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Jim2® Business Engine Help File

On the ribbon go to Accounts > Cheque Book.

 

cheque book

 

Sorting, searching and grouping are all available as per other lists in Jim2. Click on the column header in the grid you wish to sort, then drag it to the Group By area to group.

 

cheque book column drag

 

Tip

You will see some letters underlined in the field names within the header, eg. Card#. Using Alt+ the underlined letter will jump you to the field beside that heading.

 

Use the list (or the advanced list) to locate any desired transactions by using the filters in the cheque book header, and clicking Run. The standard list filters and advanced list filters are explained below.

 

Header Fields in Standard List

Fields

Explanation

Cheque#

The cheque number, deposit number, etc.

Card#

The card code of the customer, vendor, user, etc.

Status

The status of the document: Booked, Cancel, Finish.

Ref#

The cheque book reference number.

GL Acc.

The GL account: cheque, credit card, etc.

Payment#

The creditors/debtors payment number.

Payment By

The payment type that was used: cash, cheque, electronic payment, etc.

Reconciled

Tick this box to search for reconciled transactions only (the background of the lines in the green will be coloured green). Untick to search for unreconciled transactions only.

Handwritten

Tick this box to search only for handwritten cheques. Untick to search only for transactions which were not handwritten cheques.

Date >

The document date is on or after the date selected here.

Date <

The document date is on or before the date selected here.

trans date calendar icon

The document date falls within a specific period selected by choosing the calendar icon, eg. today, this week, last week, last month, last year, etc.

Tran Date >

The transaction was finished on or after the date selected here.

Tran Date <

The transaction was finished on or before the date selected here.

trans date calendar icon

The transaction was finished during a specific period selected by selecting the calendar icon, eg. today, this week, last week, last month, last year, etc.

Comment

Search for any text that was typed into the Comment field of the transaction. Useful for finding payments such as Rent, Maintenance, etc.

Type

Filter by transaction type: cheque, deposit, dr refund, cr cheque, cr refund, bank fee, bank int. by default, all options are selected.

 

Grid Columns

Field

Explanation

Ref#

The cheque book reference number.

Tran.Date

The date that the transaction was finished.

Doc.Date

The date of the document.

Status

The status of the transaction: Booked, Cancel or Finish.

Type

The type of entry: cheque, deposit, refund, etc.

Paid By

The method of payment: cash, cheque, electronic funds, etc.

Cheque#

The cheque number.

Name

Customer name, if entered on the transaction.

Acc.Code

General ledger bank account.

Amt

The $ amount of the document.

Handwritten

Handwritten – True (ticked) or False.

Reconciled

Reconciled – True (ticked) or False – shows True if partially reconciled.

Comment

Comments entered for that document.

 

Footer Button

Explanation

Button - Add

Opens a new Cheque form (blank form).

Button - Edit

Opens the selected Cheque form in Edit mode.

Button - View

Opens the selected Cheque form in View mode.

Button - Run

Runs the list using any filters selected in the header.

Button - Cancel

Closes the cheque book list.

Button - Show Total

Displays the total dollar value of cheque book entries in the list (excluding any with the status of Booked or Cancel).

 

Info

Any cheques or deposits that are on the status of Booked or Cancel will show in the list with the Status and Amount fields in green. Any cheques or deposits that are on the status of Booked or Cancel will not be included in the Show Total amount.

 

If your security allows it, you can right click within the list grid, select Export Data and save the list information as an XLSX file.

 

You can also right click and select Show Find Panel where you can enter search criteria.

 

cheque find

 

export data debtors

 

As you can see from the above image, you have a number of other useful right-click options, all self explanatory.

 

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