Murray_McKenzie's avatar
Murray_McKenzie
Ultimate Partner
11 years ago
Status:
Done

Journal Entry: Remove Automatic Credit Entry

When posting Journal Entries there is new behaviour on the second line.

If your first line is a debit entry of say $100, when you tab to the second line it automatically populates the credit column with $100.

If you have more debits you have to then delete that entry, sioft-tab to go back the debit column and enter your amount.

This is frustrating and time consuming.

Please change it back so when you tab you get the debit column again and the credit only automatically populates when you tab off the bebit column WITHOUT entering anything

 

Apologies if this has already been raised, but a search didn't bring it up

 

"Journal entry defaulting to credit the 2nd line'

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  • AnneBella's avatar
    AnneBella
    Experienced Cover User
    7 years ago

    Please stop the tab key going straight to the "Credit" box when the first line of the Journal is a "Debit". Quite often I have multiple debits to apply before I am ready to apply the credit. 

     

    "Journal Posting"

    • RussellSmith's avatar
      RussellSmith
      Experienced Cover User
      7 years ago

      Hi AccountRight Team

       

      From a programmers perspective automatically jumping to the Journal Credit Column  and calculating the credit transaction to complete the debit transaction of the journal might seems clever and innovative.

       

      From an Accounting prespective it doesn't work.  

       

      Most Journals have more then one line and having to delete the credit transaction automatically generated and return to the debit column to continue your journal is time consuming and frustrating.

       

      Can I please suggest that this 'enhancement' is removed as its clever programming but silly accounting.

       

      Thanks

  • rb's avatar
    rb
    Cover User
    9 years ago

     

    For journal entries that have only 2 rows, it would be helpful if a change to 1 row automatically updated the other row.

     

    In particular where journal is saved/recurring, the amount has to be entered twice when it is obvious that the other amount needs updating.

  • AlanT's avatar
    AlanT
    Partner
    11 years ago

    I'm voting for this too.  I just noticed it and it is a real pain in the bum!  It has slowed me down so much I can't believe how anyone could think this is a step forward.

  • Liam_M's avatar
    Liam_M
    Former Staff
    11 years ago
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    Thank you for your suggestion Murray. It seems that this idea is already quite popular. We can see how this would slow down data-entry on this screen. Can anyone else who would like to see this change, please vote on this suggestion.
  • Bluewave's avatar
    Bluewave
    Trusted Cover User
    11 years ago

    Please, please change this!!  It is not only time consuming to input journal entries, but it has lead to some inadvertent mistakes as well, therefore even more time consuming to fix.

     

  • Brodloc's avatar
    Brodloc
    Contributing Cover User
    10 years ago

    Good thought however we should still be able to tab on the credit side to put the balancing figure in or is there a setting to eable this

  • Steven_M's avatar
    Steven_M
    Former Staff
    10 years ago

    Hi Brodloc

     

    Thank you for your feedback in regards to this idea.

    Along with commenting for an idea on the AccountRight Idea Exchange you can show your support by voting for the idea. To vote for an idea on the AccountRight Idea Exchange select the + VOTE button to the left of the idea's name.

  • GreyBeard's avatar
    GreyBeard
    Cover User
    8 years ago

    Another option would be to have the default second line behaviour to be included in the optional settings.