How to link a new account to Financial Statement

Issue/Symptom/Question

  • I created a new accrual account in December for tracking certain expenses
  • How do I link that account to the financial statement?

Environment

  • Finance & Accounting> Setup> Financial Statement Formats
  • Adding a new account to Financial Statement

Resolution/Fix/Answer

  1. Go to Finance & Accounting> Setup> Financial Statement Formats
  2. Query the report needing the update
  3. Click on the Detail Tab
  4. On the detail tab- If you want to add a new line # for this new account follow these instructions, if you are just adding an account to a line # skip to 5
    1. Click the insert button
    2. Enter the next Line #
    3. Enter what type of code
    4. Enter Debit or Credit
    5. Choose how many spaces to indent for the line
    6. On the Sum to Line # field, enter the line # that this line # sums to

  5. If you are just adding an account to an existing line #
    1. Find the line # the account needs added to
    2. Click on the Account Selection
    3. Add the account number