Creating a One-Sided Journal Entry

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Last updated: Jul 02, 2024 by Moriah Yorkey
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Description of Issue

Creating a One-Sided Journal Entry

Context

  • General Journal Entry/Proof (GEN, GCR)

  • Accounting Entries (GEN, GCR)

  • One-Side Journal

  • Fund Balancing

Cause

DTDF field needs to be removed from the journal header and users will need the General Ledger permission to Allow one sided journal entries.

Resolution

General Journal Entry or Accounting Entries

  1. Browse to Financials > General Ledger Menu > Journal Entry/History > General Journal Entry/Proof 

  2. From the ribbon, select Add.

  3. Complete journal header fields, as required. 

  4. When you have completed the fields for the journal header, the program automatically moves to the Journal Lines group.

  5. Enter journal details by line.

  6. Select Accept to save the entry

Once you have entered your one-sided entry and click Accept you will get a warning "Journal out of balance by amount", this is a warning as long as permission Allow one sided journal entries is granted. 

  1. Browse to Financials > General Ledger Menu > Journal Entry/History > Accounting Entries

  2. From the General Journal tab, select Add Journal.

  3. Complete the journal header fields

  4. After completing the header fields, select Save.

  5. Under Journal Lines, select Add Line to specify the accounts and amounts.

  6. After completing the detail fields, select Save.

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