When the option Group behaves like Sub-Ledger? is set to Yes for a certain group, the group behaves like a controlling account for the ledgers under it. This also means that only the net balance and not individual ledger balances will be displayed in the reports.
Note: This is useful for groups such as Sundry Debtors and Sundry Creditors (which are pre-set to Yes), which can have a large number of ledgers under them, and can be exploded during display to show ledger balances.
To set the group to act as a sub-ledger
1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounts Info. > Groups > Alter.
2. Set the option Group behaves like a Sub-Ledger? to Yes, as shown below:
3. Press Ctrl+A to accept the changes.
To view details of the ledgers created under the group
1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounts Info. > Groups > Alter.
2. Set Group behaves like a Sub-Ledger? to No in the Group Alteration screen.
Note: Setting Group behaves like sub-ledger? to No displays Sundry Creditors with ledger-wise break-up in statements.
3. Press Ctrl+A to accept.
4. Go to Gateway of Tally > Display > Trial Balance > F12: Configure.
5. Set Expand all levels in detailed format? to Yes in the Configuration screen, as shown below:
6. Press Ctrl+A to accept the changes.
After configuration, the Trial Balance appears as shown below:
