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Contents
Lesson 3: Administration
3.1 Tally.ini - Tally Configuration File .............................................................................................................84
3.2 Consolidation...................................................................................................................................................86
3.3 Security .............................................................................................................................................................88
3.3.1 Security Control........................................................................................................................................88
3.3.2 Tally Audit ................................................................................................................................................94
3.3.3 Tally Vault ................................................................................................................................................99
3.4 Data Management .........................................................................................................................................102
3.4.1 Backup & Restore ...................................................................................................................................103
3.4.2 Export & Import of Data ........................................................................................................................105
3.4.3 ODBC ( Only for Microsoft -Windows)..................................................................................................110
3.4.4 SQL server within Tally ..........................................................................................................................117
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Introduction
Business processes are a group of activities that a business undertakes in order to achieve its
goal. The business activities are day-to-day transactions like sending and receiving orders,
marketing products or services, and so on.
Typical business processes include purchase, manufacturing, sales, accounts, etc. These
business processes rarely operate in isolation; i.e., each of these business processes either
depends on or is interlinked with other business processes.
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These processes have a common function but differ in their workflow across various kinds of busi-
nesses.
Business transactions or business activities fall in place depending on the operations of a
business. Keeping this in view, Tally has been designed as a business solution that can adapt to
the existing business processes rather than modify the processes to suit the dynamics of the
software.
Right at the beginning, while creating a Company in Tally, the option to maintain a Company as
‘Accounts only’ or ‘Accounts with Inventory’ proves the flexibility in implementing Tally.
On creating a Company, the process of configuring it in Tally can be done by either of the
following ways:
Get started with creating the accounting and inventory masters and input the opening bal-
ances.
Create accounts on the fly while recording transactions.
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Lesson 1: Advanced Accounting
Lesson Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Classify account information using Chart of Accounts
Generate various reports for Receivables and Payables
Configure Tally for Interest Calculations
Create and manage Cost Centres, Cost Categories and Cost Centre Classes
Maintain Budgets & Scenarios
Generate Bank Reconciliation Statement
Create Foreign Currencies & adjust Forex gain/loss
Generate the Financial Statements & various MIS reports
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Introduction
As a statutory requirement, all businesses maintain books of accounts, advance accounting activ-
ities like preparing chart of accounts, interest calculation, bank reconciliation, finalization of
accounts etc., form the important components of MIS.
Tally follows Single Ledger concept of Accounting -all transactions are identified with the ledger
accounts.
Tally further provides Accounts Group to classify ledger information, to conform with mercantile
laws and provide meaningful reports. In fact, Accounts Group serves both the purpose of classify-
ing and identifying related ledger accounts according to their nature to present summarized infor-
mation. The Accounts Group determines whether the ledger is classified under Profit & Loss A/c
or Balance Sheet items.
In order to trap errors based on the groups, Tally filters the ledger accounts that would be
available at each point while creating the voucher. And displays ledgers ledgers permissible at
that point. For Example: In a Contra Voucher you can record transactions between Cash &
Bank accounts, hence, only the related ledgers will pop-up for selection.
Therefore in order to get desired reporting, the foremost task is to organize the Chart of
Accounts as per reporting requirement. Tally provides complete flexibility to organize Accounts
Ledgers and Groups in a versatile way without any limit on depth of nesting, number of Groups,
Sub Groups and Ledger Accounts that can be placed under any Group.
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To limit listing of sub-items (i.e., to display only the group balance but not the underlying individual
ledger balances)
Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounts Info > Groups > Create or Alter
1. Select the Group
2. Set the Group behaves like a sub-ledger option to Yes
This function prevents the user from viewing details of the group while showing the report in a
detailed or exploded manner.
A control ledger can be simulated with the help of the Accounts Group. A sub-ledger can be seen
by viewing the Group Vouchers of the Account Group, which behaves like a sub-ledger.
Go to Gateway of Tally > Display > Accounts Book > Group Vouchers
1. Select the Sub-Ledger from the List of Groups drop-down
The feature of viewing Group Vouchers is available for all accounts groups
regardless of whether the feature Group to behave like a sub-ledger is
enabled or not.
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Setup
1. In F11: Accounting Features
2. Set Maintain Bill-wise Details to Yes.
For bill-wise tracking of non-party ledgers (For Example: Loans / Advances to Employee)
3. Set Non Trading A/cs also to Yes.
In the Ledger Master
4. Set Maintain balances bill-by-bill to Yes.
In the voucher involving the party, enter bill-wise details like New Ref / Against Ref / Advance or
On Account, Bill Reference, Credit Days and Amount in the Bill-wise allocation screen.
Reports
1. To list bill by bill outstanding (receivable) for all parties
Go to Gateway of Tally > Display > Statement of Accounts > Outstanding > Receivables
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The list displays pending amount as well as the due date along with over due days.
To list bill by bill outstanding (payable) for all parties
Go to Gateway of Tally > Display > Statement of Accounts > Outstanding > Payable
1. Press Alt+F1 to display all vouchers related to the bills that are listed in subsequent
rows in a particulars column, , Press Enter to display voucher alteration screen.
2. Press F4 to toggle between Receivable and Payable.
3. To split the outstanding into different ageing slabs, press F6 and select either of these
options: Ageing by Due Date, Ageing by Bill Date
Then define the date periods, e.g., you may specify, 45, 90, 180 to get Age wise analysis for
<15, 15-30, 30-45, 45-90, 90-180, >180 days.
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The user can press F12 and set the options to configure the display and content of the report.
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This report lists bill-by-bill display of all outstanding bills for the selected party along with the total
outstanding amount. On Account amount, if any, is shown below the outstanding particulars to
reconcile the ledger balance. The associated vouchers can be altered in case the references are
not as required.
Press F6 for age-wise break-up. To view outstanding for another party, press F4 and select the
ledger or just press + key to view the bill-wise details of the next ledger. Press F12 and set the
options to configure display and contents of the report.
