We would like to have add field on our transaction entry where we can fill in a description of what is purchased or being charged.  I know I can create a transaction attribute that is a text field for this, but is there any way I can get this "field" to show up on reports? 

Good Luck, I've been trying to get a good detailed general ledger report of our transaction attributes.

However the best I can get is a Balance Sheet report. Under sort you can select to show details by Characteristics. In there you can select the table where your transaction attributes are saved. This is the only report I have found that will show you how much is in each category.

Be-warned: If more than one attribute is assigned to a transaction line item this report will put that $ under the first attribute listed only and not every attribute. This way if you run a report for the account as a whole balance the balance on this report will match. But if you run a report in the GL filtering for that attribute alone you might get a difference balance. This is an issure we run into.

 I recommend that the best way to use transaction attributes is to only assign one per transaction line item.

You could utilize the description field on various records, such as Invoice description.  In Configuration, Posting Information, invoice description can be added to the reference that posts to the General Ledger.  This would allow a description of the Invoice to post over and appear on reports, such as the General Ledger report, where journal reference is listed.