Post journals (form)

Article
10/09/2018

Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

Use this form to post multiple open journals created in General ledger, Accounts receivable, Accounts payable, Fixed assets, Cost accounting, and Project management and accounting. You can post the journals immediately or set up a job for batch processing.

Open the form

Click General ledger > Periodic > Journals > Post journals.
To view data, click Select to open an inquiry form, and then click OK.

–or–

Click General ledger > Journals > General journal.
Select two or more journals.
Click Post > Post.

If the posting process is stopped for some reason, you can use the same criteria for selection that you used in the original request, and the journals that were not posted are available in this form for posting. For example, a power failure during posting can result in some journals being posted and others not posted.

Several journals might be created during the posting process if you enter a number in the Lines limit field in the Journal form. (Click General ledger > Journals > General journal.)

Task that uses this form

Post multiple journals

Navigating the form

The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.

Tabs

Tab	Description
Overview	View the list of the open journals that you selected for posting. Note This tab is not available if you opened the form from a Journal form.
General	View the Overview tab field information for the journal that is selected. Note This tab is not available if you opened the form from a Journal form.
Batch	Enter batch processing information. For more information, see Submit a batch processing job from a form.

Buttons

Button	Description
Select	Select journals to post. Note This button is not available if you opened the form from a Journal form.
Default values	Open the Set up posting form, where you can set up default values for selected journals. Note This button is not available if you opened the form from a Journal form.

Fields

Field	Description
Journal type	The journal type that determines what the journal is used for.
Journal batch number	The number of the current journal, which is determined by the voucher series set up in the Journal names form.
Description	The description of the journal.
Transfer errors	Select this check box to post vouchers that do not have errors during the posting process, and to transfer vouchers that have errors to a new journal. Note This field is not available if you opened the form from a Journal form.
In use	If this check box is selected, the journal is currently being used.
Late selection	Select this check box to select data later.