Opening balance documents
The window menu is divided into two button groups:
List with buttons: [Add], [Transfer Previous Period Balances], [Add Opening Balance Correction], [Edit], [Delete], [Confirm] (confirms a generated document), [Refresh] - these are the standard buttons allowing the user to maintain the list; for more information see the manual Getting started with Comarch ALTUM
Printouts and Reports with buttons: [Printout/Report], [Chart/Analysis] – more information about these standard buttons can be found in the document Getting started with Comarch ALTUM
Figure 35 List of opening balance documents.
At the top of the documents window, the current accounting period is displayed. It informs the user in which accounting period the user operates. This entry is grayed out and it is not editable. The status of the current accounting period: Closed or Opened, is bracketed. The user may switch between the accounting periods using the function for changing period which is available in the menu of the system configuration window.
This window displays the list of opening balance documents. Data provided on that list is the following: Number, Posting Date, Amount Dr, Amount Cr, and Document Type.
The OB documents can be also filtered by document status: All, Unconfirmed, Confirmed, Corrections and by sorts and types of documents: OB, AOB, OBC, AOBC. Depending on the selected option, the appropriate documents will be displayed on the list.
Moreover, the user may filter the opening balance documents by building individual filters using the filter builder – for more information about the filter builder, see the manual Getting started with Comarch ALTUM.
The user may also filter that list by typing the searched value in the line below the column header. On the left side of the line, there is the icon 
. To filter the opening balance documents by values, it is necessary to check a checkbox available in the left bottom corner of the window with the list of opening balance documents.
The opening balance documents that are marked on the list can be additionally summed up by clicking on the icon 
. The summed up default values are displayed in fields below the columns Dr Amount and Cr Amount. More information regarding the summing-up bar can be found in the manual Getting started with Comarch ALTUM.
Other buttons in the opening balance documents menu
Transfer Previous Period Balances – this button allows the transfer of the ending balances as the opening balances from accounts from the previous accounting period. Upon clicking on that button, a list of documents from the previous accounting period is opened
Figure 36 List of documents from the previous accounting period.
The user may decide which accounts are to be transferred. The transfer of accounts between the accounting periods may refer to:
All accounts
Selected accounts
The button [Transfer Previous Period Balances] becomes active when all the documents (automatic opening balance – AOB and automatic opening balance correction – AOBC) are confirmed. If at least one of these documents is unconfirmed, it will not be possible to transfer the opening balance. In such case, the following error message will be displayed Unable to transfer the OB because there are unconfirmed AOB.
Figure Selection of accounts to be transferred.
Only accounts with checked parameter Create an account in the next period will be transferred.
Figure Account with checked parameter Create an account in the next period.
After selecting all the accounts to be transferred o the next period, you may generate an opening balance document.
Figure A generated opening balance document.