Change descriptions on posted G/L entries

As with changes on a dimensional level, changes on a descriptional level are also a time consuming activity. In standard Business Central, users can only correct descriptions by posting correcting entries. Business Central Accelerator helps users overcome this time consuming correctional activity by allowing users to change descriptional posting history. A new user setting is created to allow specific users to change descriptions in the G/L history.

Setup

Choose the search icon, enter User Setup, activate the field Allow Modify G/L Entry for the users who need to be able to change G/L entry descriptions.

Execution

Note

Make sure your user has the Allow Modify G/L Entry field flagged.

  1. Choose the search icon, enter Chart of Accounts
  2. Open a Chart of Account on which an entry needs to be changed.
  3. Go to it’s General Ledger Entries. You will see that the Description field is editable, which isn’t the case in standard Business Central and for users for which the Allow Modify G/L Entry field has not been flagged in the User Setup.

Business Central will store the modified description in the general ledger entries.