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title: "View account balances by period"
description: "Go to the Account by period (GL402000) window. In the Ledger field, select the ledger. In the Financial year field, select a year. In the Account field, select an account from the list of existing accounts. In the Subaccount field, do one of the following: Specify a subaccount. Specify a mask to view a group of subaccounts. To define a mask, specify the values for only some of the segments. The system will select all the different subaccounts that have the specified segment…"
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lastmod: 2026-02-19
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# View account balances by period

Last modified February 19, 2026

> Go to the Account by period (GL402000) window. In the Ledger field, select the ledger. In the Financial year field, select a year. In the Account field, select an account from the list of existing accounts. In the Subaccount field, do one of the following: Specify a subaccount. Specify a mask to view a group of subaccounts. To define a mask, specify the values for only some of the segments. The system will select all the different subaccounts that have the specified segment…


1. Go to the [Account by period (GL402000)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/account-by-period-gl402000/index.md) window.
1. In the **Ledger** field, select the ledger.
1. In the **Financial year** field, select a year.
1. In the **Account** field, select an account from the list of existing accounts.
1. In the **Subaccount** field, do one of the following:

    + Specify a subaccount.
    + Specify a mask to view a group of subaccounts. To define a mask, specify the values for only some of the segments. The system will select all the different subaccounts that have the specified segment values.
    + Leave this field blank to view transactions on the account detailed by all relevant subaccounts.
1. Select the **Show currency details** check box if you want to view currency details.

    This option appears only if multi-currency support is activated in your system.
1. In the table, view the account balances calculated for the financial periods of the year.
1. Optional: View more information on the account as follows:

    + To view account details, click **Account details** in the table toolbar.
    + To view account balances by subaccount, click **Account by subaccount** in the table toolbar.
    + To view account balances in the previous year, click **Go to previous record** in the window toolbar.
    + To view the data for the next year, click **Go to the next record**.


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