Reversing a Posted Batch or Journal Entry
General Ledger makes it easy to reverse any of the transactions in a posted batch.
To reverse a posted batch or journal entry:
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Open General Ledger > G/L Transactions >
Batch List.
- Select the posted batch that you want to reverse, or that contains the entry you want to reverse.
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Click the Open button to display the selected batch in G/L Journal Entry.
- If you want to reverse an individual entry in the batch, select the entry in the Entry Number field.
- Click Reverse to open the Create Reverse Batch screen.
- Select one of the Reverse options to specify which of the following you want to reverse:
- The selected entry only.
- The whole batch.
- In the Batch Number field, specify the reversing batch to which you want to add the batch or entry you are reversing.
You can create a new reversing batch or select an existing reversing batch.
- In the Batch Description field, enter a description for the reversing batch.
Note: If you created a new reversing batch, the default batch description is REVERSE BATCH, but you can change this.
- Specify a description for each entry you are reversing. The method for doing this depends on what you are reversing:
- Whole batch. Select one of the Entry Descriptions options to specify a method for generating descriptions for the entries in the batch:
- Original. Each entry in the reversing batch has the same entry description it had in the original batch.
- Original with Prefix. Each entry in the reversing batch has the same entry description it had in the original batch, preceded by the prefix you enter.
- New. Each entry in the reversing batch has the entry description you enter.
- Individual entry. In the Entry Description field, enter a description for the entry you are reversing.
- Click Process.
After reversing a posted batch or journal entry
- Print a batch listing for the reversing batch, and check the entries.
- Make corrections, if needed, then reprint the listing for each corrected batch. Once batches are correct, file the reports.
Note: You must print batch listings before posting if the Force Listing Of Batches option is selected on the Posting tab of the G/L Options screen.
- Select the Ready to Post option for the reversing batch (on the Batch List screen), and then post the batch.