Defining a Journal Book

You can define a journal book to group similar transactions for reporting. You can also view and release journal entries by journal book. This procedure describes the process for defining a journal book.

To define a journal book

  1. Access Journal Book (JB00.1).
  2. Define a journal book using the following guidelines:
    Systems, Operators, Accounts, and Accounting Unit List

    To restrict journal book usage to specific systems, journal entry operators, or accounts, select Yes in the Systems, Operators, or Accounts field. To restrict access to an accounting unit list, select an accounting unit list in the Accounting Unit List field.

    Note: You must add the journal book before the buttons in step three appear.
  3. If you selected Yes in the Systems, Operators, or Accounts fields, you must define journal book restrictions.
    To
    Define system restrictions Click the Systems button to open the Journal Book Systems subform. Use the subform to select systems that can use the journal book.
    Define operator restrictions Click the Operator button to open the Journal Book Operators subform. Use the subform to select the journal entry operators who can assign the journal book to a transaction.
    Define account restrictions Click the Accounts button to open the Journal Book Accounts subform. Use the subform to select ranges of accounts that can be used with the journal book.
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