37 lines
1.0 KiB
Groff
37 lines
1.0 KiB
Groff
.TH close "" "" "/act/gl Command"
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.PC "Close accounting period creating journal for next"
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.B close
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.PP
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.II "accounting period^close"
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.II ledger^close
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The command
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.B close
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is part of the accounting/general-ledger system that is included with
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.BR /rdb .
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It closes an accounting period, such as a month, quarter, or year, and
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creates the next period's journal, the table
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.BR journalnext .
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When you start the next period, carry the
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.B journalnext
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forward by \fBmv\fRing it to file
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.BR journallast .
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.SH Example
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The command
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.B close
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creates a file whose output resembles the following:
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.DM
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Account Date Debit Credit Ref Description
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------- ------- ----- ------ ------- ---------------
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1010 850101 11178 jl brought forward
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1110 850101 22130 jl brought forward
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1310 850101 0 jl brought forward
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1330 850101 0 jl brought forward
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1420 850101 0 jl brought forward
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4997 850101 33308 jl brought forward
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.DE
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.SH "See Also"
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.B
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act
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.R
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.SO close
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