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Press F12 and set Expand all levels in Detailed Format to Yes and press Alt+F1 to list all
parties’ details.
Press F5 to view ledger-wise listing. To get age-wise break-up, press F6 and select ageing style
and define ageing slabs. Press F12 to configure the contents. To view the bill wise details of the
entire group select F7: Billwise.
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other benefit), it will result in increase of turnover, high return on investment and reduction of
working capital need.
In order to carry out such an analysis, select a debtor’s ledger from Display and set the period for
which the analysis must be done. Press F8 and select Ledger Payment Performance. The
following screen, which gives bill wise payment details and payment performance, will appear:
Setup
1. In F11: Features, Set Activate Interest Calculations to Yes
2. Use Advanced Parameters to Yes.
For advanced features of interest calculation (For Example: penal interest rate etc).
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Only one Ledger is shown in the list of ledgers, as only that ledger is
enabled for Interest Calculations.
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3. Set Use Class for Interest Accounting to Yes and Amounts to be treated as Com-
pound Interest to No
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Similarly, create Simple Interest and Compound Interest Voucher Class in Credit Note
To account for Interest Accrued as well as Interest Due create the following ledgers
Interest Accrued under Indirect Income
Interest Receivable under Current Assets
Interest Due under Indirect Expenses
Interest Payable under Current Liabilities
Example
On 31.01.2009, a debit note is raised on Solomon & Compnay for Rs.6542.67, the interest due
upto Jan 09.
In Particulars, Solomon & Company appears automatically in the By field due to voucher class
selected.
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When the ledger of Solomon & Company is viewed the ledger balance
would increase by the interest amount debited.
Now if you wish to charge simple interest then the interest amount should be nullified and the
interest amount transferred to Interest Receivable ledger account. This ledger account can be
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enabled for Bill wise tracking of interest receivable. Under F11: Features, set Billwise details for
Non-Trading a/cs to Yes.
Create a Journal
1. Select Accounting Vouchers
2. Press F7 for Journal
3. Press F2 and change date to 31-01-09
4. Select Interest Receivable in the By field
5. Type 6542.67 in Debit
6. In Bill-Wise Details screen, select New Ref and type Solomon & Company - Jan 09
7. In the Accounting Voucher Creation screen, select Solomon & Company in To
field
8. In Bill-Wise Details screen, select Agst Ref and Interest Upto Jan 09
9. Type Interest Receivable from Solomon & Company transferred in Narration
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On Balances: Select the balances on which interest should be calculated, (a) All balances b)
debit balances only or (c) credit balances only.
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Applicable from: Enter the date from which the rate is applicable to a specific date. This enables
different rates applicable for different periods.
Rounding Off: If the amount is to be rounded off, select the rounding methods from three
available options, namely, Downward Rounding, Normal Rounding, Upward Rounding. In
case rounding off is not required select Not Applicable.
Enter the Rounding off limit, for example: 0.50, 0.10, 0.01, 1.00 in the field provided.
Thus in Advanced mode, you can specify whether the interest to be computed on all or particular
balances, specify varying interest rates for different periods with specified rounding methods and
limits, particularly useful for accounts where rate varies from period to period.
Advanced Parameters -Interest Calculations on Outstanding Bills/ Invoices/ Transactions.
You get Interest Parameters screen as shown below.
Override Parameters for each Transaction: To input different rates of interest for each transac-
tion during voucher entry, set to Yes. During voucher entry you would be asked to enter Interest
rate and periodicity for the transaction.
Override advanced parameters: To override advanced parameters set in ledger during voucher
entry, set Yes. This will cause an additional option Date Specified During Entry in Interest Appl
From pop-up at Calculate From prompt to enable entering Date during voucher entry.
On Balances: Select from options available in Interest Balances pop-up (a) All balances (b)
Credit Balances Only (c) Debit Balances Only
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Applicability: Select from the options (a) Always (b) Past Due Date
For the option Past Due Date, enter the number of days in the By field
Calculate From: Select the option from Interest Appl From pop-up consisting of the following
options:
Date of Applicability: Due Date of Invoice/Ref.
Date specified during Entry.
Due Date and Invoice Reference
EPF-Date of TRansaction
The next field consists of the following options:
Effective Date of Transaction: Date specified during Entry (appears if Override
Advanced Parameters is set to Yes, if set to No – this option does not appear)
Rounding: If the amount is to be rounded off select the rounding methods from three avail-
able options, namely, Downward Rounding, Normal Rounding, Upward Rounding. In
case rounding off is not required select Not Applicable.
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Reports
Category Summary: This report displays the summary of all the cost centres under a cost
category.
Cost Centre Break-up: This report displays Ledger and Group summary information for the
selected cost centre.
Ledger Break-up: This report displays the summary information of all Cost Centres for the
selected Ledger.
Group Break-up: This report displays the summary information of all Cost Centres for the
selected Group.
Select the Cost Centre Class as required on the voucher screen before mak-
ing the voucher entry. You can also use cost centre classes along with
Voucher Classes.
Example
In Acme Corporation, the management has decided to make separate bills for each of the sales-
persons Suhas, John and Vinod so that for each sales invoice entered, the cost centre allocations
are allocated to only one sales person to avoid any errors in the data entry while allocating the
cost centres.
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Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounts Info > Cost Centres > Create
2. Type Steve in the Name field
3. Select Primary in Under
2. Press Enter
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1.4.3 Budget
Budget is a detailed plan of income and expenses expected over a certain period of time. A
budget can provide guidelines for managing future investments and expenses. Every Business
has its objectives and goals and must have an efficient mechanism to set its targets and appraisal
of achievements in respect of the target.
To achieve the important managerial controls, Tally provides the flexible system of Budgets for
Group, Ledger or Cost Centres. Tally allows creating multiple Budgets for different purposes. For
Example: Sales budget, Expenses budget, etc. You can compare the actual performance with
budge created and also get variance report to ensure corrective measures, if required.
