Tour of Hisab Central: the Gateway dashboard
What each part of the home screen shows, and how to reach any screen from it with one key.
What the Gateway is
The Gateway is the home screen of Hisab Central. Everything starts here: quick voucher entry, your live balances, the latest transactions and the AI audit of your books. From any screen, press Alt+G or click the AiHisab logo to come back.
The top bar
| Element | What it does |
|---|---|
| Company name and financial year | Shows the active company and year (for example 2026-2027). Press F3 to switch company |
| Period | The date range the Gateway and reports use. Press Alt+F2 to jump to the date boxes, or click them |
| Command (Atulya AI) | A plain-language box for entering data, searching ledgers or jumping to a screen. Open it with Alt+Z |
The quick bar
The row under the top bar gives one-key access to every voucher and master:
F8 Sale · F9 Purchase · F5 Payment · F6 Receipt · F4 Contra · F7 Journal · Alt+C Credit Note · Alt+N Debit Note · Alt+L Add Ledger · Alt+I Add Stock · Alt+K Daybook
Business Flash Report
A live summary of where the business stands:
- Cash in Hand, Bank Accounts, Sundry Debtors (what customers owe you) and Sundry Creditors (what you owe suppliers), each with Dr or Cr.
- Today and MTD (month to date) columns for Sales, Receipts, Payments and Sales Orders.
Click Refresh after posting entries to see the latest totals.
Recent Transactions
The last few vouchers with type, number, party and amount. Click Daybook (D) to see everything for the period.
AI Audit Log
Atulya Intelligence scans your books each time the Gateway loads and shows the Last Scan time. Typical alerts are High Credit Exposure (debtors far higher than payables, with a Send Payment Reminders button) and the Data Integrity Scan (duplicate ledgers or GSTINs that don't match their state). See Understand the AI Audit Log.
The sidebar
The left menu is grouped like this Help Center:
- Daily Books: Day Book, Ledgers, Inventory Items, Cash & Bank Book, Bank Reco, Bills Outstanding
- Registers: Sales, Credit Note, Purchase and Debit Note registers
- GST & E-Invoicing: E-Invoicing (IRN), E-Way Bills, GSTR-1 (Sales), GSTR-2B Reco, GSTR-3B Summary
- Final Accounts: Trial Balance, Profit & Loss A/c, Balance Sheet
- Masters Setup: Account Groups, Stock Groups, Units of Measure, Voucher Types, Recurring Voucher
- Admin & Security: Users, Employees, Audit Trail, Backup, Configuration, Dispatch Address
Single-key shortcuts on the Gateway
When no text box is active, one letter opens a screen: S Sale, U Purchase, Y Payment, R Receipt, J Journal, C Contra, D Day Book, H Cash & Bank Book, O Bills Outstanding, W Sales Register, X Purchase Register, T Trial Balance, P Profit & Loss, B Balance Sheet, L Ledgers, A Account Groups, V Stock Groups, Q Units, I Inventory Items. The full list is in Keyboard shortcuts.
Atulya AI assistant
The round button at the bottom right (or Ctrl+/) opens the Atulya AI chat panel, where you can ask how to do something in Hisab Central, ask a GST or tax question, or ask about your own books. See Atulya AI assistant panel.