Journal entry header statuses

Multi-Book Ledger assigns a status to each journal entry, journal entry transaction line, and recurring journal entry to identify where the transaction is in the processing cycle. The status on a header record does not always match the status of the detail lines for the same journal entry. These tables list the valid journal entry and transaction line statuses.

Journal entry statuses

Status Description
Unreleased (0) The journal entry is not available for posting. This is the initial status for a new Multi-Book Ledger journal entry. You can make changes to a journal entry with an unreleased status.
Released (1)

The journal entry has been released and is available for posting. Release journal entries using Ledger Journal Entry (ML40.1), Define Ledger Journal (ML40.2), Ledger Journal Entry (ML40.8), Ledger Journal Control (ML45.1), or Batch Ledger Journal Control (ML146). You cannot make changes to a journal entry with a released status.

Ledger Journal Posting (ML190) will process all journal entries with this status, unless they have a journal hold code assigned or require approval in a Workflow application and are not yet approved.

Quick Post (4) The journal entry has been processed to update account balances and is available for posting. The period cannot be closed if any journal entries have a quick post status. Use the Quick Post line action on Ledger Journal Control (ML45.1) to set this status.
Posted (5) The journal entry has been posted. Post journal entries using Ledger Journal Posting (ML190). All journal entries must be posted before you can close a period. You can back out (unpost) a normal journal entry to return it to the released status, if your company is defined for back out.
History (9) The journal entry has been processed by Ledger Period Closing (ML199). You cannot back out the journal entry.

Detail line statuses

Status Description
Unreleased (0) The transaction line is not available for posting.
Released (1) The transaction line is available for posting.
Memo (8) The transaction line is for information only. Memo lines are created to show the offset of an intercompany transaction.
History (9) The transaction line has been posted. When you post detail lines using Ledger Journal Posting (ML190), the status of the detail lines is set to history. Ledger Period Closing (ML199) does not change the status again. This improves program efficiency. In contrast, a journal entry header will have a status of posted after running Ledger Journal Posting (ML190).

Determining the status of a journal entry

The status on a journal entry header might be different from the status on the detail lines for the same journal entry. Use this table to determine if you are looking at the status for a journal entry header record or the detail lines for a journal entry.

On The status displays from
Ledger Journal Control (ML45.1), Ledger Journal Analysis (ML41.1), Ledger Journal Edit Listing (ML240), Ledger Period Transaction Listing (ML241) Ledger Journal Control Report (ML245) The journal entry header
Ledger Transaction Analysis (ML90.1) The journal entry detail line