The Transactions module

The Transactions module is really important because it displays all customer, supplier, journal and bank transactions entered into your software in one place. This list is referred to as your audit trail and you can use it to check old transactions and report on your business. You can also make transaction corrections from here.

TIP: You can remove fully paid and reconciled transactions from the audit trail. Read more >

Options available in the Transactions window

Audit Trail report	Generates the Audit Trail report. This report is useful when tracing financial transactions. Read more >
Accounts audit	To ensure your accounts are accurate, this option helps you to identify potential audit and VAT liability queries. Read more >
Verification reports	A range of reports to help you ensure that your accounts are accurate and to identify possible errors and anomalies.
View	To view the details of a transaction, select the transaction > View. This option shows a read only view of the transaction.
Edit	To edit the details of a transaction, select the transaction > Edit. Some of the fields within a transaction are critical fields. This means that if you amend them, the original transaction is deleted and a new transaction is posted. Read more >
Unallocate	If you have posted a receipt or credit against an invoice in error, you can use the Unallocate option to unlink the transactions. For example, a sales receipt (SR) becomes a payment on account (SA) when it is unallocated, and it can then be allocated against a different invoice.
Delete	To delete a transaction, select the transaction then click Delete. Some transactions cannot be deleted and must be reversed, for example, VAT reconciled transactions. Read more >
Ext. Link	If you use Sage 50 Accounts and Sage Capture, this option becomes active if you select a transaction that has an associated image. To view the image, click Ext. Link.
Send to Excel	You can use this option to send your list of transactions to Excel. Read more >
Reports	Access additional financial reports, such as the Transactional-Based Management report. Reports are displayed and managed using the Report Browser. With the Report Browser you can do more than just print a report, for example you can generate a report to send via email. Read more >

TIP: To improve the way you use Sage 50 Accounts, the toolbar options vary with the size of the software window you're using. You can also customise the toolbars to your individual preferences. The instructions in the help topics are based on the default toolbars.