Assigning journal user fields

Before you start, create filters for the UserArea properties (UserArea/Property/NameValue) in the JournalEntryHeader or JournalEntryLine component of the SourceSystemJournalEntry BOD Registration. The attribute used for filtering must be /NameValue/@name.

  1. Select BPA Designer > Journal User Fields.
    The existing journal user field assignments is displayed and the Add button for Header and Line tab is enabled.
  2. Specify this information:
    Transaction
    Select the business document for which to define a journal user field set. This dynamic list displays the document name of registered transactional documents.
    Name
    Select the name of the journal user field set for which to contain the journal user field assignment. This dynamic list displays the names of the journal user field sets added for the selected transaction.
  3. Select Header or Line.
    Note: Header refers to the JournalEntryHeader component, while Line refers to the JournalEntryLine component of the SourceSystemJournalEntry business document.
  4. Click Add in the selected Header or Line tab.
  5. Specify this information:
    Name
    Select the business document for which to define a journal user field set. This dynamic list displays the document name of registered transactional documents.
    Type
    Select the desired value type. Possible values are:
    • Fixed Value
    • Attribute
    • Expression
  6. Specify the information for the remaining fields. The displayed fields depend on the selected operand type.
    For value type Fixed Value:
    Value
    Specify a number, text, or date value.
    For value type Attribute:
    Mapping
    Select the desired BOD registration. This list is dynamic. It displays all transactional BOD registrations.
    Attribute
    Select the desired attribute. This list is dynamic. It displays the attributes associated to the selected BOD registration.
    For value type Expression:
    Expression
    Select the name of expression. This list is dynamic. It displays the expressions defined for the selected Transaction, excluding expressions of type REST API. For expressions of type search template, only expressions returning a single result is displayed.
  7. Click Save.
    The new journal user field assignment is displayed.