I am reading the help files before I come here looking for help.
According to the help file:
Ledger/Posting Table Views
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Closed Balances
The Open Balance of the open view (non-reconciled items) is the running balance of the closed view. If you are in the open view and select include closed balance. The running amount total column will include the sum of all reconciled items. If you select exclude closed balance. The running amount total column will only include the sum of all unreconciled items.
When I choose to view open items and include the closing balance, it causes the final total in the account to become the opening balance. For example:
Total of all closed items: 20,000
Total of all open items: -10,000
Total of all ledger items: 10,000
I go to the ledger, choose view: Open, choose view: closed balance: Included:
Beginning balance: 10,000
Total of all open items: -10,000
Ending balance: 0