Journal Processing Options for a Business Unit

When you define a business unit, you can determine how the system processes a journal entry for that business unit. In General Ledger, you can specify these processing options at the business unit, ledger, or journal entry source level. Processing options defined for a ledger override those defined for a business unit. Options defined for a source override those defined for both a ledger and business unit.

Set journal options for the following types of errors:

Term	Definition
Journal Balance Errors	When you define ledgers, specify them as balanced or unbalanced. Journal entries for balanced ledgers, such as an actuals ledger, must be in balance before posting. A journal balance error occurs when an unbalanced journal is targeted to a balanced ledger.
Journal Edit Errors	When you edit journals, General Ledger verifies that all ChartField values are valid as of the journal date. A journal edit error occurs if you enter an invalid ChartField value or combination on the journal lines. This error category also includes other line errors, such as a blank currency code or an invalid OpenItem reference value.
Control Total Errors	When you edit journals, any amounts entered on the Journal Entry Totals page are checked against the actual totals of the journal line amounts.
Journal Amount Errors	Foreign amounts and monetary amounts in a journal line must have the same sign. This error processing verifies that all amounts are either positive or negative.
Journal Date Errors	The journal date is validated against the open period. An error is generated if the journal date entered is not within the specified open period.