The Account Period Activity report presents the activity for a General Ledger chart string during a specific period. This report will be utilized to observe the ‘Beginning Balance,’ ‘Period Net Activity,’ and the ‘Ending Balance’ for General Ledger chart strings within the given timeframe.

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Business Questions

• What is the beginning balance for the string of Chart of Account (COA) segments?
  • Utilize the filters to narrow the table to specified COA segments
  • View the ‘Beginning Balance’ column
• What is the Period Net Activity for the string of COA segments?
  • Utilize the filters to narrow the table to specified COA segments
  • View the ‘Period Net Activity’ column
• What is the Ending Balance or the string of COA segments?
  • Utilize the filters to narrow the table to specified COA segments
  • View the ‘Ending Balance’ column
• What was the Account Period associated with the Transaction?
  • Utilize the filters to narrow the table to a specified transaction
  • View the ‘Accounting Period’ column

Terminology

Accounting Period: Any timeframe used for financial reporting. Transactions that fall within a given date range form part of the statements or reports for that accounting period, which is often 12 months.

Period Net Activity: Financial activity/changes that occurred during the accounting period.