Backing out multiple transactions

Use Mass Transaction Backout (AC145) to back out multiple transactions for an activity. You can also back out the burden transactions related to the backed out transactions.

Note: You cannot back out transactions that are billed, with recognized revenue, or capitalized.
  1. Access Mass Transaction Backout (AC145).
  2. On the Activity tab, specify this information:
    Activity Group List, Activity Group, Activities, or Activity List

    Select the activity to back out transactions. You can specify an activity group list, activity group, activities, or activity list. You can specify values in only one of these fields.

    Update

    Select the appropriate Update option:

    • 0 - Report All: Include all transactions and burdens as a report only. This option does not update database records.

    • 1 - Report No Burdens: Include transactions but not any associated burdens as a report only. This option does not update database records.

    • 2 - Update All: Include all transactions and burdens, and update database records.

    • 3 - Update No Burdens: Include transactions but not any associated burdens, and update database records.

    • 4 - Report Burden Adjustment: Include burden adjustments and their associated offsets in non update mode.

    • 5 - Update Burden Adjustments: Include burden adjustments and their associated offsets in update mode.

  3. On the Account Category tab, specify this information:
    Account Category Group, Account Categories, Or Account Category Type

    Select the account category to back out transactions. You can specify an account category group, account categories, or account category type. You can specify values in only one of these fields.

  4. On the Other Options tab, specify this information:
    From Company

    Select the accounts payable company to back out transactions.

    System Code

    Select a code that represents a Lawson application to back out transactions. For example, a GL code backs out transactions from the general ledger application.

    Source Codes

    Select up to five codes assigned to transactions which identify where the transaction is created to be backed out.

    Resource Type
    Select a resource type to back out transactions. You can select any of these options:
    • Equipment
    • Person
    • HR Employee
    • Asset
    • Vendor
    Note: If you select a resource type, then you must specify a resource in the Resource field. For non-resource (material) lines, do not select a type.
    Resource

    Select the resource for the transaction to back out. You must associate resource with the activity.

    Posting Date Range

    Select the posting date range to back out transactions.

    Transaction Date Range

    Select the transaction date range to back out transactions.

    Update Date Range and Update Time

    Use the Update Date Range and Update Time fields to select transactions from a single run of Activity Posting (AC190). Select the date and time when AC190 was run to identify the transactions included in the batch program. Use the Transaction Details for a transaction to identify the correct date and time values.

  5. On the Output Options tab, specify this information:
    Page Break

    Select where page breaks should occur: (G) - Activity Group, (A) - Activity, (N) - None.

    Report Currency

    Select the currency in which the report should display amounts: B - Base , 1 - One, 2 - Two, or A - All.

    Report Style

    Select the style of report to generate:

    • Standard shows amounts in base currency.

    • Inline shows the transaction currency and the currencies selected in the Report Currency field: B - Base , 1 - One, 2 - Two, or A - All. on the same report.

    • Separate creates separate reports for transaction currency and the selected currencies: B - Base , 1 - One, 2 - Two, or A - All.

    • Both generates both inline and separate reports.

    Beginning and End Balances

    Select whether to print activity beginning and ending balances.

    Summarize Report

    Select whether to include summary or detail level information.

  6. On the GL Offset tab, specify this information:
    Company

    Select a general ledger company for posting the offset burden adjustment records.

    Accounting Unit

    Select an accounting unit to post the offset burden adjustment records.

    Account

    Select an account to post the offset burden adjustment records.

Follow-up tasks

After transactions are backed out, you can use the change action on Transaction Edit (AC45) to modify the activity, account category and attribute values for the transactions, if required. You can then re-post the edited transactions using AC190.

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