Journal Entry (Manual) Record View

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Save

Saves the changes made to the record. 

In order to successfully save, the following criteria must be completed:

• Account Number

• Date

• Either a Debit or Credit Amount

• Source

• Status 

 The Save button is only activated when a change is detected on the page. When the Save button is active, a ‘ + ‘ character is displayed in the page border. Saving reloads the page.

Comment

Displays the comment entered for the journal entry. 

Currency

This drop-down menu displays all active currencies configured in the system to allow users to select the Journal Entry currency. The currency defaults to the company currency saved in the Company Preference ‘Default Currency ID’. This field is only editable, if the company has multiple currencies configured in the Currencies list view and the record status is New.

Date

Identifies the date that the journal entry will post to the GL.

Exch. Rate

This field is only editable when the Currency selected is other than the Company currency, the Exchange Table selected is Manual and the record status is New. This field allows users to enter an Exchange Rate, which is used to calculate the Home Debit and Home Credit amounts in the grid section. The field defaults to the Exchange Rate Type when an existing Exchange Table is selected.

  The record must be saved first in order to edit the field.

Exch. Table

This drop-down menu allows users to select an Exchange Table for the Journal Entry. The field is only enabled when the Currency selected is other than the company currency and the record status is New. The field defaults to the first exchange table with the selected currency, but can be changed to Manual to allow manual rate entry.

  The record must be saved first in order to edit the field.

Journal ID

Displays the ID number for the journal. This number is automatically generated by the system and cannot be edited. When the Journal Entry integrates with the host system, it will inherit the next Journal ID from the host system.

Journal Type

Identifies the journal entry type ‘Manual’ or ‘Accrue & Reverse’. This field is for informational use only and is never editable.

Rate Type

This field is only editable when the Currency selected is other than the Company currency, the Exchange Table selected is Manual and the record status is New. The field allows users to select a Rate Type from Multiply and Divide. The Rate Type determines how the Home Debit and Home Credit amounts are calculated in the grid section. The field defaults to the Exchange Table Rate Type when an existing Exchange Table is selected.

  The record must be saved first in order to edit the field.

Reference

Displays the reference entered for the journal entry. 

Source

Identifies the source of the journal entry and is either ‘GL-Manual’ or ‘GL-Accrue & Reverse’. This field is for informational use only and is never editable.

Status

Identifies the current status of the journal entry. The entry will be listed as either “New”, “Approved”, or “Ready to Post”.  Line items must be added in order to approve or post a journal entry.

Records with a Status of "New" can be fully edited, records with a Status of "Approved" will only allow edit of the Status, and records with a Status of "Ready to Post" cannot be edited.

Class

Displays the Transaction class associated with the Journal.  This value defaults to ‘Default’ and is for information only.

Created

Displays the date and time the Journal was created.  This field populates when the record is created and does not update after that. A journal record can be created from a transaction; when clicking journal details for the first time from a record view of a transaction or when approving or posting a transaction without first clicking the journal details button. This field is not editable and is for information only.

Created By

Displays the username of the user that created the Journal. This field populates when the record is created and does not update after that. A journal record can be created from a transaction; when clicking journal details for the first time from a record view of a transaction or when approving or posting a transaction without first clicking the journal details button. This field is not editable and is for information only.

Journal Header SK

Displays the unique identifier from the database for the Journal. This field is not editable and is for information only.

Last Updated

Displays the date and time the Journal was last updated.  This field is not editable and is for information only.

Last User

Displays the User name of the user that last updated the Journal.  This field is not editable and is for information only.

Master Number

Displays the unique identifier from the database for the record.  This field is not editable and is for information only.

Posted

Displays the date and time the Journal was posted. This field is populated when manual journals or transaction journals are saved as Ready to Post or Posted. This field is not editable and is for information only.

Posted By

Displays the username of the user that posted the Journal.  This field is populated when manual journals or transaction journals are saved as Ready to Post or Posted. This field is not editable and is for information only.