Description
The ACCOUNTNAME function returns the name of one or more specified GL accounts.
Syntax
ACCOUNTNAME(Connection, Account)
Parameters
The ACCOUNTNAME function uses the following parameters (see our articles on using arrays or cell ranges as parameters):
Parameter | Required/Optional | Description |
Connection | Required | The name of the connection, as specified in the Connection Manager |
Account | Required | The general ledger account (or Excel array containing multiple accounts) to use for the calculation. |
Examples
Example #1
Referencing a single account
=ACCOUNTNAME("Demo", "10100")Description: Returns the name of general ledger account #10100.
Result: Petty Cash
Example #2
Referencing a list of accounts
Description: Returns the names of general ledger accounts included in a list in cell C2
Example #3
Referencing an array of accounts
Description: Returns the names of general ledger accounts displayed by an array starting in column C2
If a non-existent account code is specified, the ACCOUNTNAME function will display the message Account 'xxxxx' not found...  or, if you have configured Velixo reports to return zero values under certain circumstances...  ... your report will display Excel's #N/A error:  |
Applies to
GL Module