[IMP] accounting: bank statements in the transactions page

task-3264491

closes odoo/documentation#4039

X-original-commit: 2d7a48a65e
Signed-off-by: Platteau Xavier (xpl) <xpl@odoo.com>
Signed-off-by: Castillo Jonathan (jcs) <jcs@odoo.com>

content/applications/finance/accounting/bank/transactions.rst

@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ and reconciling them with the ones recorded in your accounting.
 :doc:`Bank synchronization <bank_synchronization>` automates the process. However, if you do not
 want to use it or if your bank is not yet supported, other options exist:
 
-- :ref:`Import bank transactions <import-statements>` delivered by your bank;
-- :ref:`Register bank transactions <register-transactions>` manually.
+- :ref:`Import bank transactions <transactions/import>` delivered by your bank;
+- :ref:`Register bank transactions <transactions/register>` manually.
 
-.. _import-statements:
+.. note::
+   :ref:`Grouping transactions by statement <transactions/statements>` is optional.
+
+.. _transactions/import:
 
 Import transactions
 ===================
@@ -28,15 +31,17 @@ To import a file, go to the :guilabel:`Accounting Dashboard`, and in the :guilab
 click on :guilabel:`Import Transactions`.
 
 .. image:: transactions/import-transactions.png
-   :align: center
-   :alt: Import bank transactions from bank journal
+   :alt: Import bank transactions from the bank journal
 
 Next, select the file and upload it.
 
-After setting the necessary formatting options and mapping the needed columns, you can run a
-:guilabel:`Test` and :guilabel:`Import` your bank transactions.
+After setting the necessary formatting options and mapping the file columns with their related Odoo
+fields, you can run a :guilabel:`Test` and :guilabel:`Import` your bank transactions.
 
-.. _register-transactions:
+.. seealso::
+   :doc:`/applications/general/export_import_data`
+
+.. _transactions/register:
 
 Register bank transactions manually
 ===================================
@@ -44,3 +49,46 @@ Register bank transactions manually
 You can also record your bank transactions manually. To do so, go to :guilabel:`Accounting
 Dashboard`, click on the :guilabel:`Bank` journal, and then on :guilabel:`New`. Make sure to fill
 out the :guilabel:`Partner` and :guilabel:`Label` fields to ease the reconciliation process.
+
+.. _transactions/statements:
+
+Statements
+==========
+
+A **bank statement** is a document provided by a bank or financial institution that lists the
+transactions that have occurred in a particular bank account over a specified period of time.
+
+In Odoo Accounting, it is optional to group transactions by their related statement, but depending
+on your business flow, you may want to record them for control purposes.
+
+.. important::
+   If you want to compare the ending balances of your bank statements with the ending balances of
+   your financial records, *don't forget to create an opening transaction* to record the bank
+   account balance as of the date you begin synchronizing or importing transactions. This is
+   necessary to ensure the accuracy of your accounting.
+
+To access a list of statements, go to your :guilabel:`Accounting Dashboard`, click on the vertical
+ellipsis (:guilabel:`⋮`) button next to the bank or cash journal you want to check, then on
+:guilabel:`Statements`
+
+Statement creation from the kanban view
+---------------------------------------
+
+Open the bank reconciliation view by clicking on the name of the bank journal, and identify the
+transaction corresponding to the last transaction of your bank statement. Click on the
+:guilabel:`STATEMENT` button when hovering on the upper separator line.
+
+.. image:: transactions/statements-kanban.png
+   :alt: A "STATEMENT" button is visible when hovering on the line separating two transactions.
+
+Fill out the statement's details and save. The newly created statement includes the previous
+transactions following the last statement.
+
+Statement creation from the list view
+-------------------------------------
+
+Open the list of transactions by clicking on the name of the bank journal and switching to the list
+view. Select all the transactions corresponding to the bank statement, and, in the
+:guilabel:`Statement` column, select an existing statement or create a new one by typing its
+reference, clicking on :guilabel:`Create and edit...`, filling out the statement's details, and
+saving.