Printing Subsidiary or Description on the Monthly and Year to Date
General Ledger Reports
On the Monthly General Ledger Report there is an option to print the report displaying Description (D) or Subsidiary (S).
D Will print a transaction description of each entry on the report. This is the description that is entered at the time the transaction was created and posted.
S Will print an identifying name from the Subsidiary Ledger. That is for postings from Accounts Payable, the Vendor Name will appear. For Accounts Receivable, it will be the Customer Name, and for Payroll, the Employee Name. General Journal postings will always have the transaction description displayed.
The Year to Date General Ledger Report displays the same information as the Monthly General Ledger report. The option for the Description (D) or Subsidiary (S) will display the same results. The Year to Date General Ledger Report can be printed for prior fiscal months.
D Will print a transaction description of each entry on the report. This is the description that is entered at the time the transaction was created and posted.
S Will print an identifying name from the Subsidiary Ledger. That is for postings from Accounts Payable, the Vendor Name will appear. For Accounts Receivable, it will be the Customer Name, and for Payroll, the Employee Name. General Journal postings will always have the transaction description displayed.