The Deferred Revenues tab becomes available once the Deferred Revenues option is selected on the Main tab. This option is available if the Enable Deferred Revenues option is selected on the Administration > Settings > General Settings form.
Using this tab, you can enter the beginning balances of revenues that were deferred and not completely recognized on the date of start operation in the application.
The Opening Balances Entering (create) document. The Deferred Revenues tab
To add a row, use the Add button.
In the Description column, provide a brief description of the deferral.
In the Company column, select the customer. Make sure that the Contract column shows the contract related to the deferral.
In the Initial Deferred Amount column, you can enter the amount that was deferred initially, at the deferral's start date.
Use the Deferral Start Date, Deferral End Date columns to enter the start and end date of the deferral.
In the Calculation Method column, select the deferral method which was used for these revenues.
In the Remaining Deferred Amount column, enter the the amount that was deferred at the month end preceding the start of operations in the application.
Also, you can use the Department column to specify the department associated with this deferral.
The Project column is available if the Project Costing functionality is enabled on the Administration > Settings > General Settings form. You can specify the project associated with this deferral.
If the Enable Project Tasks option is selected on the Administration > Settings > Project Costing form, in the Project Task field (which becomes available) you can specify the particular task of the project to which this balance is related.
In the Revenue GL Account column select an revenue account for recording the monthly revenues.
Use the Revenue Analytics column to select the dimensions to be used for posting the revenues. For this, click the <><> link. The Dimensions dialog box opens.
The Dimensions dialog box
The GL Accounts column contains the link to the GL Accounts dialog box using which you can view the GL accounts involved in the transaction.
The GL Accounts dialog box
In the Transaction Content column, provide a description of this beginning balance.