E-Lab2.0
7.11 Financial accounting

See everything entered in a period with Day Book and Voucher Book

Check the whole day's accounting work in one list, both sides of every entry, before you lock the drawer.

Day Book
More in Financial accounting
Where to find it
MenuFinancial Accounting › Day Book

Both books list every accounting entry of a period, whatever the screen it was made on. Voucher Book shows one line per voucher. Day Book shows every Dr. and Cr. line, so you can see both sides. Patient bills never appear in either.

On this screen

  1. From start of the period; To is the end
  2. OK lists the period with the filters
  3. Excel the month's sheet for the CA
  4. Transaction Type Pmnt, Rect, Jrnl, Deposit and so on
  5. Dr. Amt. debit side of each line
  6. Cr. Amt. credit side of each line
  7. Search Account first of four filters along the bottom
  8. Total Dr. Amt equals Total Cr. Amt. beside it

Day Book

  1. Open it
    Go to Financial Accounting > Day Book. From and To start on the latest date.
  2. Filter if you want
    Transaction Type, Search Account, Amount or Narration. A voucher shows if any of its lines matches.
  3. Click OK
    Columns: Date, Transaction Type, Account Name, Particulars, Dr. Amt., Cr. Amt. Totals: Total Dr. Amt and Total Cr. Amt.
  4. Open an entry
    Double-click, or press Enter or Space, to open the voucher.
  5. Print or export
    Print or Excel.
Voucher Book
Voucher Book. One line per voucher from 27-10-2026 to 05-11-2026, Total Amount 255395. The Journal rows show no Bill No. or Account Name.

On this screen

  1. From start of the period; To is the end
  2. OK lists every voucher of the period
  3. Transaction Type the kind of voucher
  4. Bill No. the voucher number
  5. Account Name the party of the voucher
  6. Amount the voucher's total
  7. Total Amount all vouchers of the period

Voucher Book

Set the dates and click OK. Columns: Date, Transaction Type, Bill No., Party, Total Amount, with the Total Amount of the period. Open a voucher with a double-click, Enter or Space. Print, Excel and Close work as usual.

CautionThe Transaction Type, Search Account, Amount and Bill No. boxes on Voucher Book do not filter. It always shows every voucher of the period. To filter, use Day Book.
TipBefore you leave each evening, open Day Book for today. Any entry that looks wrong is easy to fix while the slip is still on the desk.

Questions people ask

Why are patient bills not in the Day Book?

Patient bills are not posted to the accounts. See Daily Collection Report.

Which book should I give the CA?

Day Book in Excel for the month. It has both sides of every entry.

Can I see only one party's entries in the Day Book?

Yes. Type the start of the name in Search Account and click OK. For a party's full account with balance, the Ledger is better.

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