Journal Postings

You post journal entries to enter the details of a transaction into the database.

An administrator has given you Post rights.

One or more journal entries have been saved.

When you post a journal entry, the system takes the following actions:

Validates the journal entry for completeness and accuracy. For example, if you require balanced journal entries, debits must equal credits.
Locks the journal entry so that it cannot be edited.
Applies the values in the journal entry to the database, so application data is appended to the numbers in the database. (Unlike in input schedules, the system appends data, it does not replace it.)
Updates the entry to record the user who posted the entry. This information is useful when you create journal reports for the entries.

Reposting journal entries

You can repost journal entries that you accidentally delete. Only journal entries that have been posted can be reposted.

Unposting journal entries

You can unpost one or more journal entries to make changes to them.

To post a standard journal entry, select Post Journal from the Journal Options action pane. To post two or more standard journal entries, display a query from the Journal Manager and select the check box next to each journal entry you want to post, or choose Post.
To repost journal entries that have previously been posted, search for a region where the application database is out of sync with the journals database and repost all the entries within that region.
Select Repost Journal from the Journal Options action pane.

From the Journal Manager, build a query to find the entries that you want to repost. Select the check box next to all entries that you want to repost, and then choose Repost.
To unpost a journal entry and make a change, create a copy of the unposted journal entry using the eJournal Save As option, make changes to the copy, and then post it. When you unpost a journal entry, the following events occur:
- The system reverses the original change to the application.
- The status of the journal entry changes to Unposted.
- The system saves a read-only copy of the journal entry to record the changes made to the database.