65 lines
1.7 KiB
Groff
65 lines
1.7 KiB
Groff
.TH consolidate "" "" "/act/gl Command"
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.PC "Combine all subsidiary journals to general journal"
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\fBconsolidate \fInextdate\fR
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.PP
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.II "consolidate journals"
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.II "journal^consolidate"
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The command
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.B consolidate
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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 assembles all of the subsidiary journals, such as
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.BR journalincome ,
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.BR journalexpense ,
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and
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.BR journaldeposit ,
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into the general journal named
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.BR journal .
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It also converts from single-entry to double-entry bookkeeping
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by totaling
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.B Debits
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and
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.B Credits
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and inserting counterbalancing adjustments to the cash account.
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It needs the
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.B nextdate
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for these accounts.
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.SH Example
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The command
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.DM
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consolidate $NEXTDATE
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.DE
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.PP
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writes into file
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.B journal
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data that resemble the following:
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.DM
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Date Account Debit Credit Ref Description
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------ ------ ------- ------- ------ ----------------------
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890101 4370 2 r parking at clients
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890103 4380 15 c115 shuttle bus to airport
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890104 4380 13 v meal
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890105 4380 13 c116 meal
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890106 4384 114 r hotel
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890118 3100 3286 c101 consulting
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890125 3080 250 c1459 book fees
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891231 1010 5858 double-entry
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891231 1010 17036 double-entry
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891231 3010 13500 deposit from sales/deposit
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891231 4020 3601 check from pur/check
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891231 4030 2100 payroll from pay/journalpay
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.DE
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.PP
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Note the double-entry adjustments, and the totals of journals
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from sales, purchasing, and pay departments.
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The
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.B Date
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came from the
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.B NEXTDATE
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shell variable, which you must set in your
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.B .profile.
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.SH "See Also"
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.B
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getjournal
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.R
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