List of Accounting Software Features
Extracted from the Spring 2002 Edition of The Accounting Library

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1 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Industry Specific Charts of Accounts
2 General Ledger Chart of Accounts User Defined Segment Lengths
3 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Delete Segments Not Required
4 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Copy Range of Accounts to New Reporting Units
5 General Ledger Chart of Accounts User Defined Account Ranges
6 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Copy Chart of Accounts to New:
7 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Department
8 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Profit Center
9 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Company
10 General Ledger Chart of Accounts G/L Account Code Supports:
11 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Active Accounts
12 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Inactive Accounts
13 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Allocation Accounts
14 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Accrual Accounts
15 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Inter-Company Accounts
16 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Event/Project Costing Accounts
17 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Statistical Accounts
18 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Supports Budget Groups
19 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Define Separately Major Structures for:
20 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Divisions
21 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Departments
22 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Operating Units
23 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Regions
24 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Profit Centers
25 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Cost Centers
26 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Budget Groups
27 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Projects
28 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Activities
29 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Define Valid Accounts for Reporting Units:
30 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Define Table of Valid Accounts
31 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Delete/Add Accounts Automatically
32 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Copy Table to New Reporting Unit
33 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Define Major Structures Using Tree Diagram
34 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Define Reporting System Using Tree Diagram
35 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Consolidate/Split Reporting Units:
36 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Consolidate Reporting Units
37 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Split Reporting Units
38 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Manual Only Through Journal Entries
39 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Automatic as New Structure Defined
40 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Maintains Full Audit Trail and Validity Check
41 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Allocation Account Processing:
42 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Single Allocation
43 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Waterfall to Other Allocation Accounts
44 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Percentage Allocation
45 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Dollar Allocation
46 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Supports User Defined Formulas
47 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Forces Zero Ending Balance
48 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Allocation Formulas Based Upon:
49 General Ledger Chart of Accounts G/L Financial Accounts
50 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Statistical Accounts
51 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Budget Accounts
52 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Sub-Ledger Totals
53 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Sub-Ledger Field Values
54 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Beginning Account Balance
55 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Ending Account Balance
56 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Average Account Balance
57 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Net Account Balance Change
58 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Values Imported From Third Party Application
59 General Ledger Chart of Accounts User Defined Constants
60 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Step Threshold Values
61 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Complex Multiple Factor User Defined Formula
62 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Supports Amortization Tracking Routine:
63 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Maintains Separate Files for Each Item
64 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Print Multi-Column Summary for Current Year
65 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Print Tables of Expenses for Each Item
66 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Post Expenses Automatically Each Period
67 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Supports Prepaid Expense Tracking Routine:
68 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Maintains Separate Files for Each Item
69 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Print Multi-Column Summary for Current Year
70 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Print Table of Expenses for Each Item
71 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Post Expenses Automatically Each Period
72 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Supports Multiple Account Levels
73 General Ledger Chart of Accounts Segregates Subsidiary Schedules
74 General Ledger Transaction Processing Supports Workflow Period Closing:
75 General Ledger Transaction Processing Define Procedures List for Each User
76 General Ledger Transaction Processing Define Dependent Tasks
77 General Ledger Transaction Processing Includes Tasks and Reports
78 General Ledger Transaction Processing Includes Sub-Module Tasks
79 General Ledger Transaction Processing Includes Off-Line Tasks and Routines
80 General Ledger Transaction Processing Procedures List for Reference Only
81 General Ledger Transaction Processing Jump to Task from Listed Procedure
82 General Ledger Transaction Processing Provides Check Boxes to Indicate Completion
83 General Ledger Transaction Processing Forces Task Completion in Sequence
84 General Ledger Transaction Processing Provides Master Control List of all Tasks
