CMS - Trust: Cashbook

Created by Mienette van Heerden, Modified on Thu, 13 Jun, 2024 at 2:22 PM by Glennise Pretorius

1. Trust Account Cashbook


Navigation: Global Overview > Finance > Trust Cashbook




The first thing you will see is the following screen where you can see the latest transactions as well as when they were uploaded and by whom.




You will also notice the Cashbook Options button. If you click on it, the following drop-down menu will appear.




Refers to running allocation rules. If you press this button, the allocation rules will automatically run.



1.2. Upload Transactions


Here you have the opportunity to upload your cashbook statement. You can also select the bank integration and when it is done loading, click on Upload.




You will be shown the Bulk Cashbook Upload as well as transactions that are possibly duplicates. If these items are not duplicates, you can just tick the box next to them. When you are done, click on Submit.




1.3 Add Transaction

Here you can manually add transactions. After filling in the entry/entries, you can click on Submit Transactions.




1.4. Download Excel


This button will download all the transactions that are shown on the screen. Transactions are discussed more in the next section.



2. Transactions


Just below the trust account cashbook, you will see the following. Here you can choose your cashbook account and date range. You can also choose if you would like to hide allocated transactions, show uploaded transactions (uploaded with bank statements), and/or show manual transactions.




According to the filters you used (as shown above) the transactions will follow. The transactions with the man-icon are transactions that were manually uploaded. If you hover over this icon it will also show you who added it and when.




You have a few options regarding these transactions. You can allocate it by clicking on the Allocate button, or you can click on the Menu Options.


2.1. Allocate


When you click on Allocate you are met with the following screen where you can allocate the transaction to the appropriate community and account.






2.2. Allocate to Remittance


When you click on Allocate to Remittance you are met with the following screen where you can allocate the transaction to the appropriate remittance invoice and add remarks.




2.3. Split


When you click on Split you are met with the following screen where you can split the transaction to the appropriate account(s). You can do this manually or use the template. If this is a splitting that occurs regularly, you can save the split template to reuse at a later stage.





2.4. Create Rule


When you click on Create Rule you are met with the following screen where you can create allocation rules to automate the allocation process. You can read more about allocation rules here.





2.5. Delete


When you click on Delete you can delete the transaction, but you will not be able to undo the transaction you 





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