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Scenarios can be used as a management tool to obtain different views of information for accounts
as well as inventory, by selectively including provisional vouchers without affecting the base data,
since Memorandum Vouchers, Reversing Journals and any Voucher marked as Optional are not
posted in the actual books of accounts but stored in separate registers (may be accessed through
Exception Register under Display menu). Later any of these vouchers can be converted into
regular vouchers and included in the main books of accounts.
To create Scenarios
Setup:
In F11: Accounting Features, set Use Reversing Journals & Optional Vouchers to Yes
Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounts Info. > Scenario > Create
1. Type Name for the scenario (For Example: H/Y Accounts)
2. Set Include Actuals to Yes
3. Set EXCLUDE Inventory Tracking Calculation to Yes
4. Select Reversing Journal in the Include
5. Select End of List in the Exclude column
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Reversing Journal
For half-yearly accounts, the proportionate amount of depreciation, Interest payables, out-
standing expenses etc., should be taken into account. Similarly accrued income, interest
receivable etc should also be considered. Normally at year end, for closing of books, these
entries are made and it’s not a common practice to enter such transactions every quarter or half-
yearly and then pass contra entry the next day.
Reverse Journal dispenses with the need of entering transaction and reverse it the next day as it
is specially designed and treated differently from other vouchers.
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In the ApplicableUptofield, enter the date till which the voucher would be
included in scenario report. The voucher will be considered in reports till
the ApplicableUptodate but not in reports extending beyond the date.
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Scenario Reports
On creation of scenario, you can get report using the scenario. You can use Scenarios in most
statements (but not for registers) where you get an option to create a NewColumn. At Type of
Value to Show prompt, you will get list of scenarios (in addition to the Budgets). We show a report
using the Bi-monthly Accounts Scenario created by us.
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All businesses account for cheque payments and collections on the day it is issued or sent for col-
lection. The cheque however may not be processed on the same day. As a result, a company’s
bank book balance does not tally with the Bank statement balance. To reconcile this, a business
tracks causes the difference between these balances.
Tally handles this by tracking bank dates – date on which a Bank Book voucher gets reflected in
the Bank Statement by using reconcile option in the bank book, available bank dates can be set
against corresponding vouchers.
Bank date can be set for a voucher and not for its components. So
clubbing two or more cheques in a single payment voucher is not advisa-
ble. Receipt vouchers may have one or more instruments, if they are sent
for collection by single pay-in-challan and banker has the practice of
reflecting it as a whole.
After entering and accepting bank dates, Bank Reconciliation Statement can be availed with
reconcile option. Items not reflected in the Bank Statement and reflected subsequent to the stipu-
lated period will be listed out as causes of difference.
Normally cheques issued but not encashed and cheques sent for collection but not collected
during the stipulated period are listed as causes of difference. After taking them into account, the
company’s bank book balance gets reconciled with the Bank statement balance.
Charges made directly by bankers have to be incorporated in the books of accounts. Service
charges, Periodical interests, Folio charges and Cheque book charges are some of the
examples. These can be entered either through payment voucher or through journal voucher.
(F12 Config - Enable Cash ledgers in journal).
Bank dates already entered can be corrected or viewed by configuring the bank ledger to get rec-
onciled vouchers also. This setting will arrange bank book vouchers in ascending order of their
bank dates. With this order, bank vouchers can easily cross-checked with the bank statement.
Bank Reconciliation option can also be initiated from any part of the books of accounts. Setting a
date in Effective date for reconciliation field in the bank ledger alteration, will give this flexibility.
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Example
Reconciliation for April month’s National bank book can be done as follows with the help of
following bank statement:
To view Narration press F12 and set Format to Detailed, Show Narration also to Yes
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Shown below is the reconciliation statement for the month of April 08 and the balance gets recon-
ciled with the bank statement.
1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Display > Accounts Books > Ledger
2. Select National Bank from List of Ledgers
3. Press F5 for Reconciliation
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You will be required to enter the symbol, formal name, number of decimal places in the creation
screen.
For Example, to treat exports to the US, a currency has to be created with $ as its symbol and US
Dollar as its formal name (you can also enter the letters USD instead of the symbol).
Formal name will help you to specify/recognize a particular currency. By looking at $, one can
assume it as Australian dollar or Singaporean dollar. Here, the formal name plays an important
role in identifying the currency.
Number of decimal places may vary from one currency to another. Normally, 2 (two) is accepted
in the number of decimal places.
It may be 3 (three) for some currencies like Dinar and 0 (zero) for Vietnam-
ese Dong.
Show amounts in Millions is an option that can be set to Yes or No depending upon the nature
of the currency.
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of that currency with respect to the home/base currency. With rate of exchange as input, amount
is automatically converted into base currency. The rate of exchange is stored in the data reposi-
tory, which can be altered any time in future.
The Accounting Voucher creation screen (prompting for rate of exchange) is shown below:
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After enabling the option in F12, the Day Book appears as shown below:
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Create a ledger Forex Gain/Loss under indirect expenses or incomes (based on the past trend or
future projections).
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Once the Forex gain/loss has been adjusted or accounted for, it is shown in the Profit/Loss
account. If it is not adjusted, then the amount appears in the Balance Sheet.
Figure 1.36 Profit & Loss A/c showing Forex Loss written off
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To get the currency symbol in Tally, keep the ALT key pressed and type the
numbers from the numeric pad with the Num Lock on.
For all the other currencies, initials can be used to create the currency sym-
bol e.g. DM for Deutsche Mark (German Currency).
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To view Profit & Loss without percentage & gross profit. Press F12 and
set Show percentages and Show with gross profit to No. Normally
non-trading concerns / service providers require Profit & Loss without
gross profit.
To view Profit & Loss in different valuation methods, such as FIFO,
LIFO, Avg .Cost, Avg Price, Std. Cost, Std. Price, etc. Press F7 and
select any of the Valuation Method from the list.
