# General Ledger Transactions report **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [April 25, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/general-ledger-transactions-report/5570 "2016-04-25T14:31:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/jon/32/1915_2.png) [@Jon](https://forum.manager.io/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/general-ledger-transactions-report/5570/1 "2016-04-25T14:31:07Z")
A few issues/suggestions for the `General Ledger Transactions` report: **1)** Can there please be dividers or at least headings between the major sections of Revenues, Expenses, Assets, Liabilities, and Equity? As my ledger becomes busier, it gets a bit confusing to interpret and sometimes difficult to find the various accounts, especially those with similar names like `Billable Time` and `Billable Time - movement`. Also, for accounts that have Code numbers, it would be easier to read the report if the Codes were to appear _after_ the account name (e.g., **`Cash (-999)`**) instead of before (e.g., **`-999 Cash`** ); this applies to other reports, as well. **2)** It would be very helpful to have a Journal report, showing each transaction in chronological order, with the corresponding double entries for that transaction. This would be useful not only for audit purposes, but also for Manager users who are learning double-entry accounting and are trying to understand how each action in Manager affects the books. **3)** Finally, there are still some problems with [information not being conveyed](https://forum.manager.io/t/information-in-description-column/5303) in the `General Ledger` report. While line-item entries in most accounts are printed with the customer or payee name and the description (e.g., **`11/12/2015 - Delta Airlines - economy airfare JFK/CDG`** and **`04/03/2015 - ABC Partners - 06/08/2015 - Teleconference`** ), entries in the `Billable time` and `Billable time - movement` accounts do not show the customer name (e.g., **`06/08/2015 - Teleconference`** ). Similarly, while invoices are listed in the `Accounts Receivable` account by customer name and invoice description without the invoice number (e.g., **`06/11/2015 - ABC Partners - Consulting services`** ), they are listed in the `Billable time` accounts by invoice number only (e.g., **`06/11/2015 - Sales Invoice #2115`** ). Particularly without a Journal report, this makes it very difficult at times to match up transactions. ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/jon/32/1915_2.png) [@Jon](https://forum.manager.io/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/general-ledger-transactions-report/5570/2 "2016-04-25T14:58:58Z")
To illustrate, here is the G/L for a business with only three transactions, all performed on the same date: A) Perform a service B) Issue an invoice C) Collect payment (N.B. The `Billable time - movement` account here has been renamed `Billable time - uninvoiced` per local custom, and the `Cash` account has a Code of -999 to force it to appear at the top of the Assets section in financial reports.) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/2X/9/9d80e08850be415215904dbeed7cb9c4bc2c9cd8.png) All of the issues I described above are demonstrated in this G/L Transactions report. It’s hard to tell which `Billable time` account is the Asset and which is the Revenue (unless you’re well-versed in credits vs debits or can remember which of those has the word “uninvoiced” or “movement” attached to it), and it would be even harder in an actual, multi-page ledger. It’s even harder to tell which $100 debit transactions go with which $100 credit transactions. The Cash account has its Code number prepended to its caption, which may be confusing. The entries are inconsistent as to which ones have invoice numbers, descriptions, or customer names. The requested Journal report for these three transactions would look something like this, with the entry details adjusted for consistency. (The letters in red are not part of the report itself.) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/2X/8/85bad4745333cfb0e44329ae36a8dafa434bacd8.png) So useful! ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/general-ledger-transactions-report/5570/3 "2016-04-25T17:06:04Z")
> [@Jon](#): > > it would be easier to read the report if the Codes were to appear after the account name (e.g., Cash (-999)) instead of before (e.g., -999 Cash); this applies to other reports, as well. By long established custom, account numbers appear first, probably because they are all the same length, for legibility. You can also suppress them if they aren’t to your taste. ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/jon/32/1915_2.png) [@Jon](https://forum.manager.io/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/general-ledger-transactions-report/5570/4 "2016-04-25T17:41:03Z")
> [@Tut](#): > > You can also suppress them if they aren’t to your taste. How? ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/general-ledger-transactions-report/5570/5 "2016-04-25T17:44:28Z")
> [@Jon](#): > > How? Generally speaking, account codes are enabled via a tick box on the screens for creating or editing various reports for which they make sense, in other words, where individual accounts are listed. The tick box is right below the date range input fields. But there are some anomalies: 1. The option is available for General Ledger Summary, but when ticked, the codes do not appear. 2. No option exists for General Ledger Transactions. The codes always appear if you have entered them. So your original post about this particular report was correct. ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/jon/32/1915_2.png) [@Jon](https://forum.manager.io/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/general-ledger-transactions-report/5570/6 "2016-04-25T18:37:25Z")
I’m sure not having the option for the G/L Transactions report is just an oversight, just as the non-functional option in the G/L Summary is most likely a bug. Perhaps @Lubos will fix both. ( **Note** : This post was edited by @Tut for consistency with previous edits to earlier postings in the thread. Information for the edit came from a personal message from @Jon; the edit was made to ensure other readers of the Forum could understand the discussion.) ---
**Author:** ![Brucanna](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/brucanna/32/1960_2.png) [@Brucanna](https://forum.manager.io/u/Brucanna)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/general-ledger-transactions-report/5570/7 "2016-04-25T22:32:59Z")
For those accounts which have similar BS & P&L names - insert either (B) or (P) into the account name. As to your other points, consistency in format throughout Manager would be beneficial ---
**Author:** ![lubos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/lubos/32/62798_2.png) [@lubos](https://forum.manager.io/u/lubos)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/general-ledger-transactions-report/5570/8 "2016-05-06T00:20:00Z")
In the latest version (16.4.49). I did some improvements to general ledger transactions report. - Headings will show groups too. This way you can easily tell where the account belongs to within chart of accounts - Descriptions will include sub-account names (if applicable). For the rest, I agree, general ledger descriptions will need to be reworked. It’s something I plan to work on in upcoming weeks so there should be many improvements in that area. ---
**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/general-ledger-transactions-report/5570/10 "2023-01-18T15:33:20Z")