Summary
In this article, you will learn how to activate ledger account visibility in Sage Business Cloud Accounting
Resolution
In order to customize the visibility of a ledger account please follow the steps below:
- Go to Settings ( Click on More>Settings in Start)
- Select Business Settings
- Under Financial Settings click on Chart of Accounts
- A list of all your ledger accounts that are included and potentially visible is displayed
If the account is listed:
- Click on the ledger account needed
- By default Included in Chart should be ticked, if not, please do so
- Under Visibility, click the appropriate boxes to select the area you wish to activate :
- by default Journals and Reports are ticked.
- Bank is automatically ticked for ledgers assigned to bank accounts created under Banking.
- NOTE: Please note these ledgers can only be assigned from Banking > create or edit a bank account, and are automatically added to your chart of accounts. You cannot create a ledger under your chart of accounts and then assign it to a bank account.
- Sales and Expenses: Select these areas to activate ledgers when creating invoices.
- Other Payments and Other Receipts: Select these to activate ledgers when creating payments/receipts transactions under Banking > new entry.
- Save
If the account does not exist :
You can create it: How do I create a Ledger Account in Accounting?
NOTE:
- If you create a New Ledger Account but decide that you do not need it any longer, just deselect Included in Chart.
- You cannot delete an entry in the Chart of Accounts once it is created.
- You cannot modify or exclude any control ledger account indicated by *, as these accounts are exclusive to the system.