You can toggle between Income / Expenditure Statement & Profit &
Loss A/c by pressing F11 feature and set Income/Expense Stmt
instead of P & L to Yes & No respectively. This will be useful for non-
profit organizations such as Trusts, Educational Institutions, NGOs, and
Hospitals etc.
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To change the method of showing balance Sheet press F12 and set
Method of Showing Balance Sheet to either Assets/Liabilities or
Liabilities/Assets.
To view Balance Sheet with working capital. Press F12 and set Show
Working Capital figures to Yes.
You can view different valuation methods like (FIFO, LIFO, average.
Cost, Avg Price, Std. Cost, Std. Price , etc) in the same way as Profit
& Loss A/c
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Display of sources and application separately for each group enables a business to identify core
areas that require immediate attention and take effective steps to address the issues.
To view Funds Flow Summary
1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Display > Cash/Fund Flow > Fund Flow
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1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Display > Exception Reports > Post Dated Vouchers
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Accounts Inventory
Groups Stock Groups
Ledgers Stock Item
Vouchers Vouchers
Bills Locations
Stock Category
Voucher Types
Voucher Type
Options of Particulars and Range of Info pop-ups depends on the selection of the item at Type
of Info
And finally select the condition from the pop-up consisting of following options:
End of List
And
Or
Example
To retrieve list of transactions of Rs.3000 or more paid in Cash.
To view Cash Ledger with Filter
Go to Gateway of Tally > Display > Account Books > Ledger
1. Select Cash from List of Ledger Accounts
2. Press Alt+F12 for Range of Information in Report
3. Select Voucher from Type of Info
4. Select Ledger Amount from particulars in Having field
5. Select Greater than from range of Info
6. Type 629.99 and press Enter
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The report will list only the voucher complying with the query condition.
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The High / Low balance details are added after the Grand Totals.
Setup
1. Go to Gateway of Tally, press Alt+F2 to change date, From : 1/4/2008 and To : 31/3/
2009
In the left top corner of the Gateway of Tally you can see the current date has changed from 1-4-
2008 to 31-3-2009
For Example:
To view comparative cash flow for the first 15 days of April and May 08
Go to Gateway of Tally
1. Select Display
2. Select Cash /Fund Flow
3. Select Cash Flow
4. Select any month and press Enter
5. Press Alt+C for New Column
In Column Details
1. Type 1/4/2008 in From (blank for beginning)
2. Type 15/4/2008 in To (blank for end)
3. Select Base Currency for Currency
4. Press Enter
5. Press Alt+C again for New Column
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In Column Details
1. Type 1/5/2008 in From (blank for beginning)
2. Type 15/5/2008 in To (blank for end)
3. Select Base Currency for Currency
4. Press Enter
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Ratio Analysis
To arrive at the Stock Summary Report, select the reports in the reverse order.
1. Launch Tally & Select the required Company
2. Select Ratio Analysis from Gateway of Tally
3. Press F10 for Accounting Reports & select Balance Sheet from the list
4. Press F10 for Accounting Reports & select Profit & Loss from the list
5. Press F10 for Accounting Reports & select Trial Balance from the list
6. Press F9 for Inventory Reports & select Stock Summary from the List
In all the periodic summary reports (Monthly, weekly, daily, fortnightly. quar-
terly, etc) Bar Graphs can be viewed at the bottom of the screen.
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age on Cross Totals, will show the total of every group of both entities and entity’s share in every
group.
From a Trial balance configured to show the percentages, user can drill down upto ledger monthly
summary along with percentages.
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Lesson Objectives
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Classify the Stock items and get more flexibility in the reports
Create Price List (s) and use these prices in the Invoice creation
Configure Tally for generating following Stock Reports
Stock Summary
Movement Analysis
Ageing Analysis
Stock Query
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Introduction
By now we are comfortable working with the inventory part in Tally. We have already discussed
about the basic features such as creation of stock item, stock group, price list and multiple
price list etc. We shall now get into the depth of the Tally software and configure Tally for the
advanced features for inventory, such as: classify the stock items, re-order level, re-order
status, stock valuation, reports related to stock etc.,
To view all the stock items under the relevant stock groups and sub groups, follow the steps:
Go to Gateway of Tally -> Display -> List of Accounts -> Stock Items (Ctrl+I)
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When the stock-in-hand reaches the Reorder level, the Organization should place an order with
the vendor for supplies. Every business desires to execute its customer orders in time and also
have sufficient stocks to serve them, yet avoid over-stocking. Therefore, the Reorder level takes
into account the lead time taken by suppliers to deliver the ordered materials, the time required to
deliver materials to the customer and the stock in hand to execute orders in the stipulated time.
Thus, the re-order level makes a balance between Stock-out & Overstocking. The Reorder level
figure may be based on historical data, recent past consumption or sales trends. It may vary from
trade to trade and even for item to item.
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In view of varied requirements, Tally provides twin options - Simple and Advanced. In the Simple
mode, you can enter absolute quantity for re-order and Minimum Order Qty. In the Advanced
mode, you can additionally compute Re-order / Minimum Order Qty based on consumption for
last period & other parameters specific to your requirement.
Setup 1
1. Gateway of Tally-> F11: Inventory Features
2. Set Allow Purchase Order Processing to Yes
Setup2
1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Inventory Info. > Reorder Levels
2. Select the Group (For example: Accessories), screen displays all Stock Items under
the selected Group (Accessories)
3. Enter Re-Order Level Quantity and Minimum Order Quantity for each Item
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This will activate the Reorder Level entry in Advanced mode where Reorder level may be based
on past consumption. The following additional fields appears in the Advanced mode:
Consumption for the Enter the value of the period in number ( in terms of days /
last weeks / months or year) by selecting in the next field from
Periods pop-up menu to get the consumption of the Stock
Item for computing the Reorder quantity.
Period Select the Period from Periods pop-up. The options are: Days,
Months, Weeks and Years.
Criteria Select either Higher or Lower.
