciled are shown. The accrual accounts that are shown are those for which the default Accrual was selected in the Chart of Accounts.

Navigation Example: Main Menu > Accounting > Financial Reporting > Menu (button) > Dashboard

These tutorials explain how to view and use the various Dashboard sections.


How to Display the Dashboard 

  1. Navigate to Main Menu > Accounting > Financial Reporting.
  2. Click Menu (button) > Dashboard.
  3. Click View (button).

How to Display Out-of-Balance Transactions 

  1. Navigate to Main Menu > Accounting > Financial Reporting.
  2. Click Menu (button) > Dashboard.
  3. Click View (button).
  4. On the left, on the Transaction Errors section, any transactions that are out of balance will be displayed.

How to Fix Out-of-Balance Transactions 

  1. Navigate to Main Menu > Accounting > Financial Reporting.
  2. Click Menu (button) > Dashboard.
  3. Click View (button).
  4. On the left, on the Transaction Errors section, any transactions that are out of balance will be displayed.
  5. Right-click an entry on the list and select Open Transaction from the context menu.
  6. When the transaction is opened, a warning bar at the top shows which item line is out of balance.
  7. Navigate to the specific line item and select accounts for both the debit (Dr Account) and credit account (Cr Account) fields.
    • Note: If the fields are not displayed, use the Field Chooser (*) in the first column and check the boxes next to Dr Account and Cr Account.

How to Display Accrual Account Balances 

  1. Navigate to Main Menu > Accounting > Financial Reporting.
  2. Click Menu (button) > Dashboard.
  3. Click View (button).
  4. On the right, on the Account Accruals section, all the accrual accounts and their balances will be displayed.

How to Add Accrual Accounts to the Dashboard 

  1. Navigate to the Chart of Accounts (Main Menu > Setup> Accounting > Accounts (tab)).
  2. Click the + next to Grid View (button) to expand the view if it is collapsed.
    • Note: If the Grid View button shows Tree View, click the button to switch views.
  3. Scroll down the list of accounts to the Statement of Financial Position.
  4. Find the entry you want to display and click the Default column in the same row as the entry. 
  5. Select Accrual from the dropdown list.
  6. Click Save (button) if it is not greyed out.

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