This is viewed when you press F10: Chg Sort when the ledger is in the alteration mode.
If this is done, it remains so till you deactivate it by pressing F10: Skip Sort. The topic has been discussed under the chapter "Groups" under Advanced Usage. The default setting is 1000 for all ledgers.
Please note that the index is relative to other ledgers and groups within a parent group. Hence, the position of a ledger may be changed within the Group, to which it belongs, by changing the number 1000.
Any change would not position the ledger outside the parent group. If a group comprises of many groups (sub-groups) and ledgers, the position index would determine their position within the parent group.
For example: Prior to any change in their indices, the ledgers and the sole group 'Communication Expenses' under the group 'Indirect Expenses' are displayed as below. (Ledgers are directly under the group Indirect Expenses and not under Communication Expenses sub-group):
Gateway of Tally > Display> Account Books> Group Summary> Indirect Expenses
The position index of Communication Expenses (it is a group as indicated by its bold font) is 290 and all ledgers 1000. You would notice that because of this, Communication Expenses is at the top, and the others sorted alphabetically as they have the same index of 1000.
We now change the index of General Maintenance to 280 and of Staff Welfare to 900. We now see General Maintenance at the top, followed by Communication Expenses and Staff Welfare. Then the rest with 1000 would be in alphabetic order.
You can change the index from the display screen itself by positioning the cursor on the particular account and pressing Ctrl+Enter to bring up its master to alter.
Indirect Expenses
