System Status

This displays a summary of the current status of the ledger and acts as a useful control check.

Company – displays the identifying code and the name of the company in use.

Files – displays the number of accounts and transactions reserved in the data files in total, and the number used so far.

Dates – displays the system date, the period number and the period start and end dates.

Debtor Total – this is the total amount owed by/to all accounts in the ledger.

Controls – displays the record number of the first transaction this period, the highest record updated to the nominal ledger, the highest record printed plus last reference numbers for invoices, credits etc.