CSharp Code For Making a Double Entry General Ledger Posting (Method 1)

NOW FOR THE POSTING CODE

After keying in a debit or credit amount for the initial posting operation and clicking the corresponding button beneath its textbox, we are now ready to proceed with the double entry posting operation. Notice that the color for the listing for Chart of Accounts has changed from “sandy brown” to “medium purple” (Figures 3 & 4). This is a sort of heads up I devised to alert the operator to the fact that we are now in the initial posting phase of the double entry posting operation.



Figure 3: Posting



Figure 4: purple

Notice the amount that was originally entered for the total debit or credit amount is now in the textbox for the remaining balance. Just below that is a textbox for the amount to be applied. The operator may enter any number of amounts in this textbox as long as the cumulative total does not exceed the original remaining balance amount. In fact, the operator cannot exit this mode and proceed to the next step until the full amount to be posted has been reduced to zero by successive posting operations. To post an amount after keying in how much of the remaining balance you want to apply, just double click on a selected ledger in the “medium purple” colored Chart of Accounts listing.

After the remaining balance of the initial posting phase has been reduced to zero, we will enter the offsetting posting phase as evidenced by the “medium purple” color of the Chart of Accounts listing turning to “tomato color” (Figures 5 & 6). Mechanically, this functions identically to the initial posting phase.



Figure 5: medium Purple



Figure 6: Tomato

After the offsetting posting phase is complete, the listing color for Chart of Accounts simply reverts back to “sandy brown” color to signal it is ready for another double entry posting operation. Here is the code listing that facilitates the posting operation:
CONCLUSION

This method of performing a double entry posting is versatile, because the total debit or credit amount to be posted can be spread among any number of general ledger accounts until the total amount has been subtracted down to zero by the program’s built in calculator. It is also user friendly, because the color coded listing for the Chart of Accounts uses specific colors to denote the initial posting phase of “medium purple” and the offsetting posting phase of “tomato”. I have seen Chart of Accounts software packages that are very intimidating to work with. I tried to get as far away from that as I could when I designed this one.