Copying Journal Entries

If you have journal entries with similar information, you can save time posting entries to the general ledger by copying existing entries and making modifications as needed.

To copy a journal entry:

  1. From the G/L menu, select Journal Entry to display the Journal Entry window.

  1. In the Journal Entry Selection dialog box, click OK to accept the current date in the Date field to enter a posting for today's date, or do one of the following:

  1. In the selection menu that displays, select an existing journal entry number to open an existing entry.

  2. From the File menu, select Copy to display the Copy Date dialog box.

  3. In the Enter Copy Posting Date field, enter the date to post the new, copied journal entry and click OK.

The system creates a new journal entry, which a new journal entry ID with the same information from the original journal entry.

  1. Make changes to the entry, as needed

  2. Save your changes and exit the window.

See Also:

G/L Journal Entry Overview

Posting Entries to G/L Accounts