F12 General Configuration Options

You can configure Country Details, Style of Names, Style of Dates, Configuration of Numbers in the General configuration screen.

Go to Gateway of Tally > F12: Configuration Menu > General

Country Details

Use accounting terminology of:

This option displays the List of Countries.

For setting the accounting terminology, select India/SAARC or International from the List of countries.

Style of Names

Default appearance of names in Reports:

This option displays the List of Name Styles for Ledgers.

By default, the name style of a  Ledger is Name Only. You can change the name style by selecting from the List.

Default appearance of stock item names in Reports:

This option displays name style for stock items.

By default, the stock item name style is Name Only. You can change name style by selecting from the List.

Style of Dates

Style date format:

This option displays Style of Dates.

By default, date format is dd-mm-yy. You can change the date format by selecting a format from the List.

Separator between day, month and year:

You can specify the separator for Date. By Default, hyphen (‘-‘) is the separator.

Configuration of Numbers

Character to use for decimals:

You can specify a character for the decimal point.

Separator to use for thousands:

You can specify a character for the thousand separator.

Add sign before currency/unit symbol:

If the option is set it to Yes, a Negative sign will be placed before the currency symbol, e.g. (-)$20.  If the option is set it to No, a Negative sign will be placed after the currency symbol, e.g.  $(-)20.

Show amount in millions:

This option is used for showing numbers in Millions. If you set this option to Yes, the number will be displayed in Millions. If you set this option to No, the number will be displayed in Lakhs.

Note: If you change any configuration under Style of Dates and Configuration of numbers, you need to restart the application for those changes to take effect.

Table Configuration

In vouchers, show only stock item names (without quantity) ?

If this option is set to Yes, Tally.ERP 9 will display only the Stock Item Name in the List of Stock Items during voucher entry.

Apply keyword filter to list of items ?

If this option is set to Yes, Tally.ERP 9 allows you to reduce the List for Tables to the extent of the matching keywords entered by user and select the required details from the reduced List of Tables based on the full or partial search keywords provided like Company name, Ledger name, Item name etc.

Apply for all columns ?

If this option is set to Yes, Tally.ERP 9 allows you to make search and reduce the List of Tables based on all columns displayed in the List of Table. If the option is set it to No, it will search only in the first column of the table.

Note: The option Apply for all Columns is a sub- option and is displayed only when the option Apply keyword filter to list of items is enabled.

Table Configuration screen can also be invoked by pressing Ctrl + Alt + F12 from Gateway of Tally

Show tables with masters only in current language ?

If this option is set to Yes, Tally.ERP 9 displays all the Masters in the language selected under L: Language configuration.

If this option is set to No, Tally.ERP 9 will display the default list of Masters in English and in any of the Indian languages selected in the L: Language configuration.

By default, this option set to No.

Import/Export Options

Ignore errors during data import ?

By default, this option is set to No. If you set this option to Yes , data will get imported even if errors are reported.  

Note: This is applicable only incase of XML format import.

Overwrite vouchers, instead of duplicating, during import ?

By default, this option is set to No. If you set this option to Yes , Tally.ERP 9 overwrite the existing vouchers while importing data instead of duplicating the same.

Export base currency symbol along with amount ?

This facilitates the export of the currency symbol along with the amount into XML format.

Open file after export ?

The file opens after exporting.

Other Options

Show graphs in monthly reports ?

By default this option is set to Yes. The reports are configured to display the Graphs in accordance with the numeric information. The graphs will not be displayed in the reports if this option is set to No.

Use separate menu for final A/c statements ?

By default, this option is set to No. If you set this option to Yes, a separate Menu Final Accounts will be displayed in Gateway of Tally. Under this menu, Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss A/c, Cash Flow, Funds Flow and Ratio analysis options are available.

Enable sound notification for alerts ?

If this option is set to Yes, an audio alert will be turned on and Tally.ERP 9 will gives a beep sound whenever a transaction has been saved or abandoned.

Always show information panel ?

If this option is set to Yes, Tally.ERP 9 will always display the Information Panel in all the screens or reports, but the user can hide the Info Panel using the [x] close button based on his requirement.