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Understanding the Billings Journal Report

Report:  WIP in Progress Detailed showing AR and Trust.

This report shows the Area of Practice totals.

To customize this report:

Go to REPORTS -> RECEIVABLES -> RECEIVABLES TAB.

Click on the “chevron” to show the “Receivables Options” screen.

From the View choose “Billings Journal” report.

Click on the “Manage Reports” in the bottom right corner of the screen.

On the sub-screen “Manage Layouts”, make a copy of the Billings Journal

Edit the copy using the “Pencil” icon.

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Edit:  Several screens will be displayed in Edit mode but only one change will need to be made for this customized report.

  1. First Screen:  Edit Layout, just click “Next” at the bottom left;

  2. Second Screen:  Edit Layout, only select the following 4 sections on this screen:

Receivables Heading Report

Receivable Summary Area of Practice Firm

Scroll down for more sections

Receivable Summary Billed Area of Practice

Receivable Footer Report

Click “Next” at the bottom left of the screen.

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  3. Third Screen:  Receivables Heading Report, just click “Next” at the bottom left;

     4. Fourth Screen:  Receivables Footer Report, just click “Next” at the bottom left;

     5. Fifth (and final) Screen:  Edit Layout – Summary, press “Save”;

     6. Close the “Manage Reports” sub-screen using the “Close” button at the bottom.

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Save View:  Assign the new customized report to a View on the list of reports.

  1. Click on the “Save View” button in the bottom right of the screen;

  2. View:  Type New Name of the View.  It cannot be a name that already exists in the list;

  3. Description:  Enter a Description, this text will appear in the title of the Report;

  4. Layout:  Use the dropdown list and find the “copy” that was created earlier;

  5. Press “OK” to save the view (“Make the View public” is optional).

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The new report will not show the list of entries at the top of the report, it will just show a summary and totals for each Area of Practice.

Example:

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