Permissions needed to post a GEN journal
Description of Issue
Which permission is needed to post a journal in General Journal Entry in 11.3?
Context
- General Journal Entry/Proof
- Accounting Entries
- User Attributes
- 11.3
Cause
User who needs to post journals has not been assigned permissions to post journals.
Resolution
The two General Ledger permissions related to posting GEN journals are:Â 'Update own journal entries' and 'Update others' journal entries.'
To update permissions to allow the user to post GEN journal entries:
System Administration > Security > User Attributes
- Search for the user who will be posting journals.
- Select one of their roles that grants General Ledger.
- Click Edit Role near the bottom of the screen.
- Select the General Ledger yellow folder.
- Click Update
- Check off the option for 'Update own journal entries' if appropriate.
- Check off the option for 'Update others' journal entries' if appropriate.
- Click Accept to save updates.
- Reopen program before trying to repost.
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