System for generating financial statements using templates
First Claim
1. In a computerized accounting system, in which rows of a financial report generated by the accounting system are defined by a user-configurable chart template, a method of creating the chart template comprising the steps of:
- displaying a visual representation of the chart template via a user interface, the visual representation corresponding to at least one section of the financial report;
receiving an input for a header/total pair for insertion into the at least one section of the financial report, the header/total pair defining a header row and a corresponding total row for inclusion in the financial report;
receiving an input for a detail line associated with the header/total pair; and
associating a rule with the detail line, the rule defining which accounts of the accounting system are to be listed between the header row and the corresponding total row of the financial report.
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Abstract
In a computerized accounting system, a method of generating a financial report includes displaying a user-configurable chart template to a user of the system via a user-interface, receiving inputs into the chart template to define rows of information to be included in the report, the inputs include header/total pairs and detail lines. Rules associated with each detail line determine what accounts will be included in the report and how they are arranged. Rules may be based on a range of account codes, with each account having its own account code. Rules may also be based on a filter of account criteria associated with each account. Validation of the template ensures that accounts are not include twice in the same report and that no accounts are inadvertently overlooked.
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1. In a computerized accounting system, in which rows of a financial report generated by the accounting system are defined by a user-configurable chart template, a method of creating the chart template comprising the steps of:
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displaying a visual representation of the chart template via a user interface, the visual representation corresponding to at least one section of the financial report;
receiving an input for a header/total pair for insertion into the at least one section of the financial report, the header/total pair defining a header row and a corresponding total row for inclusion in the financial report;
receiving an input for a detail line associated with the header/total pair; and
associating a rule with the detail line, the rule defining which accounts of the accounting system are to be listed between the header row and the corresponding total row of the financial report. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a computerized accounting system with access to a database of accounts, each account having account data associated therewith, the account data including account name and account financial information, a method of generating a financial report comprising the steps of:
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displaying a user-configurable chart template to a user of the system via a user-interface;
receiving inputs into the chart template, each input defining a respective detail line;
associating a rule with each detail line of the chart template, each respective rule defining a subset of accounts to be grouped together in the financial report;
retrieving from the database account data for each account associated with the detail lines of the chart template;
merging the retrieved account data into the financial report, the financial report having columns for account name and account financial information, the rows of information in the financial report grouped according to the detail lines of the chart template, and presenting the financial report to the user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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