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To enter Minimum Order Qty in Advanced mode, click Adv Min. Qty but-
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To get reports for all the Stock Items, select Primary from List of
Group.
To view more information about the Stock item press Enter on the
respective column in Inventory Reorder Status.
To view Item Movement Analysis report, select the Item and press
Enter.
To view Item Voucher Analysis report, select the supplier and press
Enter.
To view Purchase Orders Pending report for a specific Item, select
quantity from Purc Orders Pending and press Enter.
To view Sale Orders Pending report for a specific Item, select quantity
from Sales Orders Due and press Enter.
To view Reorder level report for a specific Item, select the item from
Re-order Level and press Enter
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2.4 Reports
2.4.1 Stock Summary
The Stock Summary report gives a comprehensive report of all Stock Groups and items. You
can view the complete listing of all items till the lowest level, i.e., Location and/or Batch. You can
drill down to subsequent level to get finer details. The Stock Summary can be compared with the
Trial Balance report. Considering its importance, the Stock Summary is the lone report that
appears directly in the Gateway of Tally menu.
To view a Stock Summary report:
1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Stock Summary
2. Press Alt+F1 to get detailed format
The Stock Summary report is shown below:
By default, the Stock Summary displays closing balances with details of quantity, rate and
value for the Stock Groups or Items.
3. Press F12:Configure and configure the contents of the Report. For example to dis-
play Quantity, Rate, Value, inward and outward and closing balance.
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After the Configuration is set up, the Stock Summary is as shown below:
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You can get for a Stock Item the group-wise or Item-wise gross profit earned.
Stock Valuation
By default, the value of stock is computed as per default valuation specified in the Stock Item
master. To value stock on some other method, press Alt+C to get New Column screen. At
method of Stock valuation, select the valuation method. The column details screen is shown
below:
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For example, if you wish to know the difference in stock when valued by the Default method and
FIFO method, select FIFO in the Method of Stock Valuation field. You will get a comparative
report. The method of Stock valuation selected appears as the column heading.
The Stock Summary showing the comparison with the FIFO method is shown below:
To view Stock valued on all valuation methods, press Alt+N to display the Auto Repeat Columns
screen. Select Stock Valuation Methods in Repeat Using field. The columnar report will display
valuation based on each valuation method.
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The Stock Summary with all the valuation methods is shown below:
Godown wise
In order to view godown-wise break-up for each item in the Stock Summary.
1. Press F12: Configure
2. Set Expand all levels in Detailed Format to Yes
3. Press Alt+F1 to display report in detailed format.
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1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Display > Inventory Books > Movement Analysis >
Stock Group Analysis
2. Select the Group from List of Groups (e.g. Accessories)
3. Press Alt+F1 to get a detailed format.
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To get report for all the Stock Item, select Primary from List of Groups.
The report also lists the Transfers Inward/Production and Transfers Outward/ Consumption.
1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Display > Inventory Books > Movement Analysis >
Stock Item Analysis
2. Select a Stock Item (e.g. USB Pen Drives 64 MB)
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The Effective Rate consists of Basic rate plus additional costs. In order to view the additional
cost details, highlight the voucher type under Movement Inward or Movement Outward and
press Enter. This will display the Item Voucher Analysis for the particular stock item.
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For getting the Item Monthly Summary report, press Enter in the Total
Quantity Column of the Item.
For further drill down to Stock Journals of the Item, press Enter for the
month you want the stock journal.
To define the ageing slab press F6.
To get the value of the stock other than default method, press F7 and
select from All Valuation Method for example Avg.Cost, Avg.Price,
FIFO,etc.,
If you want to view only the Quantity of the Item, press Hide Amount
button or press Alt+A.
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4. Set Show Related Items of same Group to Yes, for displaying all items under the
same Stock Group.
5. Set Show Remarks of the item to Yes, for displaying the remarks entered in the
Stock Item master.
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Lesson 3: Administration
Lesson Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to
Understand the commands in Tally Configuration File
Configure Tally for consolidating a Group of Companies
Activate Security Control
Create different types of security levels and define their level of usage
Create different users under appropriate security levels
Activate Tally Audit
Track changes in Ledgers
Track changes in Vouchers
Encrypt a Company data
Decrypt a Company data
Configure Tally for Data Management
Backup & Restore
Rewriting Books
Export & Import of Data
Splitting of Company Data
ODBC
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Introduction
System Administration is a collection of tasks and responsibilities carried out by a System Admin-
istrator to set up the system and keep it in good running order. Similarly the data in Tally needs to
be administered, monitored and explored for usage in other applications.
The topics covered under this section are technically essential and need to be understood in
detail and should be carried out under caution.
The Administrator needs to understand the various commands that are or can be mentioned in
this file. All the statements starting with “;” (semicolon) are actually comments mentioned. All the
commands in this file are case insensitive, but space sensitive in the data & file path naming spec-
ifications.
Data
Syntax: Data=[Data path]
You have to specify the data path in the command mentioned above. If a Directory name is only
provided without the path details, Tally then assumes that the Directory has to be created in its
own Application Directory and creates it as if it did not exist. You cannot specify multiple Directory
paths in the configuration file.
TallyLicense
Syntax: TallyLicense : <Type>
This command is required for the Softlock version of Tally. The type of license needs to be
specified here. The current available value for this command is “Connect”.
TallyLock
Syntax: TallyLock= [IP Address or PC Name] or None
This command is applicable for users having a Hardware Lock (Dongle) version of Tally on the
Server where the lock is attached to the parallel port.
Example
Tallylock=localhost
For the client on the network
TallyLock=<IPAddressofthePCwherethelockisattached>or
TallyLock=<nameofthePCwherelockisattached>
TouseTallyinEducationalVersion
TallyLock=None
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Default Companies
Syntax: Default Companies = [Logical Value]
This command helps the Administrator / user to enable or disable the loading of a Company or
Companies with the help of the “Load” command. If this is set to No, all “Load” commands will be
ignored.
