REMOVING BACKED OUT JOURNAL ENTRIES

Within are instructions to delete backed out entries that you would not otherwise be able to delete from the system.

SOLUTION:

Here are the instructions to remove backed out items. Please read through this once before beginning:

1) MAKE A BACKUP!!!

2) Make sure that your know what sort of journal entry you are deleting: AP, AR, or AJ. This example uses AP (payables) as the example. For receivables replace AP with AR and AP_DTL with AR_DTL. For adjustments replace AP with AJ and AP_DTL with AJ_DTL.

3) Get to the blank screen of the Edge program and press the key on your keyboard.

4) In the System Access Window type:   USE  AP_DTL  

5) Type:  DELETE  FOR  ALLTRIM(JRN_ID)  ==  "123456"     Replace 123456 with the journal id # you are trying to delete including the quote marks. Repeat this line for every payable you need to delete. TIP: Pressing the key once on the keyboard will repeat the last command you typed in.

6) Type:   USE  AP  

7) Type:  DELETE  FOR  ALLTRIM(JRN_ID)  ==  "123456"     Replace 123456 with the journal id # you are trying to delete including the quote marks. Repeat this line for every payable you need to delete. TIP: Pressing the key once on the keyboard will repeat the last command you typed in. NOTE: Yes, this is repeating the same command from step 5 for all entries again.

8) When you are done click on EXIT.

9) Please run the Ledger Reposting Process by BANK for any bank associated to those properties. That process is located under SYSTEM | UTILITIES. If you do not have this process listed please contact technical support.