Patent ID: 8712879

Claim:
A method of concurrently assessing a closure status for multiple ledgers in an Enterprise Accounting System, the method comprising: accessing, using a computer system, a general ledger and a plurality of subledgers, wherein: each of the plurality of subledgers has a close period; the plurality of subledgers is comprised of a first subledger and a second subledger; the first subledger has a first close period comprising a first range of dates; and the second subledger has a second close period comprising a second range of dates that is different from the first range of dates; for each subledger in the plurality of subledgers, determining, using the computer system, a close status for the subledger over the close period of the subledger, wherein: the close status of the first subledger covers the first close period; and the close status of the second subledger covers the second close period; translating, using the computer system, the close status of the second subledger to cover the first range of dates of the first close period instead of the second range of dates of the second close period; determining, using the computer system, a close status for the general ledger over the first period; and concurrently displaying together in a portal of a display device: an icon for the general ledger; the close status of the general ledger next to the icon for the general ledger; and for each subledger in the plurality of subledgers: an icon for the subledger; and the close status of the subledger next to the icon for the subledger; such that the close statuses throughout an organization can be concurrently assessed.