Maintain: Financial entry: Sales journal
[Finance: Ledger, Journal entry, Entry procedure, Sales journal]
Year / Period
Indicate the financial year and period of the entry.
! If you want to retrieve an existing entry, enter the financial year, the period and the sequence number of the entry.
The period that you enter should comply with the period-date table created in [Finance: File, Company settings, Period/date table, Maintain period/date table].
Example
Period 1: 1 to 31 January
Period 2: 1 to 28 February
......
Period 12: 1 to 31 December
If a journal entry is made in period 1, the entry date should be between 1 and 31 January. If you have entered 15 February as the entry date, then it is not a valid entry date if period-date checking is used.
The period number must not be higher than the number of last entry period entered in [Finance: File, Company settings, Financial preferences] on 'General' tab, and must not have been closed in [Finance: File, Financial control, Close/open periods].
Journal number
Select the journal in which you want to make entries.
Sequence number
Each entry has a fixed sequence number. If you post all entries in one period, the sequence number will be reset to 1.
Entry number
The next available entry number will be suggested automatically. It can be changed, unless the 'Block entry number' setting is enabled in [Finance: Ledger, Master data, Maintenance, Journals] for the journal concerned. You can add a description on the box next to the entry number for future reference.
General tab
Date
Enter a date as an entry date for this entry.
Debtor
Select the debtor who you are entering an invoice for. When you close the entry, the debtor's subsidiary ledger is updated immediately.
! The debtor can be linked to a specific sales journal in [Finance: Debtors, Master data, Maintenance] on 'Entry' tab. When you do this, you cannot use any other journal for this debtor.
Amount
Enter the total invoice amount, inclusive of VAT.
Reversal entry
Enable this setting if you want to indicate that the entry is entered to correct previous entry which has been entered incorrectly.
Matrix for data entry
Click the 'Add' button to add an entry line or 'Delete' button to delete the created entry line.
G/L account
Select the general ledger account in which the amount in the entry line should be entered. Some accounts cannot be selected, for one of the following reasons:
Depending on the settings in [Finance: Ledger, Master data, Maintenance, General ledger accounts], you can now enter a cost center, cost unit and/or multi-dimensional entries.
If you enabled the setting 'Assets account' in [Finance: Ledger, Master data, Maintenance, General ledger accounts] for the account selected, you can register data for the new asset in a purchase journal. The new asset will be registered in your asset accounting system. The asset administrator has to complete this asset in [Assets: Master data, Maintenance, Assets, Assets].
Description
Enter a description, if necessary
VAT code
The VAT code which is linked to the selected general ledger account will be displayed by default0800 . When entries are posted, the VAT amounts will be entered in the correct general ledger accounts.
Amount: FC
Enter the total invoice amount.
VAT amount
Enter the amount chargeable for VAT. This option is available only when you have selected a VAT code in 'VAT code' field.
Conditions tab
Payment condition
Select the predefined payment condition. You can define new payment condition in [Finance: Tables, Maintenance, Payment conditions].
Payment reference
Enter a reference number / code for the payment.
Payment method
You can select the method on how the payment is made. There are six options available : {Bank}, {Cash}, {Collection}, {Collection in installments}, {Giro}, {Giro collection}
Bank account
Select the bank account which is linked to the selected debtor.
Due date
Enter a due date for this invoice to be paid.
Outstanding item: Blocked
Enable this setting if you want to block the outstanding item from being selected automatically when processing an automatic payment.
Documents tab
Matrix for data entry
You can click the 'Add' button to link documents to the entry or 'Delete' button to delete the documents.
Category code: External
Select an external category of the document to be linked to the entry. You can create external categories in [System: Setup, Documents, External categories, Maintenance].
Description
Enter a description of the linked document, if required.
Path: Complete
Enter the full path or URL of the document. The path in the 'Fixed location' field on the 'General' tab in [System: Setup, Documents, External categories, Maintenance] if defined, will be filled in by default. Then you will only need to enter the remaining path.
See also:
[Finance: Ledger, Journal entry, Entry report]
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[Finance: Ledger, Journal entry, Entry procedure, Sales journal]
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