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Use the Journals tab to display:

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titleOpening the Journals tab

To open the Journals tab:

  1. Select Module > General Ledger > General Ledger Maintenance from the main menu.
    The Set General Ledger Search Criteria window is displayed.
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  2. Search for the general ledger account. See Searching for general ledger accounts (on page ).
    The General tab of the General Ledger Maintenance window is displayed.
  3. Click the Journals tab.
    The Journals tab of the General Ledger Maintenance window is displayed.
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  4. Either:
    • Type the G/L Year and click Image Removed Image Added.
    • Click on the up or down arrow on the G/L Year field.
    Journals for the selected general ledger year are displayed.
    Note: You can also filter on Sub Allocation Code if applicable to this G/L account.


General Ledger Maintenance - Journals tab key fields and buttons

Fields

Field

Description

G/L Date

Select to filter the G/L journals for the general ledger year.
Either:

  • Type the G/L Year and click Image Removed Image Added.
  • Click on the up or down arrow on the G/L Year field.
    Journals for the selected general ledger year are displayed.

Sub Allocation Code

Further filter G/L journals, for the selected G/L Year, if sub-allocations are set up for this G/L account.
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Note: Nothing is available from the drop-down list if sub-allocations are not linked to the G/L account. Image Removed Image Added
Sub-allocations are maintained on the Sub Allocations tab of General Ledger Maintenance. See General Ledger Maintenance - Sub Allocations tab (on page ).
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Grid area fields

Field

Description

Date

Date of the general ledger journal.

Journal Description

Description of the journal.

Amount

Amount excluding tax.
Note: Debits are shown as positive amounts and credits are shown as negative amounts.

Local Amount

The Amount displayed in the default currency.

Tax Code

Code used to determine the tax applicable to this journal.

Tax

Tax calculated using the Amount and the Tax Code values.

Balance

Running account balance.
Note: This column heading is named Movement for balance sheet accounts filtered on sub-allocation codes.

Posting No

Number of the posting.

Source

Synergetic program that is the source of the posting.
Tip: Double click on an entry to open the source program at the corresponding entry.

Order No

Purchase order number.

Receipt No

Receipt number.

ID

Synergetic ID of the person or company that the transaction relates to.

Name

Name of the person or company that the transaction relates to.

Seq

Unique sequence number of the transaction.

Sub Alloc

General ledger sub-allocation code.

Sub Alloc Desc

General ledger sub-allocation description.

Deb Tran

Debtor transaction sequence.

Cred Tran

Creditor transaction sequence.

Pay Code

Payroll pay code.

Sale Inv No

Sale invoice number from the Sales module.

Inv No Issued

Invoice number issued from Debtors or General Ledger module.

Inv Line Desc

Line description printed on the invoice.

Rvrs Jnl Seq

Reversing transaction reference.

Income

Selected if this is an income transaction for tax purposes.

Classif'n Code

Classification code for tax purposes.

Adjustment

Selected if the journal adjusted tax for a prior period.

BAS Posting

Posting number if the transaction has been posted to the BAS.


Buttons

Button

Description

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Display journals based on the selected:

  • general ledger year
  • sub-allocation code, if applicable for the G/L account.

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Based on the Source of the general ledger journal, launch into the appropriate tab of the relevant maintenance function and select the corresponding charge.
For example:

  • Debtor Maintenance
  • Creditor Maintenance.

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Audit prints can be created for journals from:

  • Creditors
  • Debtors
  • Payroll
  • General Ledger.

Note: Access to audit prints are controlled by the same privileges as their maintenance windows. For example, you can only view a creditor audit print if you have permission to view the Creditor Maintenance window.

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Launches the Edit Journal window. Use this window to change the Journal Description or the Sub Allocation Code.

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