Correction Field, Purchase Header Table

Specifies the entry as a corrective entry.

You can use the field if you need to post a corrective entry to a vendor account.

If you place a check mark in this field when posting a corrective entry, the program will post a negative debit instead of a credit or a negative credit instead of a debit. The Debit Amount field (or Credit Amount field) on the relevant account will then include both the original entry and the corrective entry, which will have no effect on the debit (or credit) balance.

For example, you post a purchase on credit for LCY 500 to Accounts Payable. This entry is later determined to be incorrect so you make a corrective entry for LCY 500. On the Accounts Payable and relevant Vendor card, the Credit Amount field will include a credit of LCY 500 and a negative credit of LCY 500. As such, this purchase and subsequent corrective entry will have no net effect on the amount in the Credit Amount field. On the other hand, if you post the corrective entry as a regular entry, the Debit Amount and Credit Amount fields will both include an amount of LCY 500.

You can see the amount that has accumulated for the relevant account in the Debit Amount field or Credit Amount field on the relevant G/L or Vendor Account card.

If you want to use the corrective field, place a check mark in the field.

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Parent Tables

Table Location
Buy-from Vendor Name 2 Field, Purchase Header Table Purchases and Payables
Purchase Header Table Purchases and Payables
Purchase Header Table Purchases and Payables

See Also

Reference

Purchase Line
Purchase Journal