Journal vouchers (GL304000)

By using this window, you can quickly enter a batch of miscellaneous documents from a single window.
This topic provides information about the elements in this window in Visma Net, such as fields, field values, buttons, and check boxes.

By using this window, you can quickly enter a batch of miscellaneous documents from a single window. For each document type, as determined by the transaction code defined in the Voucher entry codes (GL106000) window, you enter only the required information, by summary or with line details, if needed.

On batch release, the system generates and releases actual documents of the specified types in the General ledger, Customer ledger, Supplier ledger, and Cash management workspaces.

While adding the documents to a batch, you can apply them to payments or apply payments to them, depending on the document type.

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The window toolbar

ButtonDescription
ReleaseInitiates the batch release process and changes the batch status to Released if all listed documents have been generated and released successfully.

The top part

This part contains summary information about the batch, such as the branch originator, the batch date, the posting period, the batch debit and credit totals, and the currency of documents and transactions.

ElementDescription
Batch numberThe unique identifier of the document batch, which is generated by the numbering series assigned to document batches in the General ledger preferences (GL102000) window.
Status

The current status of the batch. The status defines what processing can be applied to the batch. The following options are available:

On hold
This status is usually assigned to newly created batches. You can add new documents to the batches with the On hold status. You can take the batch off hold only if all the included documents have all the required information.
Balanced
This status indicates that all the batch’s documents are valid or the documents have all the required information. A balanced batch can be modified or deleted, but changes can be saved only if the added documents are valid.
Released
This status indicates that all the listed documents were successfully generated.
Hold

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the batch has the On hold status and cannot be released.

You can deselect the check box only if the documents included in the batch are valid (have all the required information).

Transaction dateThe date when the batch was created.
Post period

The financial period to which all the documents and transactions should be posted. All transactions from a batch are posted to the same financial period.

By default, the period is calculated based on the batch date and the definition of financial periods.

Nevertheless, you may specify other dates for particular documents or transactions included in the batch.

BranchThe branch to which this batch is related.
LedgerThe ledger to which batch transactions are posted—that is, the default posting ledger specified for the branch in the Inter-branch account mapping (GL101010) window.
Currency

The currency used for all the journal transactions in the selected batch.

By default, this is the base currency defined for all branches in the Organisations (CS101500) window. However, it is possible to select a different currency by clicking the field.

Exchange rate

The exchange rate of the document that is valid for the chosen document currency and the Transaction date as defined in the Currency rates (CM301000) window.

You can change the rate in the Rate selection dialog box which appears by clicking the exchange rate field.

View base / View currency

(button)

By clicking this button you switch between the base currency and the foreign currency view of the document.
DescriptionA description of the batch.
Debit totalThe total of the debit amounts for the batch; the value is calculated automatically.
Credit totalThe total of transaction credit amounts for the batch; the value is calculated automatically.
Control total

The batch’s control total, which is used for batch status validation. The batch can be posted, released, or scheduled only if this amount is equal to the Debit total and Credit total amounts.

To make this control unavailable, deselect the Validate batch control totals on entry check box under the Data entry section in the General ledger preferences (GL102000) window.

The Rate selection dialog box

This dialog box opens once you click in the Exchange rate field in the top part. It shows the available currency options to use, and has the following elements.

ElementDescription
Currency rate type IDThe rate type specified for the selected currency pair.
Effective dateA certain date on which the currency rate becomes effective.
Currency unit equivalentsThe rate and reciprocal rate for the selected currency pair
OK (button)This button saves the settings and closes the dialog box.

The Transactions tab

You use this tab to enter information about the Customer ledger, Supplier ledger, and Cash management documents and General ledger transactions required to generate appropriate documents and transactions in the respective workspaces.

Once you select a document type by specifying the transaction code, the elements specific to this document type will be available, and the elements that are not used for documents of this type will be unavailable.

In each row, you enter information available in the document header, and the line total (the document amount with VAT amounts included) and line subtotal (the document amount before VAT is calculated).

To provide line details, select the Split check box in the table; this leaves the information about document header on the existing row and makes it possible to add rows with information about document lines.

ButtonDescription
View documentOpens the document generated based on information specified in this row.
Show VATOpens the Document VAT dialog box (described below), so that you can view the list of taxes that apply to the selected document.
ColumnDescription
Ref. no

The reference number to be used for the generated document; the number is assigned as you specify a few values for the document, and it is reserved for the document until the actual document will be generated.

