Contents of the Transaction Entry Main Form

Use this form to select the file(s) that you want to work with.

Fields

Depending on the transaction type that you selected, the fields that you can display in the grid may vary. To view the complete list of fields that can be displayed, refer to the help of a particular transaction type.

Field Description
File This column displays the name of the transaction file, as entered on the New File dialog box when the file was created.
Creator This column displays the name of the employee who created the transaction file, unless the selected user ID is not mapped to an employee, in which case only the user ID displays.
End Date This column displays the end date of the transaction file, as entered on the New File dialog box.
Create Period This column displays the date when the transaction file was created.
Status This column displays the current status of the transaction file in the approval process.
Post Status This column displays the posting status of the transaction file.
Posting Sequence

This column displays the transaction's posting sequence number, assigned by Vantagepoint during the posting process. Vantagepoint assigns the number 1 to the first group of transactions posted during an accounting period; the number 2 to the second group, and so on.

To see a numbered list of all of the postings for the current accounting period, click Transaction Center > Posting Review.

Post Comment This field displays the status of the posting run, such as Assigned or Printed.
Post User This column displays the name of the employee who posted the transaction file, unless the selected user ID is not mapped to an employee, in which case only the user ID displays.
Posting Date This column displays the date when the transaction file was posted.
Field Description
This option appears when you hover your cursor at the end of a row. Click this option to view the details of the transaction file in that row.

The Grid Options icon appears in many of the Vantagepoint grids when you hover your cursor at the end of a record's row. Use grid options to perform specific tasks (that might include edit, email, print, and others) or to refine the properties of a specific record in a grid. Depending on which application and record you are working in, the grid options will vary.