Journal Entry Batches
Daily > Journal Entry Batches
Displays all unposted Journal Entry Batches, with options to add, edit, delete, or import Journal Entries. To edit a posted journal entry, see below.
Top Menu Buttons
New: This button allows you to add a new Journal Entry.
Edit: This button allows you to edit the Journal Entry.
Delete: A JE cannot be deleted once posted unless you have high-level permission.
Attachments: Displays a list of all documents attached to the JE and enables view/download.
Links: User-created linkages to other system entries, system screens, and/or custom URLs.
Import: Opens the JE import dialogue to create multiple JEs from an outside data source.
Advanced Filter: Click this button below the menu to do advanced filtering. You can filter by vendor#, JE.#, or a range of accounting periods.
Refresh: Refreshes the Journal Entries with the current filters.
Reports: You can print, preview, or export the list of Journal Entries displayed on the screen to Excel.
- Print Journal Entry: This will open a detailed report showing the information on the currently selected journal entry.
- Print: Depending on the user's workstation settings, the Select Printer dialogue opens to print the JE list or generates a PDF of the list information.
- Export only visible rows to Excel: This downloads the JE list information in .xls format, containing only the currently visible rows.
- Export all rows to Excel: Downloads all cells' JE list information in .xls format.
Approvals Options: (Must be enabled)
Submit: This only appears on the screen if Journal Entry approvals are activated. Enter the branch approval table for this journal entry. The system remembers the last branch the user selected and defaults it the next time.
Send to Reviewer: This button sends the Journal Entry to the Reviewer.
Post: Post the Journal Entry.
Log: Lists all approval activity for the selected Journal Entry (submitted by, assigned to Reviewer, approved by, etc.)
Approval Table Dropdown:
- Review approval table: Displays the active approval table for the selected JE. Other options are available if the user has sufficient permissions.
- Send email to current approver: Sends a system-generated email to the current waiting-on user indicating the JE has not yet been approved.
- Approve for current approver and move to next approver: Approves on behalf of the current waiting-on user and moves JE to the next approver in the workflow.
- Change waiting on user: This option enables the user to modify the current waiting-on user and indicate a note to be sent to the substituted user.
Groups: Select the approval group if you wish to view Journal Entries for just one Group, or select All to view Journal Entries for all approval groups. Adjacent to Group, a dropdown will display all Journal Entry approval tables for the selected group(s). Select a specific table as needed or leave it as (All) to display all approval tables.
Status: Filter by where JEs are in the approval process and are being paid.
Show only mine: Only those JEs that apply to you, which means only those you entered are waiting on you for approval or for you to post.
Show records due for approval before: When Due Dates are activated, this filter limits the JE list to those JEs due for approval before a specified date.
Right Click Menus
Edit: Adds a new row on the line above the selected row.
Delete: Deletes the selected row.
Edit a Posted Journal Entry
- Change Accounting Period and/or Source: If you know the batch#, go to Daily > Browse Batch. Click Edit. Or right-click > Browse Batch on a journal entry line when browsing Account Transactions. This option requires high-level journal entry permission.
- Change Comments: Right-click> Edit Comments on a journal entry line when browsing Account Transactions.
- Change Amount, Account Number, dates, etc.: If any of these fields need to be corrected, you should clone the journal entry, make corrections, and post. Then, delete the old/bad journal entry batch.