This number is generated according to the number series assigned to the selected type of documents.

Trans. code

The transaction code.

User-defined transaction codes are assigned to the document types available in Visma Net in the Voucher entry codes (GL106000) window.

Transaction dateThe date of the document or transaction.
Customer/supplierThe customer or supplier involved.
LocationThe location of the customer or supplier related to the transaction.
Entry type IDThe entry type of the cash transaction if the selected code is associated with the Cash management workspace.
Debit account

The account that will be debited by the document or transaction amount.

The system fills in this field automatically according to the settings specified for a selected customer or supplier on the General ledger accounts tab in the Suppliers (AP303000) or the Customers (AR303000) window.

For example, on the General ledger accounts tab in the Suppliers (AP303000) window the following will be used:

  • For the supplier invoice, an account specified in the Supplier ledger account field.
  • For a prepayment document, an account specified in the Prepayment account field.
Debit subaccount

The subaccount to be used for the debit journal entry.

Inserted by the system automatically cording to the settings specified for a selected supplier or customer.

You can overwrite a default value manually.

Credit accountThe account that will be credited by the amount of the document or transaction.
Credit subaccountThe subaccount be used for the credit journal entry.
Ext. ref. numberThe reference number of the external document or transaction that this document is based on.
Total amountThe amount of the document or transaction, including the tax total amount.
Subtotal amountThe sum of the document (or transaction) details or lines.
VAT zoneThe VAT zone for the document, if applicable.
VAT categoryThe VAT category of the document, if applicable.
VAT amountThe amount of the VAT applicable to the document.
SplitA check box that indicates (if selected) that this document or this transaction includes details specified on other rows.
Transaction descriptionA description of the document or transaction or any comments relevant to the transaction.
Project

The project with which this transaction is associated, or the code indicating that this batch is not associated with any project.

The Non-project code is specified in the Project accounting preferences (PM101000) window.

This column appears if the Projects check box is selected and enabled in the Enable/disable functionalities (CS100000) window.

Project task

The particular task of the project with which this batch is associated.

This column appears if the Projects check box is selected and enabled in the Enable/disable functionalities (CS100000) window.

Payment methodThe payment method used for this document, if this document is a payment.
TermsThe payment terms used for the supplier or customer associated with the document.
Due dateThe due date for the document, if applicable.
Cash discount dateThe date of the cash discount for the document if applicable.
Cash discountThe amount of the cash discount for the document, if applicable.
Included VAT amountA check box that indicates (if selected) that the VAT amount is included in the document total.
Doc. totalThe document total.
Doc. createdA check box that indicates (if selected) that the document specified by this row has been created.
ReleasedA check box that indicates (if selected) that the document specified by this row has been released. The system releases the documents once they have been generated.
Line no.The line number of the displayed batch.
Payment messageThe message connected to the payment.
Payment ref. no.The reference number of the payment.
Payment typeThe type of supplier ledger payment document in the Supplier payments (AP302000) window.

The Document VAT dialog box

This dialog box opens once you click Show VAT on the table toolbar of the Transactions tab. It shows the list of VAT applicable to the selected document.

ElementDescription
VAT IDThe VAT that applies to the selected document.
Taxable amountThe amount that is subjected to the VAT.
VAT rateThe VAT rate.
VAT amountThe resulting amount of the VAT.
OK (button)This button closes the dialog box.

The Outgoing payment applications tab

This tab contains two tables, that you can use to apply the checks or prepayments available in the batch to the supplier ledger documents in the same batch or to documents available in the system:

  • The upper table displays the payments available in the batch.
  • The lower table you can use to select the documents to apply to the payment selected in the upper table.

Make sure you saved the batch before you start applying the payments to the documents. The newly added documents will not appear on this tab until they are saved with the batch.

You can enter a supplier ledger payment and apply it to an invoice or invoices also added to the same batch of documents. The batch cannot be saved as Balanced if it includes a check with non-zero unapplied balance.

