Enter, or click to select, a parameter ID of up to 15 alphanumeric characters. Choose characters for your parameter ID that help identify the type of selections you made on the screen, such as PERIOD or QUARTERLY.

When you save your record, all the selections made on the screen are stored with the parameter ID. Later, you can retrieve the parameter using Query.

You can use the parameter to run the process more efficiently because you can select the parameter ID with its previously defined screen selections. After the default selections display on the screen, you can override the defaults.

Enter, or click to select, a parameter description of up to 30 alphanumeric characters.

Use this drop-down list to select the range of accounts to include. Valid options are:

• All: Select this option to include all accounts. The Start and End fields are disabled for this option. This is the default.
• One: Select this option to include only one account and then enter that account in the Start field. The End field is disabled for this option.
• Range: Select this option to include a contiguous range of accounts. Enter the beginning account for the range in the Start field and enter the ending account of the range in the End field.
• From Beginning: Select this option to include a range of accounts that begins with the first of all the available accounts and ends with the account that you enter in the End field. The Start field is disabled for this option.
• To End: Select this option to include a range of accounts that begins with the account that you enter in the Start field and ends with the last of all the available accounts. The End field is disabled for this option.

Enter, or click to select, the starting and/or ending accounts for the range of accounts to be included on the report. Depending on your selection in Option, one or both of these fields may be inactive.

Make a selection or choose the grouping option from the drop-down list. Valid options are:

• Organization: Select this option to generate the report by organization.
• Reference 1: Use this option only if Reference 1 is used in data entry.
• Reference 2: Use this option only if Reference 2 is used in data entry.
• Alternate Reporting: Use this option to generate the Trial Balance report for alternate reporting structures. You define alternate reporting structures by using Reference 1 as an alternate structure. Accounts and organizations are linked to the reference numbers in the Org Account Reference Structure table. Costpoint uses that table to assign account balances to the correct components of the alternate structure.
• Reorganization: Use this option to generate the report by reorganization. Reorganization structures are stored in the Reorganization Organization Link table.

Use this drop-down list to select the range of selection values to include. Valid options are:

• All: Select this option to include all selection values. The Start and End fields are disabled for this option. This is the default.
• One: Select this option to include only one selection value and then enter that value in the Start field. The End field is disabled for this option.
• Range: Select this option to include a contiguous range of selection values. Enter the beginning value for the range in the Start field and enter the ending value of the range in the End field.
• From Beginning: Select this option to include a range of selection values that begins with the first of all the available values and ends with the value that you enter in the End field. The Start field is disabled for this option.
• To End: Select this option to include a range of selection values that begins with the value that you enter in the Start field and ends with the last of all the available values. The End field is disabled for this option.

The values entered in these fields vary depending on the type of values you choose to select by and your selection in Option.

Enter, or click to select, the starting and/or ending IDs for the range of selection values you want to include on your financial statements. Depending on your selection in Option, one or both of these fields may be inactive.

Enter, or click to select, the fiscal year for which you want to generate the Trial Balance.

Enter, or click to select, the accounting period for which you want to generate the report. The End Date field displays the ending date of the selected period.

Select an option from the drop-down list to indicate how you want to sort the report data. The options are Account or the option you selected in the (Select By) field: Organization, Reference 1, Reference 2, Alternate Reporting, or Reorganization.

Identify the account level at which you want the report to display data, based on the levels established on the Configure General Ledger Settings screen. The report displays summarized balances that include that account and any related lower-level accounts. For example, if you enter 2, the report displays balances for level 2 accounts, and each of those balances is the sum of the balance for that account and the balances of any related accounts below that level.

Select this check box to include a page break after each account. Do not select this check box if you want to print more than one account per page.

Identify the level of the selection in the (Select By) field (organization level, for example) at which you want the report to display data. The report displays summarized balances that include that level and any related lower levels. For example, if you enter 2, the report displays balances for level 2 organizations, and each of those balances is the sum of the balance for that organization and the balances of any related organizations below that level.

Select this check box to include a page break before each new grouping value. Do not select this check box if you do not want page breaks before each new grouping value.

Select this check box to display amounts in thousands (for example, 10,000.00 displays as 10). If you leave this check box unchecked, the report displays the full amounts.

Select this check box to display all detail on the Trial Balance at the Account/Org level (or Account/Ref 1, Account/Ref 2, Account/Alternate Reporting, or Account/Reorg level, depending on your choice in the (Select By) field).

Select this check box to include accounts with no activity.