Module Implementation and Setup
Learn about the tasks for implementing and setting up the General Ledger module.
Define and Analyse Current Business Requirements
Review of your current business processes in relation to GL function. Analyse your requirements to determine how Greentree should be set up to support your business needs.
This analysis should also include a review of your chart of accounts and existing reports, to assist you in determining how to set up your general ledger, and understand how the Greentree reports will meet your needs.
Your Greentree consultant can help you prepare your business requirements definition, and help you to understand how Greentree will satisfy your process requirements.
Determine Data Conversion Method
You must determine how you will transfer data (GL accounts and opening balances) from your current system into the Greentree system. There are three main ways to do this:
- Enter data into Greentree (using journals);
- Convert data from your current system into Greentree Desktop. If this method is selected, a data mapping exercise will be required (field mapping from old system to Greentree), and a conversion form will need to be developed.
- Upload data into Greentree from Excel, using Greentree Desktop's FREE capabilities. If this method is selected, the required data will have to be extracted from your current system, and manipulated within Excel, before applying formulas to load data into Greentree Desktop.
The method you choose will depend on how many general ledger accounts you use.
If you are using Accounts
Receivable and Accounts Payable modules, the opening balance for Debtors
and Creditors Control accounts can be created by using the System/Opening
Balance Entry forms within those modules.
Review and Define System Setup Parameters
Define the General Ledger Structure. A setup wizard is built into the Greentree system, which will guide you through the steps required to do this.
When you've defined teh General Ledger structure, you can continue with the remaining setup tasks. You must complete these tasks before you can create general ledger accounts, and assign defaults to the General Ledger Module Control:
- Define Calendar/s. These are used system-wide.
- Define Currency Code/s. These are used system-wide.
- Set up Taxation parameters.
Setup General Ledger Accounts
You can setup General Ledger Accounts, upload them into Greentree using Greentree Desktop's FREE capabilities, or create your own conversion form if you are mapping data from an old system into Greentree Desktop.
Define General Ledger Module Control Parameters
When you have set up the General Ledger accounts, you can specify the defaults and integration accounts in the General Ledger Module Control.
Define Other General Ledger Parameters
Setup these GL parameters, as required to support your business processes:
- Allocations (optional)
- Account Trees (optional)
- Transaction Trees (optional if sub-module in use)
- Inter-Company Definitions (optional)
- Posting Periods (mandatory)
- User Fields (optional)
Create & Reconcile Opening Balances
There are two main ways that general ledger account balances can be loaded into Greentree:
- Use Excel FREE functions to create journal transactions to represent opening balances.
- Manually enter journals to represent opening balances.
Once the account balances have been created, you should reconcile them with your old system balances.
Develop Procedures Documentation & Train Users
When you have set up the General Ledger module to meet your business needs, you should update your process and procedures documentation as required, where the Greentree process or function differs from your existing system. You should train key users in Greentree Desktop's general ledger functions.
You are now ready to start using the Greentree general ledger functions: