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Processing Selected Journals

Processing Selected Journals​

To process a Journal:

  1. Select Accounts in the main screen and a list of sub-categories and any existing ledger accounts will appear.

  2. Select Journal in the list of sub-categories and a list of any existing journal entries will appear:

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The ABM main screen showing the "Journal" list view within the Accounts section. The left panel shows the folder navigation tree with Business Tools, Customers, Suppliers, Products, Accounts (expanded), Branch List, and other categories. The main area displays a list of journal entries in a table with columns including Date, Reference, Description, Debit, Credit, and other transaction details. The toolbar at the top shows options for Email, Add, New, Delete, Settings, Refresh, Send To Excel, Journal Entries, Standing Journals (with sub-menu), and Import Journals. Multiple journal entry rows are visible with various dates, references, and amounts.

List of Journal Entries

  1. In the Journal Transactions menu bar, click the arrow to the right of Standing Journals.

  2. Select Process Selected Journals and the following screen will appear: Journals can be automatically reversed by selecting the Reverse Journal when selecting the journal to process. These journals will be reversed on the first day on the next accounting period.

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The "Process Standing Journals" dialog showing fields for "Transaction Date" (displaying "07/10/2014") and "First Journal Reference Number" at the top. A note states "Journals selected to be reversed will be reversed on the first day of the next accounting period." Below is a table with columns: Description, Last Used On, Select (checkbox), Reference, Reverse (checkbox), and Reference. Two journal entries are listed: "Salary payments from holding account" (last used 30/05/2014, with Select checked) and "Monthly Salary" (last used "None Yet"). A "Process Selected Journals" button is located at the bottom right of the dialog.

Process Standing Journals

  1. Select the journal description that you want to process and click Process Selected Journals. After you have finished processing the selected journal description, select 'Close' to return to the main screen.