Load
Syntax: Load= [Company Number]
The number of the Company to be loaded needs to be specified here. You can give as many
Load statements as you want in the Configuration file. The Companies will be loaded as per the
sequence given. You may omit the initial zeroes in the number, if any,
e.g. if the Company number is 0001 then you may specify Load=1.
User TDL
Syntax: User TDL=[Logical Value]
You can specify the name or path of the TCP(s) (Tally Compliant Product), if any, in the User
TDL field.
Example: TDL= tdlfile.1 [This command should be included if and only if Tally application is cus-
tomised]
Config
Syntax: Config= [Configuration Path]
Tally saves the Tallysav.dat (F12:Configuration settings file) in this path. If you realise that the
settings you had done are not saved, then the path specified in the configuration file for this
command is wrong or non-existent.
Language Path
Syntax:Langpath=[Language Path]
You have to specify the Language path with the command mentioned above. If a Directory name
is provided without the path details, then Tally assumes that the Directory exists in its Application
Directory and creates it as if it did not exist. You cannot specify multiple directory paths in the con-
figuration file.
Color
Syntax: Color= [Logical Value]
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If the value for this command is set to NO, then the Tally screens are shown in grey scale and not
in the default colours of Tally.
3.2 Consolidation
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Consider Acme Corporation and Acme Apparels as constitiuent comapnies of Acme Ltd.
To Create Group Company
To create a Group Company you should select a minimum of two companies.
Steps
The steps to create a group company are outlined here.
1. Go to Gateway of Tally
2. Press Alt + F3 and select the first company Acme Corporation
3. Press Alt + F3 and select the second company Acme Apparels
4. Press Alt + F3 and select Create Group Company
5. Type the name of the Group Company (For Example, Acme Ltd) in the Company
Creation Screen
6. Type other relevant details (Mailing Name, Address, E-Mail, VAT Regn.No, PAN/
Income-Tax No.)
7. In Members field, select the Company you want to group from List of Compa-
nies(For example, Acme Corporation & Acme Apparels can be the Members of
Group Company, Acme Ltd)
8. Press Enter to accept the screen
The Balance Sheet is displayed with the consolidated details of the accounts of both constituent
companies.
To view the details of Acme Corporation and Acme Apparels companies in the Balance Sheet
report,
1. Press Alt + C and select the first company, Acme Corporation from List of Compa-
nies. Specify details like, From and To dates, Currency and the method of stock valu-
ation.
2. Press Alt + C and select the second company, Acme Apparels from List of Compa-
nies displayed.
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3.3 Security
3.3.1 Security Control
A security control is a control measure. It helps in preventing unauthorised access and usage of
data. Every authorised user would be provided an access to the company data with a unique user
name and password.
The Administrator has the ultimate responsibility to regulate the creation of usres and their
control. The Administrator defines the different levels of usage and creates users under the
appropriate types of usage.
For example, Data Entry level users are restricted to voucher entry alone. They will not be allowed
to access certain financial reports like Profit & Loss A/c, Balance Sheet and Fund Flow state-
ments.
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Step 2: To verify if the Security Control created for the Company is correct or not
1. Press Alt + F1 to shut the Acme Corporation Company
2. Select Acme Corporation again from the Company Info. Menu
3. The Company Login screen is displayed
4. Type John in the Name of User field and AC2004 in Password (if any) field.
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If you are creating a new company, set the field ‘Use Security Control’ to
Yes at the Company Creation Screen itself.
Security Level
By default, Tally has two types of security levels viz. Owner and Data Entry. A Owner has all the
rights except the creation of Security Control and alteration of the Company details. Data Entry
uses the basic facilities of Owner with some restrictions as specified by the user or by default.
Besides these, a user can create any number of usages by using basic facilities of Owner with
stipulated restrictions.
Example
Acme Corporation proposes to restrict its Accounts Department users from altering Accounts
Masters while allowing them to use all the other options.
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Besides altering, the following are the other types of access that can be restricted while creating /
altering a type of usage:
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Besides Accounts Masters, the following are some of the reports for which access can be
restricted.
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Example: Let us assume that the Accounts Department has a Manager, a Cashier and an
Accountant. A Manager has full rights but others but is not allowed to alter the Accounts Masters.
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Logging in as a User
1. Press Alt + F1 to shut the Company.
2. Select Select Company in the Company Info. screen
3. Select Acme Corporation from List of Companies in the Select Company screen
4. Press Enter to move to the Company Login screen
5. Type Accountant in the Name of User field and Acc in the Password (if any) field.
As the users of Accounts Department are restricted from altering the Accounts Masters, the Alter
option under Accounts info > Ledgers screen is deactivated.
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vouchers that are less than 30 days old are not reported. This is to allow adequate time to correct
mistakes. A change includes insertion of new transactions or accounts.
An Auditor can use this facility by logging in as an Administrator. The advantage of this feature is
that the physical presence of the auditor is not required. The Auditor can perform his tasks period-
ically, yet can track the changes made after the last audit. A regular backup is required after every
backup to track the changes made if any.
Audit of Ledgers
The audit of the ledgers involves checking them for opening balance brought forward & any inten-
tional changes after checking.
To Audit Ledgers
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1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Display > Statements of Accounts > Tally Audit > Ledg-
ers
2. Highlight the ledger name that is to be audited
3. Press Enter to drill-down further to view the Voucher level information to correct the
ledger if any
4. If there are any corrections to be done, correct necessary entries and accept the
screen, else, press Ctrl + A
5. Press F7 button on the button bar to accept the changes.
After accepting a ledger, it will not be shown in the list of new / modified
ledgers. Press Alt + F7 to accept all ledgers at a time.
Press F6 to bring back all the ledgers irrespective of acceptance.
Since Tally Audit allots ID number for every ledger, it is easy to track it even
it is changed/modified.
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Audit of Vouchers
The audit of vouchers involves checking its accuracy and other necessary details.
