Road Map: General Journal Entry

Use the General Journal Entry (GIP) program to enter or change a general journal transaction. See Background for more information.

Before you run this program each time

You should run these programs: None required

You should run these programs:

System Options Maintenance (XM) (General Ledger Options) to set the 13th period adjustment only? option.
System Options Maintenance (XM) (GL Journal Options) to set options for updating the general ledger.
System Options Maintenance (XM) (Enterprise Options) to select a date display format for your enterprise, Branch Maintenance (TBM) to select a date display format for your branch, or User Maintenance (UIM) to select a date display format for an individual user.
Posting Criteria Maintenance (XPC) to set default and specific GL organization codes and GL accounts for automatic posting to the general ledger for these posting names: CURR EXCH.
Currency Codes Maintenance (TCU) to enter currency codes and exchange rates.
GL Account Maintenance (GMM) to set up GL organizations and GL accounts.
Journal Template Maintenance (GSM) to create journal templates.
Output Device Maintenance (XDM) to set up the output devices that you plan to use.
Date-Output Device Maintenance (ZE) to select your default output device and set whether you can override that device.

You will most likely run this program:

(Conditional) Interface Journal Scheduler (GJ) to schedule the printing, posting, and purging of journals.
Interface Journal Inquiry (GJQ) to display a journal's transactions.
GL Activity Inquiry (GTL) to display GL transactions for an account.
GL Transaction Listing (GYL) to print all transactions by account during a specified date range.
GL Activity Report (GAR) to print a report that shows debits, credits, net change, current balance, and profit for a period.