If you need to make a journal entry to your Accounts Receivable or Accounts Payable GL Accounts, please see the steps below.



**It is very important to do these steps when no one is working in Spire**



Post to Accounts Receivable Special Account/Control Account

 

Different Asset GL Account = Any one that you pick that is not in the transaction you want to post

000 = The current Group of the GL Account that you pick, make a note of what the current Group is so you can change it back in step 7

11210 = Your current Accounts Receivable GL Account (Special Accounts > Special Accounts > Accounts Receivable)

 

1. Go to GL module and open GL (Different Asset GL Account) - Change the Group from 000 to 120 and Save

2. Go Special Accounts > Special Accounts > Accounts Receivable and change the GL from 11210 to (Different Asset GL Account) and Save

3. Go to GL module and open GL 11210 - Change the Group from 120 to 130 and Save

4. Go to the GL module and Create Transaction and Post your Journal Entry

5. Go to GL module and open GL 11210 - Change the Group from 130 back to 120 and Save 

6. Go Special Accounts > Special Accounts > Accounts Receivable and change the GL from (Different Asset GL Account) back to 11210 and Save

7. Go to GL module and open GL (Different Asset GL Account) - Change the Group from 120 back to 000 and Save



Post to Accounts Payable Special Account/Control Account


Different Liability GL Account = Any one that you pick that is not in the transaction you want to post

000 = The current Group of the GL Account that you pick, make a note of what the current Group is so you can change it back in step 7

21120 = Your current Accounts Payable GL Account (Special Accounts > Special Accounts > Accounts Payable)


1. Go to GL module and open (Different Liability GL Account) - Change the Group from 000 to 200 and Save

2. Go Special Accounts > Special Accounts >  Accounts Payable and change the GL from 21120 to (Different Liability GL Account) and Save

3. Go to GL module and open GL 21120 - Change the Group from 200 to 240 and Save

4. Go to the GL module and Create Transaction and Post your Journal Entry

5. Go to GL module and open GL 21120 - Change the Group from 240 back to 200 and Save 

6. Go Special Accounts > Special Accounts >  Accounts Payable and change the GL from (Different Liability GL Account) back to 21120 and Save

7. Go to GL module and open (Different Liability GL Account) - Change the Group from 200 back to 000 and Save