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.. i18n: All your accounting entries must appear in an accounting journal. So you must, at a minimum, create
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All your accounting entries must appear in an accounting journal. So you must, at a minimum, create
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.. i18n: Configuring a Journal
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.. i18n: To view, edit or create new journals use the menu :menuselection:`Financial Management -->
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.. i18n: Configuration --> Financial Accounting --> Financial Journals`.
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.. i18n: Just like General accounts, the journals can be deactivated to make them invisible: uncheck the
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.. i18n: .. figure:: images/account_journal_form.png
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.. i18n: *Definition of an accounting journal*
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.. figure:: images/account_journal_form.png
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*Definition of an accounting journal*
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.. i18n: You have to associate a view with each journal. The journal view indicates the fields that must be
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.. i18n: visible and required to enter accounting data in that journal. The view determines both the order of
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.. i18n: the fields and the properties of each field. For example the field :guilabel:`Account Number` must
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.. i18n: appear when entering data in the bank journal but not in the other journals.
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You have to associate a view with each journal. The journal view indicates the fields that must be
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visible and required to enter accounting data in that journal. The view determines both the order of
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the fields and the properties of each field. For example the field :guilabel:`Account Number` must
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appear when entering data in the bank journal but not in the other journals.
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.. i18n: Before creating a new view for a journal check that there's nothing similar already defined for
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.. i18n: another journal. You should only create a new view for new types of journal.
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another journal. You should only create a new view for new types of journal.
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.. i18n: You'll often have to edit a journal view.
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.. i18n: For example, for a journal in a foreign currency you add a field for the currency and this currency
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.. i18n: must be in the journal view.
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.. i18n: Conversely, to simplify data entry the journal view for the bank is quite different from one of the
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.. i18n: invoicing journals.
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.. note:: Customizing views
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You'll often have to edit a journal view.
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.. i18n: You can create a sequence for each journal. This sequence gives the automatic numbering for
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.. i18n: accounting entries. Or several journals can use the same sequence if you want to define one for them
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accounting entries. Or several journals can use the same sequence if you want to define one for them
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.. i18n: The credit and debit account by default permit the automatic generation of counterpart entries when
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.. i18n: you're entering data in the journal quickly. For example, in a bank journal you should put an
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.. i18n: associated bank account for default matching credits and debits, so that you don't have to create
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you're entering data in the journal quickly. For example, in a bank journal you should put an
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associated bank account for default matching credits and debits, so that you don't have to create
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.. i18n: A journal can be marked as being centralized. When you do this, the counterpart entries won't be
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.. i18n: You can carry out two types of control on Journals in Open ERP – controls over the financial
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.. i18n: accounts and access controls for groups of users. In addition to these controls you can also apply
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.. i18n: all of the rights management detailed in :ref:`ch-config`.
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.. i18n: To avoid mistakes while entering accounts data, you can place conditions in the general accounts
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.. i18n: about who can use a given account. To do this, you must list all the accounts or valid account types
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.. i18n: restriction on data entry in the accounts or journals. If you list accounts and the types of account
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.. i18n: that can be used in a journal, Open ERP prevents you from using any account not in that list. This
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.. i18n: verification step starts from the moment you save the entry.
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restriction on data entry in the accounts or journals. If you list accounts and the types of account
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that can be used in a journal, Open ERP prevents you from using any account not in that list. This
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verification step starts from the moment you save the entry.
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.. i18n: This functionality is useful for limiting possible data entry errors. Also, in a bank journal it's
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.. i18n: possible to restrict the accounts that can be linked to a bank to classes 1 to 5. Using this you'd
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.. i18n: help prevent the user from making any false entries in the journal.
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possible to restrict the accounts that can be linked to a bank to classes 1 to 5. Using this you'd
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help prevent the user from making any false entries in the journal.
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.. i18n: .. tip:: Control of data entry
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.. i18n: At the time of data entry the system checks the type of account that's accepted in the bank
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.. i18n: transferring payment from one bank to another, reducing your risks.
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.. tip:: Control of data entry
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only accounts that aren't of type Bank are accepted.
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