85 General Ledger Transaction Processing Supports Batch Layout Configurator for:
86 General Ledger Transaction Processing Header Record
87 General Ledger Transaction Processing Detail Lines
88 General Ledger Transaction Processing Move Fields
89 General Ledger Transaction Processing Add Fields
90 General Ledger Transaction Processing Delete Fields
91 General Ledger Transaction Processing Modify Field Size
92 General Ledger Transaction Processing Attach Notes Record to Existing Field
93 General Ledger Transaction Processing Import Batch from Outside Application
94 General Ledger Transaction Processing Input G/L Account Segments in Separate Fields
95 General Ledger Transaction Processing Define Default Segment Combinations
96 General Ledger Transaction Processing Cursor Skips Over Default Segments
97 General Ledger Transaction Processing Checks Validity of Batches from Sub-Modules
98 General Ledger Transaction Processing Holds Invalid Sub-Module Batch in G/L as Unposted
99 General Ledger Transaction Processing Post One-Sided Journal Entry by Password
100 General Ledger Transaction Processing User Defined Journals
101 General Ledger Transaction Processing Automatic Journal Entry Numbering
102 General Ledger Transaction Processing Supports Unlimited Note Fields for:
103 General Ledger Transaction Processing Batch Header Record
104 General Ledger Transaction Processing Each Line
105 General Ledger Transaction Processing Attach Supporting Documents to Journal Entry:
106 General Ledger Transaction Processing Single Document
107 General Ledger Transaction Processing Multiple Documents
108 General Ledger Transaction Processing Launch/View Document Automatically
109 General Ledger Transaction Processing Number Each Journal Entry Line
110 General Ledger Transaction Processing Line Item Reference Numbers
111 General Ledger Transaction Processing Journal Entry Templates
112 General Ledger Transaction Processing Recurring Journal Entries Each Month
113 General Ledger Transaction Processing User Defined Cycles for Recurring Transactions
114 General Ledger Transaction Processing Automatic Reversing Journal Entries
115 General Ledger Transaction Processing Real-Time Reversing Entries
116 General Ledger Transaction Processing User Defined Reversing Period
117 General Ledger Transaction Processing Generates Balancing Entry Automatically
118 General Ledger Transaction Processing Distribute Costs by User Defined Formulas
119 General Ledger Transaction Processing Distribute Costs to Jobs/Projects:
120 General Ledger Transaction Processing In General Ledger
121 General Ledger Transaction Processing In Job/Project Module
122 General Ledger Transaction Processing Post to Phases and Cost Categories
123 General Ledger Transaction Processing Running Total of Debits and Credits
124 General Ledger Transaction Processing Validates Posting Date
125 General Ledger Transaction Processing Supports Provisional Posting
126 General Ledger Transaction Processing Post to Prior Periods
127 General Ledger Transaction Processing Post to Future Periods in Same Fiscal Year
128 General Ledger Transaction Processing Post to Future Periods in Future Fiscal Year
129 General Ledger Transaction Processing Post to Multiple Fiscal Periods in Same Batch
130 General Ledger Transaction Processing Corrects Transactions in Posted Batches by:
131 General Ledger Transaction Processing Reversing Batch Automatically
132 General Ledger Transaction Processing Copy to New Batch for Manual Adjustment
133 General Ledger Transaction Processing Full Bank Reconciliation Functions
134 General Ledger Transaction Processing Full Treasury Management Functions
135 General Ledger Transaction Processing Full Cash Management Functions
136 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing Single Period Accounting Only
137 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing Multiple Open Periods
138 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing User Defined End of Period Date
139 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing Final Period Dedicated to Closing
140 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing Close Each Module Separately
141 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing Post to General Ledger:
142 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing In Summary
143 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing In Detail
144 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing Trial Balance Format:
145 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing Summary
146 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing Detailed
147 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing Journal Entry Work Sheets
148 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing System Flags Reports Not Printed
149 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing Clear Posted Transactions in Sub-Modules:
150 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing Automatically at Period End
151 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing User Defined Purge
152 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing Temporary Year End Closing
153 General Ledger Month and Year End Closing Post Net Income to Multiple Equity Accounts
154 General Ledger Control Reports Batch Control Report
155 General Ledger Control Reports Transactions Registers
156 General Ledger Control Reports View/Print Transaction Register by:
157 General Ledger Control Reports Transaction Date
158 General Ledger Control Reports Date Range
159 General Ledger Control Reports General Ledger Account Number
160 General Ledger Control Reports User ID
161 General Ledger Control Reports Drill Down to Original Transaction:
162 General Ledger Control Reports Displays Basic Transaction Source
163 General Ledger Control Reports Displays Original Transaction in Detail
164 General Ledger Control Reports Displays Offsetting Entry or Entries
165 General Ledger Control Reports Identifies Operator ID
166 General Ledger Control Reports Cash Receipts Journal
167 General Ledger Control Reports Cash Disbursements Journal
168 General Ledger Control Reports Sales Journal
169 General Ledger Control Reports Purchase Journal
170 General Ledger Financial Statements Print Financial Statements to Screen
171 General Ledger Financial Statements Financial Snapshots:
172 General Ledger Financial Statements Displays Single Set of Financial Snapshots
173 General Ledger Financial Statements User Defined Financial Snapshots
174 General Ledger Financial Statements Create Multiple User Specific Snapshots
175 General Ledger Financial Statements Drill Down to Original Transaction
176 General Ledger Financial Statements Incorporate Information from Sub-Modules
177 General Ledger Financial Statements Displays Information Graphically
178 General Ledger Financial Statements Consolidate Multiple Companies
