Description

The ACCOUNTTYPE function returns the type of a specified general ledger account.

Syntax

ACCOUNTTYPE(Connection, Account)

Parameters

The ACCOUNTTYPE function uses the following parameters (see our article 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 array of multiple accounts) for which the Type is to be displayed.

Examples

Example #1

Referencing a single account

  =ACCOUNTTYPE("Demo","10100")

Description: Returns the account type of general ledger account #10100 account.

Result: Asset


Example #2

Referencing an array of accounts


If a non-existent account is specified, the ACCOUNTTYPE function will display the message Account 'xxxxx' not found...

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or, if you have configured Velixo reports to return zero values under certain circumstances...

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... your report will display Excel's #N/A error:

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Applies to

  • GL Module

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