Overview

Accounting for Clipper is a double-entry, batch-oriented accounting system.

It can handle up to 100 entities (subsidiary companies) with up to 100 cost centers per entity. By modifying the structure of the account number, more of both can be handled.

The account number is structured as follows:

99-99-9999
where the first two digits represents the entity
the second group is the department or cost center
and the last four digits represents the actual account.

Unlike many accounting systems, the previous month or year does not have to be closed out prior to entering transactions for the current accounting period. The end of year close can be closed and unclosed throughout the following year as needed. This allows you to enter data for the current year and still make changes as needed to the prior year.

One menu option, Financial Report Preparation, must be run prior to printing any of the financial reports. Its purpose is to process the data for a given period or group of periods. All reports will utilize this same data.

General features that are common to all modules:

Pick lists:
If a pick list is available for a particular field, it will have a dark grey background. Almost all tables that are used for such look-ups have two indexes associated with them, one on the key and one on the description. The latter will be the order in which the pick list will be displayed. If the user knows the key, it may be entered directly. If it is not known, enter an asterisk or enter a character or two of the description and then an asterisk. The pick list is displayed in alphabetical order at the point in the list starting with the entered characters.

Reports:
All reports may be printed to a file, the screen, LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3.

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Last updated: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 05:24:28 PM