Journal Detail Source Ledger AR is not on the Control account's eligible list in Sage 300

Summary

The following error occurs when posting a General Ledger batch that originated from Accounts Receivable: “Invalid Input. Journal Detail Source Ledger AR is not on the Control account’s eligible list.” The error message also occurs if the batch originated from Accounts Payable.

Cause

The source subledger is not on the allowed list, for a Control account.

Resolution

  1. Open Accounts in General Ledger, G/L Accounts.
  2. Select the Accounts Receivable control account.
  3. Add the Source Ledger Code of the original batch, on the Subledger tab.
  4. Use the Insert key on the keyboard to add a new line, when adding the Code.
  5. Save the changes
  6. Post the batch again.