Help:JM1-Select Jobs GL Report

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Select Jobs GL Report

This report is used in conjunction with the Profit Margin Analysis report in the General Ledger. You can list all of the jobs which contain a given G/L account number for a selected posting month/year. It is used to analyze which jobs included this G/L account and ascertain the reason for the performance of the specific cost center.

G/L Number: Enter the General Ledger Account Number for which you wish to search. The Account Name will be displayed to the right of this field. Press the [?] to the right of this field to open a window titled Select an Active and Not Restricted General Ledger Account... which will list all of the existing active, unrestricted general ledger accounts. This window will allow you to Select an existing general ledger account, Insert a new general ledger account, or Change an existing general ledger account. Please note that the Delete button is not a valid request on this window as our program will not allow the user to delete a general ledger account. For additional information, please see Select G/L Account (Active and Restricted).

Posting Month/Year: Enter the Posting Month and Year for your search. All Jobs with a posting to the selected General Ledger Account for this posting Month/Year will be displayed in the report.

[ Begin ] Press this button to query the job cost file for the G/L Number and Posting Month/Year selected.

[ Cancel ] Press this button to close this window and return to the menu without generating a report.

Records Read: This is an informational field only which will display the total number of records read during this operation. You cannot edit the information in this field.

Jobs Found: This is an informational field only which displays the jobs found during this operation. You cannot edit the information this field.

Report Records Added: This is an informational field only which displays the total number of report records added during this operation. You cannot edit the information in this field.

[ Summary Report ] Press this button to generate a Summary Report of the records found by the query process. This will open a window titled Print Jobs by G/L Number Summary Report. There are four buttons on this window, as follows:

[ Select Printer ] Press this button to select the printer -- You must select the printer before you press either the [Print Portrait] or [Print Landscape] button to generate the report.

[ Print Portrait ] Press this button to begin processing your report. The report will be listed on the screen in a Report Preview window for easy viewing and rapid access to the information. If needed, you may then print all or a portion of the report to the printer you have already selected and the report will be printed in a Portrait Orientation on the paper. For additional information on printing, see Report Preview.

[ Print Landscape ] Press this button to begin processing your report. The report will be listed on the screen in a Report Preview window for easy viewing and rapid access to the information. If needed, you may then print all or a portion of the report to the printer you have already selected and the report will be printed in a Landscape Orientation on the paper. For additional information on printing, see Report Preview.

[ Cancel ] Press this button to return to the Jobs by G/L Number Report Selections window without generating a Summary Report.


[ Close ] Press this button to close this window and return to the previous window after the query/report process is completed.

[ Detail Report ] Press this button to generate a Detail Report of the records found by the query process. This will open a window titled Print Jobs by G/L Number Detail Report. There are four buttons on this window, as follows:

[ Select Printer ] Press this button to select the printer -- You must select the printer before you press either the [Print Portrait] or [Print Landscape] button to generate the report.

[ Print Portrait ] Press this button to begin processing your report. The report will be listed on the screen in a Report Preview window for easy viewing and rapid access to the information. If needed, you may then print all or a portion of the report to the printer you have already selected and the report will be printed in a Portrait Orientation on the paper. For additional information on printing, see Report Preview.

[ Print Landscape ] Press this button to begin processing your report. The report will be listed on the screen in a Report Preview window for easy viewing and rapid access to the information. If needed, you may then print all or a portion of the report to the printer you have already selected and the report will be printed in a Landscape Orientation on the paper. For additional information on printing, see Report Preview.

[ Cancel ] Press this button to return to the Jobs by G/L Number Report Selections window without generating a Detail Report.


[ Help ] Press this button (if available) or the F1 key to view the Help text for this window.