GL Posting Rules

  • Step 1: Access the Ledger sub-module of the Finance module from the left sidemenu as shown in the fig1 below.
  • Click on GL Posting Rules as shown in the fig1 below.
Image showing GL Posting Rules Navigation view
Fig 1.0 Image showing GL Posting Rules Navigation view.

- This displays a list view of GL Posting Rules.
Image showing list of existing GL Posting Rules
Fig 1.1 Image showing list of existing GL Posting Rules.

Create a GL Posting Rule

  • To create a GL posting rule, hit the New button in the toolbar area and populate the form fields.
Image showing the new button to create GL Posting Rules
Fig 2.0 Image showing the new button to create GL Posting Rules.

- The following are some of the fields that needs to be populated: - Company - Category - Rule Name - Auto Revalue - Rollup - Account Create - Summary Account
Image showing GL Posting Rules creation form
Fig 2.1 Image showing GL Posting Rules creation form.

Filtering a GL posting rule

  • Use the Filter button, when clicked, gives you a dropdown where you can specify various parameters for filtering the records:
    • Search string: for filtering records
    • Company: A dropdown list of companies
    • Status
Image showing filter options for GL Posting Rules.
Fig 3.0 Image showing filter options for GL Posting Rules.

View a Posting Rule

  • From the List view, click the Id of the posting rule to view it
Image showing the id of a GL Posting Rules.
Fig 4.0 Image showing the id of a GL Posting Rules.

 Image showing GL Posting Rules view.
Fig 4.1 Image showing GL Posting Rules view.

Edit a Posting Rule

  • From the list view, select the posting rule you want to edit by clicking on a checkbox
  • Click the edit button to edit the posting rule you just selected
 Image showing how to edit an existing GL Posting Rules.
Fig 5.0 Image showing how to edit an existing GL Posting Rules.

- After editing, save the changes.
 Image showing how to save changes to an existing GL Posting Rules.
Fig 5.1 Image showing how to save changes to an existing GL Posting Rules.

Delete a Posting Rule

  • From the list view, select the posting rule you want to delete using the radio button
  • Click on the Delete button to delete the posting rule
 Image showing how to delete an existing GL Posting Rules.
Fig 6.0 Image showing how to delete an existing GL Posting Rules.

Activate a Posting Rule

  • When you create a posting rule, its status will be pending
  • To activate the newly created posting rule, search for it using the search filter
  • Then click the Activate button to activate the posting rule (it status will change to Active)
 Image showing activate button for GL Posting Rules.
Fig 7.0 Image showing activate button for GL Posting Rules.

Deactivate a Posting Rule

Only an active posting rules can be deactivated:

  • To deactivate a posting rule, search for the posting rule using the search filter
  • Then click the Deactivate button to deactivate it
 Image showing deactivate button for GL Posting Rules.
Fig 8.0 Image showing deactivate button for GL Posting Rules.

Merging Posting Rules

Two posting rules can be merge together

  • To merge 2 posting rules into a single rule, select the first rule by clicking on the checkbox
  • Click the Merge button in the tool bar area
Image showing how to merge two GL Posting Rules.
Fig 9.0 Image showing how to merge two GL Posting Rules.

- Specify the parameters for both; - DeleteSource - Source - Hit the execute button
Image showing merge parameters for merging two GL Posting Rules.
Fig 9.1 Image showing merge parameters for merging two GL Posting Rules.