--- title: "Create transactions" description: "Before you start When you create a new transaction, you have to define at least the entry type of the transaction to create a new cash or expense entry. Required fields depend on the preferences you have configured in Cash management preferences (CA101000). Go to the Transactions (CA304000) window. By default, the Reference no. field, displays NEW. The Trans. date field displays the current date. You can change it. The Period field displays the current period. You can change…" lang: en languages: en: https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/cash-management/manage-cash-transactions/create-transactions/index.md lastmod: 2026-02-23 --- > Documentation index: https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/cash-management/manage-cash-transactions/llms.txt # Create transactions Last modified February 23, 2026 > Before you start When you create a new transaction, you have to define at least the entry type of the transaction to create a new cash or expense entry. Required fields depend on the preferences you have configured in Cash management preferences (CA101000). Go to the Transactions (CA304000) window. By default, the Reference no. field, displays NEW. The Trans. date field displays the current date. You can change it. The Period field displays the current period. You can change… ## Before you start When you create a new transaction, you have to define at least the entry type of the transaction to create a new cash or expense entry. Required fields depend on the preferences you have configured in [Cash management preferences (CA101000)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/cash-management/cash-management-windows/cash-management-preferences-ca101000/index.md). 1. Go to the [Transactions (CA304000)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/cash-management/cash-management-windows/transactions-ca304000/index.md) window. 1. By default, the **Reference no.** field, displays **NEW**. 1. The **Trans. date** field displays the current date. You can change it. 1. The **Period** field displays the current period. You can change it. 1. **Optional:** In the **Description** field, describe what this transaction concerns. 1. On the **Transaction details** tab, click ![icon-add](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/media/visma-net-erp/icon-add.png) to add a new transaction detail row. Enter the relevant details. 1. Click ![icon-save](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/media/visma-net-erp/icon-save.png). If you want to add more rows, repeat step 5 and then save when you have entered the last row. 1. In the **Amount** area in the top right corner of the window, you can see the total of the sums entered in the rows. 1. When you have entered all required information, click **Release** to release the cash transaction. The **VAT details** tab displays the automatically calculated taxes for the transaction and their details. Here, you can also add rows, in the same way as described above.

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