The table for payments available in the batch

ColumnDescription
Trans. codeThe code of the supplier ledger payment document.
Ref. noThe reference number of the payment document.
Transaction dateThe date of the payment document.
SupplierThe supplier specified on the document.
LocationThe location of the supplier associated with the document.
Payment methodThe payment method used for the document.
Debit accountThe account that will be debited by the document amount.
Debit subaccountThe subaccount used for the debit entry.
Credit accountThe account that will be credited by the document amount.
Credit subaccountThe subaccount used for the credit entry.
Ext. ref. noThe reference number of the original supplier document.
CurrencyThe currency of the transaction.
Application amountThe amount of the application.
Unapplied balanceThe unapplied balance of the document.
Subtotal amountThe amount of the payment before taxes.
Transaction descriptionThe description of the document.

The Documents to apply table

ColumnDescription
Document typeThe type of supplier ledger document. Once you have selected the document, the value in this field cannot be edited.
Ref. noThe reference number of the generated document. Once you have selected the document, the value in this field cannot be edited.
Amount paidThe amount paid for this document (that is, the application amount).
Cash discount takenThe amount of the cash discount taken on the document.
With. taxThe tax amount withheld on the document.
DateThe date of the document.
Due dateThe due date for the document.
Cash discount dateThe date until which the cash discount is available.
BalanceThe balance of the document after payment application.
Cash discount balanceThe amount of the cash discount that has not been used.
With. tax balanceThe balance of the tax withheld on the document.
DescriptionThe description of the document.
CurrencyThe currency of the document.
Post periodThe financial period to post the document.
Supplier ref.The document’s original reference number as assigned by the supplier (for informational purposes).

The Incoming payment applications tab

This tab contains two tables, that you can use to apply the customer ledger payments available in the batch to the customer ledger documents available in the system:

  • The upper table displays the payments available in the batch.
  • The lower table you can use to select the documents to apply to the payment selected in the upper table.

Make sure you have saved the batch before you start applying the payments to the documents.

The newly added documents will not appear on this tab until they are saved with the batch.

The table for payments available in the batch

ColumnDescription
Trans. codeThe code of the customer ledger payment document.
Ref. noThe reference number of the generated document.
Transaction dateThe date of the document.
CustomerThe customer specified on the payment document.
LocationThe location of the customer associated with the document.
Payment methodThe payment method used for the document.
Debit accountThe account that will be debited by the document amount.
Debit subaccountThe subaccount used for the debit entry.
Credit accountThe account that will be credited by the document amount.
Credit subaccountThe subaccount used for the credit entry.
Ext. ref. noThe reference number of the original customer document.
CurrencyThe currency of the document.
Application amountThe amount of the application.
Unapplied balanceThe unapplied balance of the document.
Subtotal amountThe amount of payment before taxes.
Transaction descriptionThe description of the document.

The Documents to apply table

ColumnDescription
Document typeThe type of customer ledger document. Once you have selected the document, the value in this field cannot be edited.
Ref. noThe reference number of the generated document. Once you have selected the document, the value in this field cannot be edited.
Amount paidThe amount paid for this document.
Cash discount takenThe amount of the cash discount taken on the document.
Balance write-offThe amount that has been written off.
Write-off reason codeThe identifier of the write-off reason code that provides a general ledger account to be updated with the write-off transaction amount.
DateThe date of the document.
Due dateThe due date of the customer document.
Cash discount dateThe last date when the cash discount for the customer was available.
BalanceThe balance of the payment after document application
Cash discount balanceThe amount of the cash discount that has not been used.
Write-off limitThe write-off limit allowed for the customer.
Invoice textThe description of the invoice document. But also for debit/credit notes and other documents.
CurrencyThe currency of the document.
Post periodThe financial period to post the document.
Customer orderThe reference number of the original customer order.

The General ledger transactions tab

This tab shows the general ledger transactions automatically generated for the documents included in the batch upon the release of these documents.

ColumnDescription
Ref. noThe reference number of the generated document.
WorkspaceThe workspace where the document or transaction was generated.
Batch no.The reference number of the batch.
Transaction dateThe date of the document or transaction.
AccountThe account updated by the document transaction.
SubaccountThe subaccount used.
QuantityOptional. The quantity of items associated with the transaction, if relevant.
CurrencyThe currency of the transaction.
Debit amountThe debit amount of the transaction.
Credit amountThe credit amount of the transaction.
Transaction descriptionThe description of the transaction.

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Last modified February 19, 2026