How to create a one-sided General Journal Entry

Products

Sage 100

Country
North America

Description
How to create a one-sided General Journal Entry

Resolution
To correct an out of balance General Ledger, enter a one-sided journal entry. The procedure is similar to entering a double-sided journal entry.

Perform the following steps to enter a one-sided journal entry:

Open General Ledger, Main menu, General Journal Entry
For Source Journal, select the journal code
For Entry Number, enter the source journal number
For Posting Date, enter the transaction date
For Reversing Date, leave the date blank
For Journal Comment field, enter a descriptive comment (if necessary)
Click Lines tab, enter individual lines, and click Accept
Click One when prompted with the message: “This journal is out of balance. This entry must balance in order to post to General Ledger.”
Print and update the General Journal

Here are the steps to give access to Perform a One-Sided Journal Entry:

To assign the Allow Out-of-Balance Journal Entries option to a Role (if needed):

Open Library Master, Main menu, Role Maintenance
Select the applicable Role
Access the Security Events tab
Expand General Ledger
Select the Allow Out-of-Balance Journal Entries check box
Click Accept

To assign a Role to a User Logon (if needed):

Open Library Master, Main menu, User Maintenance
Select the applicable User Logon
Access the Maintenance tab
Select the applicable Company Code and Role from the column dropdown lists
Click Accept