{"id":797,"date":"2019-03-08T14:09:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T14:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/builder-help.gjgardner.com\/?page_id=797"},"modified":"2021-11-06T17:17:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T17:17:56","slug":"accounting-system-variables","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"http:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/nz\/hc\/setup\/system-variables\/accounting-system-variables\/","title":{"rendered":"Accounting System Variables"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To configure Accounting variables, on the navigational sidebar, select <\/span><b>Setup<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the Setup section expands, select <\/span><b>System Variables<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the tabbed menu, select <\/span><b>Accounting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The page opens as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1297\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/builder-help.gjgardner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/system-variables-accounting.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/system-variables-accounting.png 1297w, https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/system-variables-accounting-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/system-variables-accounting-1024x607.png 1024w, https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/system-variables-accounting-768x455.png 768w, https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/system-variables-accounting-1200x711.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1297px) 100vw, 1297px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accounting Variables<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Accounting variables fall into the two groups, as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accounts Receivable<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WIP<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Accounts Receivable group displays the following information:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-toggle wp-block-hb-toggle\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-toggle__title\"><span>Accounts Receivable Information<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-toggle__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-toggle__contentwrap\"><figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Income Account for Contact Jobs<\/b><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-243 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/builder-help.gjgardner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/select-search-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">icon and select the Xero income account for contact jobs.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Income Account for Speculative Jobs<\/b><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-243 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/builder-help.gjgardner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/select-search-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">icon and select the Xero income account for speculative jobs.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WIP group displays the following information:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-toggle wp-block-hb-toggle\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-toggle__title\"><span>WIP Group Information<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-toggle__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-toggle__contentwrap\"><figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Work in Progress (Asset Account)<\/b><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-243 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/builder-help.gjgardner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/select-search-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> icon and select the Xero account for tracking Work in Progress. This account may be also referred as Asset Account.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Opening WIP (Cost Sales)<\/b><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-243 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/builder-help.gjgardner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/select-search-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> icon and select the Xero account for opening WIP. This account may be also referred as Cost Sales.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Closing WIP (Cost of Sales)<\/b><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-243 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/builder-help.gjgardner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/select-search-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> icon and select the Xero account for closing WIP. This account may be also referred as Cost of Sales.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unlocking Accounting Parameters <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To unlock the accounting parameters, click <\/span><b>Modify<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In the <\/span><b>Authorization Required<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> form, enter the authorization number and click <\/span><b>Apply<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you click the&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-243 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/builder-help.gjgardner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/select-search-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">icon, the Xero Chart of Accounts form opens.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the form, select the appropriate Xero account that will be mapped to the current account in the system.<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-799\" src=\"https:\/\/builder-help.gjgardner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/xero-chart-accounts-form.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/xero-chart-accounts-form.png 469w, https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/xero-chart-accounts-form-221x300.png 221w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Select<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you modify parameters, click <\/span><b>Process<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to confirm modifications.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To configure Accounting variables, on the navigational sidebar, select Setup. Once the Setup section expands, select System Variables. On the tabbed menu, select Accounting. The page opens as follows: Accounting Variables The Accounting variables fall into the two groups, as follows: Accounts Receivable WIP The Accounts Receivable group displays the&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":21,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[82],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-797","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-system-variables"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/797"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=797"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6717,"href":"https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/797\/revisions\/6717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=797"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.gjgardner.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}