Add a New Ledger

Purpose: To manage and add new custom ledgers

  • In the GoodX Manage Module > 
    • Go to Global Lists
    • Select Ledgers
    • Select Ledger Manager


  • Click on the relevant Ledger Schema
    • Select "OK"

  • The Ledger Screen will open
  • Select the relevant section, Income Statement or Balance Sheet where the new ledger must be created
  • If Income Statement has been selected the following ledger types will become available:
    • INC  - Income 
    • EXP - Expenditure
  • If Balance Sheet has been selected the following ledger types will become available:
    • FIX - Fixed Assets
    • LTI - Investment
    • SDR - Sundry
    • CAS - Current Assets
    • CLI - Current Liabilities
    • SCR - Capital
    • LOA - Long-term Asset
  • Select the particular ledger type that you want to create a new ledger number for

  • A new ledger number with a blank line will be added to the bottom of the list of the particular ledger type that has been selected


  • In the VAT column, select the applicable VAT type from the drop-down list


  • In the Level 1 column
    • Click on the drop-down arrow and select the relevant Level 1 description from the list
  • If you need to add a new Level description, please refer to the "Add a new ledger" instructions


  • In the Level 2 column
    • Click the drop-down arrow and pick the relevant Level 2 description from the list.
  • If you need to add a new Level description, please refer to the "Add a new ledger" instructions

  • In the Level 3 column
    • Click the drop-down arrow and pick the relevant Level 3 description from the list.
  • If you need to add a new Level description, please refer to the "Add a new ledger" instructions


  • In the Level 4 column
    • Click the drop-down arrow and pick the relevant Level 4 description from the list.
  • If you need to add a new Level description, please refer to the "Add a new ledger" instructions

Add a new ledger

  • If you need to ADD a new ledger description at any level, go to the particular Level column and on the right-hand side, click on the +, in order to open up a blank line.
  • Enter the required description in the English as well as the Afrikaans column. If the practice prefers working only in English, copy the English description with Ctrl C and paste with Ctrl V in the Afrikaans column.


  • Click on the yellow box with the green tick in order to save the changes.


  • Now select the newly added description from the drop-down list in the particular level column where it was required, and click on the SAVE button in order to save all changes.


  • If you need to Add more levels, click on the Add Level button, a new column will be added


Last modified: Tuesday, 12 November 2019, 11:27 AM