GL Journals
Company Tracker action: implementation-setup-gl-journals
Milestone: General Ledger / Module Setup (milestone_id=3, core_milestone_id=2)
Order: 3
Estimated duration: 0.5 hours
Typical owner: Controller
Purpose
Create the GL journals that other modules' company parameters will reference, including Accrual/Reversal linkage for reversing entries.
Prerequisites
- Company exists; GL Company Parameters / fiscal year context as needed for the company.
- Always create the full common journal list, even if some modules are later deferred.
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Implementation guidance
- Journals are referenced by company parameter forms in other modules (example: AP Company Parameters references the AP journal).
- General Journal (GJ): used for normal GL journal entries. Reversing requires a separate manual entry.
- Accrual Journal (AJ): link AJ to the Reversal Journal (RJ). An entry posted to AJ can initialize a reversal in a future month. It does not auto-reverse; it gives the user the ability to create the reversal entry.
- Always set up the full common journal list below. AJ must be linked to RJ.
| Jrnl | Description |
|---|---|
| AJ | Accrual Journal |
| AP | Accounts Payable |
| CR | Cash Receipts Journal |
| EJ | Equipment Cost Journal |
| GJ | General Journal |
| IN | Inventory Journal |
| JC | Job Cost Journal |
| MS | Material Sales Journal |
| PR | Payroll Journal |
| RJ | Reversal Journal |
| SJ | Sales Journal |
| SM | Service Mgmt Journal |
Done when
- Full common journal list exists.
- AJ is linked to RJ.
- Module company parameters can point at the matching journals (AP→AP, and so on).