Use the T Accounts window to view General Ledger journals or subledger accounting entries in a graphical T-account format, displayed in the T Accounts window. The system displays information such as the account, the activity detail, the net activity for the entry, and the account balance.

You can also choose to view journals or subledger accounting entries as an activity summary report, displayed in the Activity Summary window. The window displays information such as the account, the net activity for the entry, and the account balance.

You can customize the T Accounts and Activity Summary windows to view exactly the information you want:

• All entries in an account or just the net total of the entries

• Accounting information by full accounting flexfield or summarized by account segment

• Account balances, from within General Ledger

T-accounts can be accessed from:

• General Ledger: from the Enter Journals, Journals, and Journal Entry Inquiry windows. T-accounts can also be accessed via an account inquiry, by first drilling down to the Journals window.

• Oracle Subledger Applications: from the related subledger's view accounting or accounting windows.

To view T-accounts:

1. Choose Tools > T Accounts from the menu. Alternatively, from some windows you can choose the T Accounts button.

2. (Conditional) The first time you access T-accounts, the T-accounts window appears. You can choose the Options button and specify the default window that will open the next time you choose to view T-accounts.

   Complete the display options. For example, you can choose to view by full accounting flexfield or by segment. You can also choose whether account balances should be displayed. See: Display Options Available While Viewing T-Accounts and Activity Summary.

   Note: Your display option selections are automatically saved and will be used the next time you view T-accounts.

3. Choose the T Accounts or Activity Summary button to open the related window.

   Note: The Options, T Accounts, and Activity Summary windows are all linked. From any of these windows you can get to the other two by choosing the appropriate button.

Display Options Available While Viewing T-Accounts and Activity Summary

The following display options are available from the Options window:

Default Window: choose which of the three windows appears when you choose to view T-accounts:

• Options: the Options window

• T Accounts: the T Accounts window will be displayed

• Activity Summary: the Activity Summary window will be displayed

Organize By: determines how your accounts are organized in both the T Accounts and Activity Summary windows:

• Account: Each account is displayed as a separate T-account. The Activity Summary lists accounting activity by account.

• Segments: Specify a primary and secondary segment. Each unique combination of the two segments is displayed as a separate account.

Show in T Accounts:

• Account Description: Yes or No. Yes is the default.

• Balances: Yes or No. No is the default. This choice is only for General Ledger journal entries.

• Entered Amounts: Yes or No. Yes is the default.

• Activity: Yes or No. Yes is the default.

Show in Activity Summary:

• Account Description: Yes or No. The default is Yes.

• Balances: Yes or No. No is the default. This choice is only for General Ledger journal entries.

• Entered Amounts: Yes or No. Yes is the default.

• Columnar display poplist: Choose Debit/Credit Column to display debits and credits in separate columns. Choose Net Amount Column to display the net amount of debits and credits in one column.