Investment Activities

each investment transaction is recorded as a separate investment activity the investment activity types are purchase sale market revaluation currency revaluation interest payment dividend payment currency and market revaluations currency and market revaluations can be performed in bulk from the investments grid selecting the menu option for currency and market valuation opens the revaluation dialog currency revaluation process select appropriate values in the grid header select investments to be revalued enter new fx rate post transactions select action select currency revaluation show all entities you can filter the grid for the current entity or all entities to simplify the revaluation of multiple investments apply date apply date represents the gl date for the journal entries created for the currency revaluations transaction date transaction date represents the date for the entry date created for the currency revaluations currency selecting a single currency will filter the investments for only the selected currency market revaluation process select appropriate values in the grid header select investments to be revalued enter new valuation post transactions select action select currency revaluation show all entities you can filter the grid for the current entity or all entities to simplify the revaluation of multiple investments apply date apply date represents the gl date for the journal entries created for the currency revaluations transaction date transaction date represents the date for the entry date created for the currency revaluations purchase/sale/interest payment/dividend payment purchase/sale/interest payment/dividend payment transactions are entered directly from the investment ledger grid transactions saved must be posted from the action menu to update the investment values purchase investment activity information activity type select purchase from the activity list investment id select the appropriate investment apply date apply date represents the gl date for the journal entries created for the currency revaluations transaction date transaction date represents the date for the entry date created for the currency revaluations journal entry id this field displays the journal id created from posting the investment transaction financial create journal entry select yes to create a journal entry in the general ledger when the transaction is posted if no is selected no journal entry will be made distribution from account select the gl account that would be credited in the journal entry created the gl account listed in the investment details will be debited with the entry voucher create voucher for payment select yes to create a voucher in accounts payable to be processed through the normal ap protocols total quantity enter the quantity purchased cost per unit enter the cost per unit quantity purchased currency if the investment is in a foreign currency you can override the exchange rate for the transaction sale investment activity information activity type select sale from the activity list investment id select the appropriate investment apply date apply date represents the gl date for the journal entries created for the currency revaluations transaction date transaction date represents the date for the entry date created for the currency revaluations journal entry id this field displays the journal id created from posting the investment transaction financial create journal entry select yes to create a journal entry in the general ledger when the transaction is posted if no is selected no journal entry will be made proceeds account select the gl account that would be debited in the journal entry created the gl account listed in the investment details will be credited with the entry total quantity sold enter the quantity sold override cost if set to yes, the user can override the system generated cost cost per unit system generated if not overridden sale amount per unit enter the per unit sales amount total cost/total sale amount/gain/loss system calculated values realized gain/loss & unrealized gain/loss users must define the portion of the calculated gain/loss to be recorded as realized and unrealized currency if the investment is in a foreign currency you can override the exchange rate for the transaction interest/dividend payment investment activity information activity type select interest payment or dividend payment from the activity list investment id select the appropriate investment apply date apply date represents the gl date for the journal entries created for the currency revaluations transaction date transaction date represents the date for the entry date created for the currency revaluations journal entry id this field displays the journal id created from posting the investment transaction financial create journal entry select yes to create a journal entry in the general ledger when the transaction is posted if no is selected no journal entry will be made proceeds account select the gl account that would be debited in the journal entry created the gl account listed in the investment details will be credited with the entry interest/dividend revenue account select the gl account to be credited from the proceeds total interest/dividend enter the amount of the interest or dividend proceeds currency if the investment is in a foreign currency you can override the exchange rate for the transaction