Setup
1. Gateway of Tally->F12 :Configure->Voucher Entry
2. Set Show Cost Centre Details to No
3. Set Show Inventory Details to Yes
4. Set Show Bill- wise Details to Yes
To Audit vouchers:
1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Display > Statements of Accounts > Tally Audit >
Vouchers
2. Press Alt + F2 to change the period and type 1/4/2008 in the From and 30/4/2008 in
the To fields
3. Press Alt + F1 to display List of New/Modified Vouchers
4. Press F12:Configure
5. Set Show Entered/Altered by to Yes
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Tracking Changes
Tally audit highlights if any accepted vouchers modified / deleted.
In this case, assume that two Sales Vouchers are accepted by Accountant.
The Voucher Nos are 1 &2 entered by Unknown. Then list appears after acceptance as shown
below:
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The two vouchers are removed after acceptance from the Tally Audit Listing as shown
above.
In order to distinguish the modified vouchers from the new vouchers, Tally shows them in italics
font along with Altered by username and On Date.
If the Accountant has changed the amount in the Payment Vr 2 from 800 to 900, it is displayed in
Italics as shown with the username.
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The encrypted company data is created as a new Company. A message is shown with the
company number on completion of encryption. Remembering the number shown in this message
will help access the encrypted / vaulted company data.
Press Alt + F1 to shut the original data. Tally will keep the original data also in the storage. Users
will have the right to decide whether to keep or remove it. Removing the original data from storage
is advisable.
To access the vaulted company, select the company by identifying the number allotted to it i.e.
10001 ( for example)
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If the company has the security control feature enabled, then Company Login screen will follow
the Vault screen.
Change TallyVault screen will be displayed as shown below prompting for the user’s reply for
decryption.
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The decrypted data is created as a new company. A message along with new company number is
shown on completion of decryption.
Press Alt + F1 to shut the encrypted data. Tally will keep the encrypted data also in the storage. It
is better to keep any one of these data at a time. Unless this may lead to confusion in updating
books.
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Taking a Backup
1. Press Alt + F3 from Gateway of Tally
2. Select Backup from the Company Info. Menu
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Tally automatically places the folder name in Source to where the earlier
backup was taken. Hence, you may unknowingly restore the old data. Care
should be taken and the correct path should be typed in Source field.
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ASCII
The data in this format in every line is separated by a Comma. This format is readable by
Microsoft Excel directly, especially when the extension of the file is .CSV (Comma Separated Val-
ues).For example, if you export Trial Balance from Tally in a file viz., Trialbal.CSV; you will see the
Excel icon allotted for this file when you list the file in Windows File browser. The data in this file
will also be a in readable format for all text editing applications like Notepad, WordPad, email
programs etc.
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The Exported file Trialbal.csv can be found in the directory where Tally is
installed.
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HTML
Data in this format appears just as shown in Tally’s reports, with the colours & the formatting
almost intact. Data in this format is used to upload on the websites or can be sent as an attach-
ment to clients / suppliers. You can use Microsoft Excel also to view the report / data generated in
this format.
XML
An XML output has an XML envelope and is formatted with XML tags to enable importing of data
into other systems. The destination system would need a little re-formatting of XSLT (XML Style
Sheets) (beyond the purview of this document) based on the Tally Styles and can then import the
data. However, an another Tally application can import the XML data directly using the Import
option without any re-formatting.
Being the short form of Extensible Mark-up Language, XML is an extension of HTML.But the
data is capable of being imported by other XML compatible systems. Using XML, Tally enables
you to exchange information even with non-Tally applications. Therefore a Tally invoice in XML
format can be imported by another Tally application system without difficulty thereby reducing the
data entry time and subsequent errors if any. This language is fast emerging as the de-facto
standard for information exchange all over the world and with it Tally gives you the means to col-
laborate with others and share information like never before.
Import of Data
Import of data will cover only import of data in Tally’s importable format and not data from other
systems. Tally can import Master & Transaction data in XML format.
Import of Masters
While importing masters in Tally, three types of treatment are given to the data being imported.
Combine Opening Balances: This option is required when data is imported from different
branches and the opening balances of the masters need to be consolidated. This option can also
be selected if the opening balances of all the masters existing in Tally are Zero, hence they will be
overwritten by the balances in the data being imported.
Ignore duplicates: This option needs to be selected when new masters are being imported along
with the masters already existing in Tally.
Modify with new Data: This option is selected when the opening balances existing in Tally
require to be overwritten to that existing in the data being imported.
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However not all data that is exportable is importable back in Tally. Only
Masters & transactions can be imported back in Tally, that too only in XML
format.
Import of Transactions
While importing transactions, the existing transactions can not be altered by default, hence addi-
tional treatment as existing while import of masters is not provided. The format permissible while
importing transactions is XML .
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Splitting may take some time; a progress bar is displayed as the operation
is being carried out.
Confirmation to Split
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Splitting will take some time depending on the volume of data present in the company, a progress
bar is displayed while the the operation is being carried out.
Finally, two new companies will be created retaining the original. Date of Splitting the company is
suffixed for identification.
Now, if you wish to delete the original company or the first split company, you can do so by
pressing Alt + D in alteration mode. But make sure to take multiple Backups before doing so.
If you find errors while splitting the data, it may be due to a feature that was
enabled and later on disabled. Features like Tally Audit, Bank Reconcilia-
tion, Cost Centres, Godowns if were enabled and later disabled after some
data entry may give rise to problems while splitting the data. In case of
errors, contact Tally Solutions, or your dealer for help.
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Create Profit & Loss A/c in MS Excel using data from Tally and refresh data whenever there
is a change in Tally Data.
1. Launch Tally and Select Acme Corporation
2. Open an Excel Workbook
3. Select Data > Import External Data > New Data Base Query
5. Select Ledger from Query Wizard to get data from all ledger masters created in Acme
Corporation.
