Maintain Journal

Menu: Tools | Maintain Journal...

Introduction

• Journal mainly use to segregate the document types when analyse the reports by Journal.

Create New Journal

• Screenshot below is the Journal entry form.

Field Name	Explanation & Properties
Journal	Input the new Journal code Field type : Alphanumerical Length : 10
Description	Input the Journal description. Field type : Alphanumerical Length : 80
Active	Checked = Active Unchecked = Inactive

Journal Setting

• Lets said you have create a new Journal named "Sales-DN". See below screenshot.

• You have to set the Journal at Tools | Options...
• At the General Ledger tab, you can link the Journal to a default Journal.
• For example, "Sales-DN" Journal link to a default Journal "Customer Debit Note". See below screenshot.

Reporting by Journal

• GL | Print Journal of Transaction Listing...See below screenshot.

• You can select the Journal lookup as shown in the above screenshot.
• System will list out the double entry posted from the Sales/Customer Debit Note.