How to Use Cashbook

Cashbook Introduction

The Cashbook provides an interface to manage your bank accounts. You can import bank statements and reconcile financial transactions to account codes and third parties.

How to use Cashbook

Basic functions

The image above shows the basic functions available on the cashbook page. Each function is described below.

Add new bank account

When you click the add new bank account button, a new, blank bank account is displayed in edit mode on the cashbook page. Enter a name, the bank account number and the opening balance for the account.

Click the Save button to save the new bank account, or cancel to abandon your changes.

Edit bank account

When you click the edit bank account button, the bank account is displayed in edit mode on the cashbook page. You can change the name, account number or opening balance.

Click the Save button to save your changes, or cancel to abandon.

Note:
If you change the opening balance on an account that has transactions, the running balance for each transaction will be re-calculated.

Delete bank account

When you click the delete bank account button, the system will prompt you to confirm you want to delete the account.

Click the Yes to delete the bank account, or No to abandon the operation.

Note:
Deleting a bank account will delete any transactions and reconciliations associated with the bank account. Deletion is final, there is no way to restore a deleted bank account.

View transactions

When you click on the account name, the system will open the bank account transactions page.

Reconcile transactions

The system displays the number of unreconciled transactions for each account. If you click on this count, the system will open the reconcile bank transaction page.