When running a report in QuickBooks, the output is controlled by the Filters set for that report.
The Detail Level is one such filter.
It has 3 possible settings:
- All
- Summary only
- All except summary
Many transactions in QuickBooks can have multiple line items. For example, a customer invoice may consist of 2 separate line items of $50 each that total $100.
With the Detail Level filter set to All, a QuickBooks report would show both the individual line items andthe total. In the above example, that’s the 2 line items of $50 each and the transaction total of $100.
With the Detail Level filter set to Summary only, a QuickBooks report would show only the transaction total. In the above example, that’s $100.
With the Detail Level filter set to All except summary, a QuickBooks report would show only the detail lines and exclude the transaction total. In the above example, that’s the 2 line items of $50 each.
The function of the Detail Level report filter is summarized in this Intuit knowledgebase article.