Sub Ledger Category

Introduction

The Sub-ledger category provides details behind entries in the general ledger used in accounting, which is also called subsidiary ledgers. The total of the Sub-ledger would match the line item amount on the general ledger. This corresponding line item in the general ledger is referred to as the controlling account.

Any other type of Sub-ledgers other than standard Sub-ledgers available in the system is to be created here. Standard sub-ledger available in the system is Contractor, Supplier and Employee.

Data Table

Sr No.	Name*	Description*
1	Telephone	Telephone
2	Other Creditors	Other Creditors
3	ULB and Other Dept	ULB and Other Departments

Sr No.

Name*

Description*

Telephone

Other Creditors

ULB and Other Dept

ULB and Other Departments

Procedure

Data Definition

Sr. No.	Column Name	Data Type	Data Size	Is Mandatory?	Definition/ Description
1	Name	Text	50	Yes	The Name indicates the sub-ledger category, this will facilitate the user to record the transaction at the Sub-ledger level. (Example: While creating a bill, user can select the Sub-ledger details as a contractor to whom the bill need to be paid and the same can be recorded under the sub-ledger GL code which is mapped to the contractor)
2	Description	Text	50	Yes	A short description provided to the name of the Sub-ledger

Sr. No.

Column Name

Data Type

Data Size

Is Mandatory?

Definition/ Description

Name

Text

Yes

The Name indicates the sub-ledger category, this will facilitate the user to record the transaction at the Sub-ledger level. (Example: While creating a bill, user can select the Sub-ledger details as a contractor to whom the bill need to be paid and the same can be recorded under the sub-ledger GL code which is mapped to the contractor)

Description

Text

Yes

A short description provided to the name of the Sub-ledger

Steps to fill data

Download the data template attached to this page.
Have it open and go through all the headers and understand the meaning of them by referring 'Data Definition' section.
Make sure all the headers, its data type, field size and its definition/ description is understood properly. In case of any doubt, please reach out to the person who has shared this document with you to discuss the same and clear out the doubts.
Identify all different types of sub-ledger category.
Start filling the data starting from serial no. and complete a record at once. repeat this exercise until the entire data is filled into a template.
Verify the data once again by going through the checklist and taking care of each and every point mentioned in the checklist.

Checklist

The checklist is a set of activities to be performed once the data is filled into a template to ensure data type, size, and format of data is as per the expectation. These activities have been divided into 2 groups as given below.