Field Descriptions

Table Information

 

Labor History to General Ledger Comparison

What can I do in this screen?

Use this screen to print information about accounts/organizations/projects that are out of balance between the Labor History table (LAB_HS) and the General Ledger Posting Summary table (GL_POST_SUM). The system performs the comparison both currency amounts and hours.

This utility will print only those accounts/organizations/projects that are out of balance for the fiscal year and period(s) you select. Printing this report changes no data.

If all selected combinations are in balance, a message displays indicating that no records were found.

Contact Deltek Technical Support to discuss methods for correcting any out-of-balance conditions noted on the report.

When should I use this screen?

You should print this report at least once a month, early in your month-end closing process, to ensure that your Labor History and G/L Posting Summary tables are in balance. If any out-of-balance conditions are found, you should retain this report as part of your backup for any required adjustments.

Note: You can apply org security to this function. Use this optional feature to grant or remove rights for individual users to view and/or update specific organizations. In order to do so, you must first set up the necessary org security screens in the Maintain menu of the Administration domain. You can then activate org security through the use of the Users and System Settings screens.

For more information about org security and how to apply it, see the documentation for the Organizational Security menu in the Administration domain.

Field Descriptions

Identification

Use the fields in this block to create a new parameter ID or to retrieve a previously saved parameter ID.  A parameter ID represents a set of screen selection parameters.  Once you have saved a parameter ID and its related parameters, you can retrieve them using Query.  

You can use the retrieved parameters to produce reports and run processes more efficiently and with greater consistency.  Many users save a unique set of parameters for each different way they run a report or process.  If you select a previously saved parameter ID or parameter description, the associated saved screen selection parameters will automatically display as selection defaults.  You can change any of the associated selection defaults as necessary.

Parameter ID *

Enter, or use Query to select, a parameter ID of up to 15 alphanumeric characters.  You should choose characters for your parameter ID that help identify the type of selections you made in the screen, such as “PERIOD” or “QUARTERLY.”  

When you save your record, all the selections made in the screen are stored with the parameter ID. Later, you can retrieve the parameter using Query.

You can use the parameter to produce reports and run processes more efficiently because you can select the parameter ID with its previously defined screen selections.  Once the default selections display in the screen, you can override the defaults as necessary.

Description *

Enter, or use Query to select, a parameter description of up to 30 alphanumeric characters.

Selection Ranges

Use the fields in this block to specify the range of your report.

Fiscal Year (Option) *

This non-editable field displays a value of "One."

Start *

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the fiscal year for which you want to print the comparison report.

Period (Option)

Enter, or use the drop-down box to select, the range of periods you want to review.

The following options are available:

Start

This field may or may not be active, depending on your selection in the Period (Option) field.  If you selected "One," "Range," or "To End," enter, or use Lookup to select, the starting period in this field.

End Date

This non-editable field displays the ending date for the period you selected.

End

This field may or may not be active, depending on your selection in the Period (Option) field. If you selected "Range" or "From Beginning," enter, or use Lookup to select, the starting period in this field.

End Date

This non-editable field displays the ending date for the period you selected.

* A red asterisk indicates a required field.

Table Information

This screen reads data from the Labor History and the G/L Posting Summary tables.

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