A method of previewing projected balance impacts in an Enterprise Financial Accounting System is presented. The method may include receiving journal entries that have not been posted to an accounting ledger; displaying the journal entries in a journal portlet; receiving a selection of a first journal entry with a first amount; determining a first ledger that is associated with the first amount; receiving a start date and a beginning balance of the first ledger on the start date; receiving an activity total including a sum of journal entries posted to the first ledger between the start date and a current date; determining a projected balance representing a combination of the beginning balance, the activity total, and the first amount; and displaying a projected balances portlet together with the journal portlet, that includes the beginning balance, the activity total, the first amount, and the projected balance.
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