Reversing Journal Fields

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Here is a description of the fields and buttons related to the creation of reversing journals.

Key: * – Mandatory field

Field		Description
Reversal Period	*	Period in which the reversing journal will be created. This must be an open period. The default reversal period is one period after the source journal period.

The following buttons are displayed on the button bar:

Button	Description
Reverse	Creates both "In Progress" journals in the reversing journal pair – the source and reversing journals.
Cancel	Cancels the current session without saving.

Key: R – Read-only in all contexts; * – Mandatory field

Field		Description
Reverse/Cancel		Indicate the type of journal that you want to create.
Debits/Credits/Total	R	Displays the financial details of the new journal.
Journal Currency	R	Currency of this document.
Journal Date	*	The default is the date of the source journal. You can edit the reversing journal date.
Journal Description		Description of this journal. This becomes the default description on the resulting transaction.
Original Journal Number	R	Displays the number of the original journal from which this journal was created.
Period	*	Period in which the reversing journal will be created. This must be an open period. The default reversal period is one period after the source journal period.
Reference		Any significant reference that might be useful. Defaults to the reference on source journal.

The following buttons are displayed on the button bar:

Button	Description
Cancel	Cancels the current session without saving.
Save	Saves the new journal without posting. This option is enabled when the source journal is "In Progress".
Save & Post	Saves and posts the new journal. This option is enabled when the source journal is "Complete".