Understanding Journal Generator

The Journal Generator process (FS_JGEN) creates journals from accounting entries from the following data sources:

  • Non-PeopleSoft systems.

  • Oracle's PeopleSoft applications in the same database, such as PeopleSoft Payables, Contracts, and Purchasing.

  • Oracle's PeopleSoft applications from another database, such as PeopleSoft Payroll and Student Financials.

Journal Generator does the following:

  • Transforms accounting entries into PeopleSoft General Ledger journals.

  • Optionally edits and posts the journals created in Journal Generator.

  • Supports journals for multiple general ledger (GL) business units as well as multiple ledgers.

  • Supports debit and credit entries and negative correcting entries.

For non-PeopleSoft systems, the following examples are provided to interact with Journal Generator:

  • A generic accounting entry definition named GENERIC.

  • A journal generator template named GENERIC.

  • A generic accounting entry table (PS_JGEN_ACCT_ENTRY) used as an interface between external systems and Journal Generator.

    It is not used by delivered PeopleSoft subsystems.

    Use it or clone it to load transactions to be processed by Journal Generator. Create journal entries using these generic definitions, or use your own modified definitions.

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