General Ledger Entries

General Ledger Entries Totals

XML Element

Description

Requirement

NumberOfEntries

The total number of transaction entries (accounting documents/vouchers) from all journals included in the audit file

Required

TotalDebit

Total debit amount for all transaction entries in the header's default currency.

Required

TotalCredit

Total credit amount for all transaction entries in the header's default currency.

Required

Journal

XML Element

Description

Requirement

JournalID

Source GL journal identifier, or invoices and payments in single ledger systems.

Required

Description

Description of the journal

Required

Type

Grouping mechanism for journals

Required

Transaction

Accounting transactions

Optional

Transaction

XML Element

Description

Requirement

TransactionID

The number/ID of the accounting document/voucher

Required

Period

Accounting period

Required

PeriodYear

The year of the accounting period

Required

TransactionDate

The date of the accounting document/voucher

Required

SourceID

Details of a person or application that entered the transaction

Optional

TransactionType

Type of journal transactions: normal, (automated) periodically, etc.

Optional

Description

Description of journal transaction

Required

BatchID

Systems generated ID for the batch

Optional

SystemEntryDate

Date captured by the system. The date when the transaction was entered into the system (manual entry, imported transaction, etc.). If this date is not available in your system, use the Transaction Date.

Required

GLPostingDate

Date of posting to the general ledger account. The date when the transaction was updated in the database. If this date is not available in your system, use the Transaction Date.

Required

CustomerID

Unique code of the customer.

Optional

SupplierID

Unique code of the supplier

Optional

SystemID

Unique ID/number created by the system for the accounting document/voucher

Optional

Line

Transaction lines

Required

RecordID

Identifier to trace entry to journal line or posting reference

Required

AccountID

General ledger account code/number. If this line is a ledger or sub-account (accounts payable or accounts receivable) entry, then this is the account code/number into which the ledger or sub-account is consolidated.

Required

Analysis

General ledger analysis codes

Optional

ValueDate

Effective date from which interest is charged. It should be reported if it differs from the Transaction Date.

Optional

SourceDocumentID

Source document number to which the line relates.

Optional

CustomerID

Unique account code/number of the customer.

Optional

SupplierID

Unique account code/number of the supplier

Optional

Description

Description of the Journal Line

Required

DebitAmount or Credit Amount

Debit or credit amount of the transaction

Required

TaxInformation

Tax information for the accounting line

Optional

Amount

Amount in the header’s default currency

Required

CurrencyCode

Three-letter currency code according to ISO 4217 standard

Required

CurrencyAmount

Amount in foreign currency

Required

ExchangeRate

The exchange rate used

Optional

General Notices