Standard Journals in Business Central

 When working with recurring transactions in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Standard Journals offer a smart and time-saving way to handle repeated entries. Whether you're posting payroll, month-end adjustments, or routine allocations, standard journals eliminate manual repetition — saving time and reducing errors.

Standard Journal in Business Central is essentially a saved template of general journal lines. You can save frequently used journal entries as standard journals and reuse them whenever needed.

Here’s what makes them powerful:

  • 💡 Created only for General-type journals

  • 🔄 Can be used across different batches under the same journal template

  • ♻️ Easy to retrieve and reuse, even with or without amounts

🛠️ How to Create a Standard Journal

Creating a standard journal is simple. Just follow these steps:

Go to General Journals from the Search bar. 

Enter the journal lines you want to save. Select the journal lines.  

Click More Options > Actions > Functions > Save as Standard Journal.

Enter a Code and Description on the Save as Standard Gen. Journal page.

Optionally, enable Save Amount if you want the amounts to be stored too. Click OK to save.



🔒 Tips & Best Practices

  • Use clear codes and descriptions to identify journals easily.

  • Enable “Save Amount” only when values stay consistent across periods.



Thanks For Reading...!!

Regards,
Khushbu Rajvi

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