179 General Ledger Financial Statements Consolidate Different Charts of Accounts
180 General Ledger Financial Statements Consolidate Partially Owned Companies
181 General Ledger Financial Statements Consolidate Range of Accounts
182 General Ledger Financial Statements Supports Account Masking
183 General Ledger Financial Statements Consolidate Entities With Different Fiscal Years
184 General Ledger Financial Statements Define Tree Structure for Consolidation
185 General Ledger Financial Statements Checks Validity of Consolidation
186 General Ledger Financial Statements Eliminate Inter-Company Transfers
187 General Ledger Financial Statements Group Profit Centers
188 General Ledger Financial Statements Produce Financial Statements for:
189 General Ledger Financial Statements Departments
190 General Ledger Financial Statements Product Lines
191 General Ledger Financial Statements Sales Representatives
192 General Ledger Financial Statements Regions
193 General Ledger Financial Statements Cost Centers
194 General Ledger Financial Statements Projects/Jobs
195 General Ledger Financial Statements Produce Management Accounts
196 General Ledger Financial Statements Add Indexed Notes to Financial Statements
197 General Ledger Financial Statements Summary Standard Financial Reports:
198 General Ledger Financial Statements Balance Sheet
199 General Ledger Financial Statements Income Statement
200 General Ledger Financial Statements Detailed Standard Financial Reports:
201 General Ledger Financial Statements Balance Sheet
202 General Ledger Financial Statements Income Statement
203 General Ledger Financial Statements Monthly Financial Statement
204 General Ledger Financial Statements Year To Date Financial Statement
205 General Ledger Financial Statements Quarterly Financial Statement
206 General Ledger Financial Statements Maintains Multiple Past Years Financial Data:
207 General Ledger Financial Statements Maintain at Least Five Years Past Results
208 General Ledger Financial Statements Summary Only
209 General Ledger Financial Statements Detailed or Summary
210 General Ledger Financial Statements Comparative Income Statement:
211 General Ledger Financial Statements This Month Versus Last Year
212 General Ledger Financial Statements Year to Date Versus Last Year
213 General Ledger Financial Statements Year to Date Versus Budget
214 General Ledger Financial Statements Variance Analysis
215 General Ledger Financial Statements Variance Expressed as Percentage
216 General Ledger Financial Statements Variance Expressed as Dollars
217 General Ledger Financial Statements Comparative Balance Sheets:
218 General Ledger Financial Statements This Month Versus Last Year
219 General Ledger Financial Statements Year to Date Versus Last Year
220 General Ledger Financial Statements Year to Date Versus Budget
221 General Ledger Financial Statements Variance Analysis
222 General Ledger Financial Statements Variance Expressed as Percentage
223 General Ledger Financial Statements Variance Expressed as Dollars
224 General Ledger Financial Statements Print Balance Sheet for any Reporting Unit
225 General Ledger Financial Statements Budget Reports:
226 General Ledger Financial Statements YTD vs Budget: Current + Last Five Years
227 General Ledger Financial Statements Project Year End Based on YTD Actual
228 General Ledger Financial Statements Modify Projected Year End Estimate
229 General Ledger Financial Statements Calculate YTD as Percentage of Annual Budget
230 General Ledger Financial Statements Reports Exceptions if Budget Projection Exceeded
231 General Ledger Financial Statements 12/13 Column Period Reports
232 General Ledger Financial Statements Print any Range of Consecutive Months
233 General Ledger Financial Statements Percentage of Revenue Calculation
234 General Ledger Financial Statements Cash Flow Analysis
235 General Ledger Financial Statements Calculates Cash Flow Analysis for:
236 General Ledger Financial Statements Current Period
237 General Ledger Financial Statements User Defined Date Ranges
238 General Ledger Financial Statements Current Period vs Prior Period
239 General Ledger Financial Statements Current Period vs Prior Year
240 General Ledger Financial Statements Current Period vs Budget
241 General Ledger Financial Statements Year to Date vs Prior Year
242 General Ledger Financial Statements Year to Date vs Budget
243 General Ledger Financial Statements Multi-Column Summary by Period
244 General Ledger Financial Statements Working Capital Analysis
245 General Ledger Financial Statements Changes in Financial Position
246 General Ledger Financial Statements Ratio Analysis
247 General Ledger Financial Statements General Ledger Month End Schedules:
248 General Ledger Financial Statements Amortization
249 General Ledger Financial Statements Depreciation
250 General Ledger Financial Statements Prepaid Expenses
251 General Ledger Financial Statements Accrued Expenses
252 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Departmental/Divisional Accounts Payable Files
253 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Roll A/P Processing into Parent Entity
254 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Supports One Time Vendors
255 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Automatically Assigns New Vendor Number
256 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Supports User Defined Numbering Convention
257 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Change Vendor ID Number:
258 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Change Individual Vendor ID
259 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Mass Change Vendor ID Numbers
260 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Automatically Updates Transaction Files
261 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Consolidate Vendor Files
262 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Identifies Vendor Type
263 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Supports Foreign Addresses
264 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Supports Contract Employees:
265 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Process Through Accounts Payable
266 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Process Through Payroll
267 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Process Federal Withholding in A/P Automatically
268 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Process State Withholding in A/P Automatically
269 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Vendor Master File Supports:
270 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Single Order-From Contact
271 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Multiple Order-From Contacts
272 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Single Ship-From Contact
273 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Multiple Ship-From Contacts
274 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Multiple Pay-to Contacts
