To consolidate two accounts from the Chart of Accounts. The Transaction from the two accounts are merged and renumbered in the consolidated account. If by chance identical transactions exist after the source transaction is renumbered, they are merged into one by adding the amounts.
- Enter the consolidating account number and the consolidated account number. Budget and volume amounts for the two accounts if any, are added together.
- The new account number which will have the result of the amalgamate is the consolidated account number. The consolidating account is deleted from the G/L.
- Upon exiting from the amalgamate function, the chart of accounts is automatically invoked.