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6. Double click Ledger and Select ‘$_Closing Balance’, ‘$Name’, ‘$Parent’ one by one
and arrange them in the following order in ‘Columns in your query’ and press next:
(This is to capture relevant information from each ledger)
7. Select ‘$_ClosingBalance’ and set is Not Null as condition and press Next. This will
filter ledgers that have closing balance other than zero.
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8. Select ‘$Parent’ and ‘$Name’ one by one to arrange captured ledgers in their groups
and names’ order. And press Next.
9. The following screen will appear wherein check whether Return Data to Microsoft
Excel is marked and press Finish
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10. If data is to be saved in any other cell except A1, click that cell or leave it as such and
then press OK.
11. After data gets captured from Tally, rename the sheet as Data.
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12. Select next sheet and name it as ‘P&L Acc’. Create format of Profit & Loss A/c as
desired and capture name of ledgers and their balances by referring cell address from
‘Data’ sheet.
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13. Before saving the file, tick Refresh data on file open by selecting Data > Import
External Data > Data Range Properties. Save the file with name ‘P&L Acc’.
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The table names and methods can be procured from tables as shown in
the ODBC interface of MS Excel or MS Word etc.
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Lesson Objectives
On completion of this lesson, you will be familiar with
Synchronizing using TallyLink Server
Synchronizing using IP Address
Configuring for Sychronization
Synchronizing Back-dated Vouchers
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A number of businesses in the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) segment operate in
more than two locations. There is a need to update accounting and inventory information at all
locations to ensure that the business runs efficiently and successfully.
Data Synchronization refers to a process wherein data is replicated between two or more loca-
tions. It enables the branch offices to send data to the head office and vice versa, over the Internet
or a private network. Data Synchronization is a two-way process; i.e., all the data of masters and
transactions from the Client company (Branch) are copied to the Server (Head Office) and all the
similar data from the Server are copied to the Client.
Tally.Net Server allows data synchronisation through dedicated tally server with defined IP
available on a predefined port. In case of private network being used, data is synchronized using
the customer's own IP address.
The computer where Data Synchronization is initiated is termed as the Client and could have a
Single-User Tally License. The computer which has the data that is to be synchronized with the
Client's data is the Server and it must have a Multi-User License.
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Client
Hardware Set-up Pentium IV and above, 128
MB RAM.Hard disk space
dependant on the data to
be stored.
Software Set-up Operating System: Win-
dows 98/2000/2003/ME/
NT/XP
Internet Connectivity Internet connection at the
Client-end could be dial-
up, as connection is
required only when data
has to be synchronized
4.1.2 Precautions
1. Ensure that the same set of features are activated in F11: Features for both the companies at
the Client and Server.
2. Do not alter Accounting or Inventory masters. If altered, it will be updated as a new master dur-
ing synchronization. For example, the accounting master 'Rent' having one transaction for Rs.
2500/- is altered in the Client to 'Building Rent'. A new entry is made for Rs. 2000/-. After syn-
chronizing the data, in the Client, the ledger will be 'Building Rent' for Rs. 4500/- while in the
Server it will be updated as 'Rent' Rs. 2500/- and 'Building Rent' Rs. 2000/-. Thus, wherever
masters have been altered, the correction needs to be made manually in the Server and Client
systems.
3. Do not delete any vouchers using ALT+D. Instead, cancel the vouchers using ALT+X, which
ensures that the voucher remains in the system. Another option is to identify and delete the
voucher from both the Server and Client systems.
4. Do not use a back-up of company created and restore it at the other location for synchroniza-
tion. The data will not be synchronized as the GUID (Global Unique Identifier) of both the com-
panies will be the same.
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The Tally.Net server is used as a medium to transmit data between the Client and Server during
synchronization. Tally.Net Server is available on a public IP at a predefined port. In the latest
framework, to Synchronize data across server and client, it is essential to register and connect to
Tally.NET at Server (Tallygold / TallySilver) end.
The Synchronization process using Tally.NET Server involves the following steps:
Configure Server for Synchronization
Configure Client for Synchronization
Create Sync Rule on Client
Configure Tally.NET Features on Server
Register the Server Company on Tally.NET
Connect the Server Company to Tally.NET
Handshake Process from Client
Activate/Enable Sync Rule on Server
Data Sychronization in this document is illustrated using the example of a company, Acme Corpo-
ration which is the head office and its branch office, Acme Manufacturing Ltd., based in two
different locations.
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6. Accept to save
Connect Name: The user can specify any Connect Name for the com-
pany to be connected, as per his requirements. This should be same as
the name given in the client company.
Allow to Connect Company: This option allows the user to enable the
company to get connected for remote access.
Connect on Load: This options allows the company to get connected
by default when the company is loaded.
SMS Short Code: Based on the Short codes, the request will be served
from the Company Moble Access.
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You can continue using the Synchronization once Server rule is activated. Post data Sync, server
displays the status in the calculator panel as shown.
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Client Configuration
Step 1: Same as when done using the TallyLink Server.
Step 2: F12:Configuration
The Sync Configuration screen appears as shown below:
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The other steps for synchronization on the Client and Server Computer are similar to Synchroni-
zation using TallyLink Server.
To view the details of the activation, go to Gateway of Tally > Import of Data > Synchronization
> Server Rules > Alter. Select the rule from a drop-down list.
The Server Rules Activation screen appears as shown below in Figure 4.19.
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Figure below shows the number of vouchers and masters. There is a mismatch between statistics
of Client and Server as synchronization has not been done. Once the data is synchronised, the
Statement of Statistics would appear as shown in Figure 4.20.
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4.3.5 Troubleshooting
Error messages on Server when using IP Address
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Tally.imp file in the Tally folder contains details of all the vouchers syn-
chronized and also the errors (if any) which occurred during synchroniza-
tion.
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In such cases, there are two options available to proceed with synchronization.
Option 1: Export data of the source company (in XML format) to a disk file and import the same
into the target company. Perform the following steps to ensure a proper update of Remote IDs in
the corresponding rules.
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