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 Cost Journals


2024/07/01 • 6 min. to read
In the Cost Journals you can post Amounts and/or Quantities to Cost Types and Cost Dimensions. Via the Import actions, postings that have been prepared externally in Excel, for example, can be imported directly into the journal.

Fields

Batch NameSpecifies the name of the journal batch.
Posting DateSpecifies the posting date for the entry.
Document No.Specifies the number of the related document.
Posting TypeSpecifies the posting type.
  • " " This option requires an Amount to be specified.
  • Costs With this option, the Amount must be positive. If the field Correction is activated, the Amount must be negative.
  • Revenues With this option, the Amount must be negative. If the field Correction is activated, the Amount must be positive.
  • Transfer With this option, a balance check is performed. Service Allocations, for example, are posted with this posting type.
  • Quantities This option can be used to perform a quantity-only posting, where a quantity and no amount must be specified.
Cost Type CodeSpecifies the Cost Type for the entry. The caption of the field depends on how the cost type is set up in the Cost Dimension Setup.
Cost Dimension CodesSpecifies the cost dimension values for the entry. The caption and number of fields displayed depend on how the cost dimensions are set up in the Cost Dimension Setup.
DescriptionSpecifies a description for the entry.
Work Type CodeSpecifies the work type. For more information, see Chart of Cost Types & Chart of Cost Dimensions, Work Types.
QuantitySpecifies the quantity.

Note

  • Quantities can only be posted with a Unit of Measure Code.
  • The Posting Type Quantities can be used to perform a quantity-only posting, where a quantity and no amount must be specified.
Unit of Measure CodeSpecifies the Unit of Measure Code of the Cost Type. For more information, see Chart of Cost Types & Chart of Cost Dimensions, Unit of Measures.
PriceSpecifies the price of one unit.
AmountSpecifies the total amount that the journal line consists of.
Debit AmountSpecifies the total amount that the journal line consists of, if it is a debit amount.
Credit AmountSpecifies the total amount that the journal line consists of, if it is a credit amount.
BalanceSpecifies the balance of the journal line if Posting Type Transfer.
Reason CodeSpecifies the reason code, a supplementary source code that enables you to trace the entries.
CorrectionSpecifies the entry as a corrective entry. You can use the field if you need to post a corrective entry to a cost type.
Line No.Specifies the line number.

Recurring Journals, Placeholders

In the Document No. and Description fields, placeholders can be used for recurring journals, which are automatically determined each time the journal is posted. Example: If you want the entry description to be "Billing + number of current month", enter "Billing %3" in the field. The following placeholders are available:
PlaceholderResult
%1Current Day as Number (e.g. 1)
%2Current Week as Number (e.g. 52)
%3Current Month as Number (e.g. 1)
%4Current Month as Name (e.g. January)
%5Current Accounting Period as Name (e.g. March)

Recurring Journals, additional Fields

The following fields are additionally available for recurring journals. The fields correspond to the fields in the general recurring journals. For more information, see [Microsoft Docs] Work with recurring journals
Recurring MethodSpecifies a recurring method for the recurring journal.
Recurring FrequencySpecifies the recurring frequency for the posting date of the recurring journal.
Expiration DateSpecifies the last date the recurring journal will be posted.

Actions

  • Post

    Finalize the journal by posting the amounts and quantities to the cost dimensions.
  • Preview Posting

    Displays a preview of all entries that will be created when posting the journal. For more information, see Journals, Extended, Posting Preview.
  • Post and Print

    Finalize and prepare to print the journal. The values and quantities are posted to the cost dimensions. A report request window opens where you can specify what to include on the print-out.
  • Test Report

    View a test report so that you can find and correct any errors before you perform the actual posting of the journal.
  • Cost Entries

    View the history of transactions that have been posted for the Cost Type.
  • Extended Column View

    Click on the action to switch to the extended or reduced column view. In the journals of NCCA Cost Accounting some fields and actions (depending on e.g. the setting in the journal name or the Cost Accounting Setup) are automatically displayed or hidden. In addition, this action gives you the option to choose a simpler display or to show only the most important fields. Fields such as Work Type, Quantity and Unit of Measure Code are hidden in the simpler display. The settings are saved for each user and journal.
  • Renumber Document Numbers

    Resorts the numbers in the Document No. column. The action corresponds to the action from the General Journals. For more information, see [Microsoft Docs] To renumber document numbers in journals
  • Import from Excel

    Import journal lines from an Excel file. For more information, see Journals, Costs, Import Cost Journal.
  • Create Excel Workbook for Import

    Creates an Excel workbook that can be used as a template for importing journal lines.
  • Import from File

    Import journal lines from a file.

FactBoxes

  • Journal Check

    This area is displayed if the Enable Data Check field in the NCCA Cost Accounting Setup is activated. The result of the check resp. the current messages are shown in this FactBox. For more information, see Setup, Cost Accounting Setup.
  • Cost Dimensions

    In this area, the Cost Dimensions of the line and their names are displayed.

See also




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