Journal year must be greater than zero

Description of Issue

User is working in various Accounts Receivable programs in their new fiscal year and is receiving the error

Journal year must be greater than zero

Context
  • Payment Entry

  • Process Lockbox File

Cause

Site does not have Journal Number Control set up for their new fiscal year

Resolution

Follow these steps to set up Journal Number Control if records exist for the current year:

Financials > General Ledger Menu > Miscellaneous Set Up > Journal Number Control

  1. Click Search and enter your current Fiscal Year or another year with existing records to copy to a future year.

  2. Select Duplicate or Copy.

  3. Enter original Fiscal Year to be copied and the year to copy record to.

  4. Accept

If this is the first time Journal Number Control is being set up:

  1. Click Add.

  2. Click on the calendar icon under Start Date and End Date columns for each period to select dates.

  3. Accept

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