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Create a journal entry
5 steps to create a journal entry with SSOT validation and lifecycle controls.
- Audience
- Administrator, Operator, Risk and compliance
- Owner
- DEAP SSOT product documentation
- Last reviewed
- Oct 12, 2026
- Reading time
- 10 min
Steps
- 01
Journal context
- Entry modeRequired
- Choose manual entry or an adjustment permitted by the accounting period.
- Legal entityRequired
- Legal entity
- Effective date and timeRequired
- Effective date and time
- Description
- Description
- Reference number
- Reference number
- 02
Posting context
- LedgerRequired
- Ledger
- Accounting basisRequired
- Accounting basis
- ProjectionRequired
- Projection
- Posting policyRequired
- Posting policy
- CurrencyRequired
- Currency
- Balancing dimensions
- Balancing dimensions
- 03
Journal lines
- AccountRequired
- Account
- Debit or creditRequired
- Debit or credit
- AmountRequired
- Amount
- Dimensions
- Dimensions
- Description
- Description
- Party
- Party
- Resource
- Resource
- Add another line?Required
- Add another line?
- Add another projection?Required
- Add another projection?
- 04
Validation and review
- Validation resultRequired
- Validation result
- Confirm the reviewed detailsRequired
- Confirm the reviewed details
- 05
Create journal
- Create this draft?Required
- Create this draft?
- Submit for approval after creation?
- Submit for approval after creation?
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