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Assigning banking categories to bank-related journal transactions

Changing the journal transaction record status

Editing records in 1-3 Journal Transactions

Reversing a transaction in the next period

Entering journal transactions

Instead of creating the transaction from scratch, you can begin with an existing Journal Transaction template. From File, select Load/Delete Template.

To enter a journal transaction:

  1. Open 1-3 Journal Transactions.
  2. In the Transaction# box, enter the transaction number.
  3. In the Date box, enter the transaction date.
  4. In the Description box, enter a brief statement about the line item.
  5. In the Status list, click the record status.
  6. If this is a bank-related transaction, select the category from the Banking Category list.
  7. In the grid, do the following:
    1. In the Description cell, enter a brief statement about the line item.
    2. In the Account cell, enter the ledger account you want.
    3. In the Subaccount cell, enter the subsidiary account you want.
    4. In the appropriate Debit Amount or Credit Amount cell, enter the amount.
  8. Repeat step 6 for each item.
  9. On the File menu, click Save.

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