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Using Source Journal Profiles

Source journals select and print posted transaction details according to transaction source codes. Use this window to:

  • Add new source journals.

  • List the source codes used in each source journal, or modify or delete existing journal definitions.

  • Define source codes using the Source Codes form.

  • Determine the source journals you need, and the types of information you want to report in each.

For example, one report could report transactions retrieved by General Ledger from the Accounts Receivable subledger. Or you could list all cash transactions in and out of a bank account, transactions entered in a single batch, all payables transactions, or all transactions posted in a specified period.

To add a new source journal

  1. Enter a profile for the source journal and press Tab.

    Source journal names can be up to 60 characters long. Enter a name that you will be able to recognize later (like "Checks from AP, AR and Payroll").

  2. Click the Finder (Image of the Finder button.) and select a source code.

    3. Enter, or select using the Finder, the source code you prefer to use as the default in Export G/L Batch File.

  3. Click on the Description column heading to view the source code description.
  4. Continue to add the source codes and descriptions for the transactions that you want included in the source journal.
  5. Click Save.

  • Print the Source Journal Profile report, verify it, then file it as part of your permanent records.

  • Once the journal profile is defined, print the source journal.