How to: Set Up Default Balancing Accounts

You can set up a default balancing account for each journal batch and have Microsoft Dynamics NAV automatically suggest a balancing account type and balancing account number on each journal line. If you do not specify a default balancing account, you must fill in the fields manually.

To set up default balancing accounts

1. In the Search box, enter General Journal, and then choose the related link.

2. In the General Journal window, in the Batch Name field, select the journal batch for which you want to set up a default balancing account.

3. In the Bal. Account Type field, select the account type that you want to use as the default balancing account type.

4. In the Bal. Account No. field, select the default balancing account number.

A default balancing account is useful for journal batches, in which you enter the same balancing account on each line.

If you want to use a balancing account different from the default account, you can manually change the balancing account type and balancing account number on the journal line.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Enter VAT-liable Amounts Without VAT in General Journals
How to: Fill In Recurring Journals
How to: Fill In and Post General Journals
How to: Set Up Multiple Journal Batches