Date

The date of the entry is very important to Cashbook.

Because the Cashbook balances are calculated by date, it is important to enter the correct date for brought forward and carried forward totals to be correct.

If you are interfacing with Sage 300cloud General Ledger, this date will also be used to calculate the fiscal period dates.

The default date for a transaction entry is the Session Date (the date you entered when you started Sage 300cloud).

You can change the date of the entry and you can enter a different date for each entry, if necessary.

You should adopt a consistent system of assigning transaction dates.

For example, always use the date the transaction took place, such as the date on a cheque, or always use the date you enter the transaction into Cashbook.

Using the date the transaction took place can be a handy auditing tool if you also have dated source documents to which you can trace transactions.

The date entered with an entry appears on the batch listing and posting journal.

The date you enter for the transactions is used to calculate the Fiscal Period this transaction should be allocated to.