275 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Default Freight Carrier
276 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Default FOB Terms
277 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Maintain Electronic Copies of Purchase Contracts
278 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Attach Vendor Contracts to:
279 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Master Files
280 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Item Cost Tables
281 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Supports Vendor Web Access to Master Files
282 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Vendor Can View:
283 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Item Sales History
284 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Production Forecasts
285 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Open Sales Orders
286 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Pricing Tables
287 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Payment History
288 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Vendor Can Change:
289 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Basic Contact Information
290 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Order From
291 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Remit To
292 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Payment Terms
293 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Pricing Tables
294 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Changes Automatically Routed for Approval
295 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Changes Marked as Provisional Until Approved
296 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Supports Multiple 1099 Codes per Vendor
297 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Non-Print 1099 if Below Minimum Value
298 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Automatically Prints W-4 Forms for New Vendors:
299 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Prints W-4 Information Form or Equivalent
300 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Prints User Defined Cover Letter
301 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Holds PO/Invoice if W-4 Information Missing
302 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Payment to Third Party
303 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Quick Purchase Review:
304 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Outstanding Balance
305 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Last Check Date
306 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Check Amount
307 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Invoices Paid
308 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Last Purchase Date
309 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Last Purchase Amount
310 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Purchases This Year
311 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Purchases in Previous Years
312 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Single Default Expense Account
313 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Multiple Default Expense Accounts
314 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Default Percentage Distribution
315 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File User Defined Blanket Payment Terms:
316 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Due Date
317 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Discount Date
318 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Discount %
319 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Grace Period for Discounts Taken
320 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Tax Rate
321 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File User Defined Individual Payment Terms:
322 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Due Date
323 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Discount Date
324 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Discount %
325 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Grace Period for Discounts Taken
326 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Tax Rate
327 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Supports User Defined Discount Calculations
328 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Primary Contact
329 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Comment Field
330 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Maintain Vendor Special Purchasing Instructions
331 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Display Instructions Automatically During P.O. Entry
332 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Vendor Performance Ratings System:
333 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Automatically Calculated and Tracked
334 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Manual Assignment of Ratings
335 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Prints Performance Rating Report
336 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Warns if Rating Below User Defined Limits
337 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Compares Vendors Supplying Equivalent Items
338 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File On-Time Delivery
339 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Price Variation from Standard/Last Cost
340 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Over/Under Shipments
341 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Reject Rates
342 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Billing Errors
343 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Response Rate to Requests for Quotations
344 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File User Defined Criteria
345 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Vendor Contact Manager:
346 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Unlimited Notes by Date and User
347 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Call Back Scheduling
348 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Workflow Forwarding with Attached Notes
349 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Stores all Applicable Documents
350 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Review by User ID
351 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Review by Item ID
352 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Review by Purchase Order
353 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Review by Subject Matter
354 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Supports Vendor Document Management System:
355 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File Contracts
356 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File General Correspondence
357 Accounts Payable Vendor Master File E-mail Documents
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