Reporting Preferences on the Accounting Preferences Page
You can go to Setup > Accounting > Preferences > Accounting Preferences to set company-wide preferences for accounting reports.
The following reporting preferences are available on the Accounting Preferences page:
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Field |
Description |
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Use Account Numbers |
Check this box to use account numbers. |
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Expand Account Lists |
Check this box to expand account lists. |
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Cash Basis Reporting (Available on the General subtab, General Ledger section) |
Check this box to set standard reports to be on a cash basis rather than accrual basis, for all reports where this choice is relevant. This setting also determines the default for relevant custom reports. You can modify this setting for an individual custom report by setting the Cash Basis option on the More Options page of the Report Builder or Financial Report Builder. See Setting Up Cash Basis Reporting. |
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Aging Reports Use (Available on the General subtab, General Ledger section) |
Click Due Date to use the due date you assign for aging bills and invoices. Click Transaction Date to age by the date of the bill or invoice no matter when it is due. |
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Void Transactions Using Reversing Journals |
Check this box to void transaction using reversing journals. |
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Set Reversal Variance Date Equal to the Reversing Journal Date When Voided Transaction Is in a Closed Period |
When the Void Transactions Using Reversing Journals accounting preference is enabled, this accounting preference is available. Check this box to require NetSuite to use the date specified in a reversing foreign currency gain and loss variances on voided transactions. If this box is not checked, NetSuite uses the current date for variance and reversal lines, rather than the date of the reversing journal entry. |
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Require Approvals on Journal Entries |
Check this box to require approvals on journal entries. |
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Enable Accounting Period Window |
Check this box to enable accounting period window. |
For more information, see Accounting Preferences.
Other preferences for individual reports, like cash basis and show zeros, are available on the Report Customization page. To read more about these preferences, see Report Customization.