Inquiring on a Ledger

   Overview   

You can review the information that has posted to the Ledger by chartfield.

 

In this article, you will learn the steps to find what has been posted to the ledger for a specific chartstring.

1. Step 1

Employee Self Service homepage displayed with the General Ledger tile highlighted

First, log into the UGA Financial Management System.

On the UGA Financials homepage, click the General Ledger tile.

2. Step 2

General Ledger page displayed with the Reports and Analysis menu item highlighted

On the General Ledger menu, click the Reports and Analysis menu link.

Scroll down if necessary. 

3. Step 3

General Ledger page displayed with the Ledger Inquiry menu item highlighted

Click the Ledger Inquiry link. 

4. Step 4

General Ledger page displayed with the Minimize button highlighted

Click the Minimize button to hide the left navigation menu.

5. Step 5

General Ledger page displayed with the Add a New Value button highlighted

Click the Add a New Value tab to create a new inquiry.

Note: After you initially Add an Inquiry, you can reuse it by clicking on the Find an Existing Value tab.

6. Step 6

General Ledger page displayed with the Inquiry Name field highlighted

Enter a name for your inquiry in the Inquiry Name field.

In this example, you will inquire on your IDC1 Funds for UGARF.

Example shown here: " UGARF_IDC1 ".

7. Step 7

General Ledger page displayed with the Add button highlighted

Click the Add button to start your inquiry.

8. Step 8

Ledger Inquiry page is displayed with the *Ledger field highlighted

The Ledger Inquiry page is displayed.

This is where you can enter the criteria that you want to see. The required information is marked with an asterik. The Unit should display 18000, the UGA business unit. 

Enter "ACTUALS" into the Ledger field to access UGA expenses and revenue. 

9. Step 9

Ledger Inquiry page is displayed with the *Fiscal Year field highlighted

Enter the relevant fiscal year under the Fiscal Year field. 

Example shown above: "2025"

10. Step 10

Ledger Inquiry page is displayed with the *From Period field highlighted

Enter the first period in which the transactions you want to view were entered. Remember that it is based on the Fiscal Year, so July is Period 1 and June is Period 12.

Enter the appropriate information into the From Period field.  

Example shown here: "1" to indicate July.

11. Step 11

Ledger Inquiry page is displayed with the *To Period field highlighted

Enter the period in which the final transactions you want to view are included.

Enter the appropriate information into the To Period field.  

Example shown here: "2" to indicate August.

12. Step 12

Ledger Inquiry page is displayed with the Show YTD Balance checkbox highlighted

Click the Show YTD Balance checkbox.

13. Step 13

Ledger Inquiry page is displayed with the Show Transaction Details checkbox highlighted

Click the Show Transaction Details checkbox.

14. Step 14

Ledger Inquiry page is displayed with the Department Value field highlighted

Under the Chartfield Criteria section, enter one or more chartfields to inquire.   

Example shown here: "241XXXXX" in the Department Value field.

15. Step 15

Ledger Inquiry page is displayed with the Fund Code field highlighted

Enter appropriate information in the Fund Code field.

Example shown here: "20XXX" into the Fund Code field.

16. Step 16

Ledger Inquiry page is displayed with the Class field highlighted

Enter appropriate information in the Class Field field.

Enter "64XXX" into the Class Field field.

17. Step 17

Ledger Inquiry page is displayed with the Sum By checkbox highlighted

The Sum By value defaults on Account code.

To change the value, select another checkbox in the Sum By column.

Click the Department checkbox in the Sum By column.

18. Step 18

Ledger Inquiry page is displayed with the Save button highlighted

To save your inquiry, click the Save button. 

19. Step 19

 Ledger Inquiry page is displayed with the Search button highlighted

Click the Search button. 

20. Step 20

Ledger Inquiry page is displayed with the Relevant journal entries highlighted

The relevant journal entries are displayed. 

21. Step 21

Ledger Inquiry page is displayed with the Inquiry Criteria link highlighted

Click on Inquiry Criteria to be returned to the Ledger Inquiry page.