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Last Updated: 2024-03-08
Enable Journal Sequencing for a Company

Enable Journal Sequencing for a Company

  • Set up the company for which you want to create sequence ID generators.
  • Set ledger periods you want to sequence to
    Available
    ,
    Created
    , or
    Closed
     status.
  • Security:
    Set up: Company General
     domain in Common Financial Management functional area.
  • Enable a company to use journal sequencing and sequence actuals ledgers independently.
  • Apply or define sequence ID generator rules and conditions.
  1. Access the
    Journal Sequence Settings
     tab on the
    Edit Company ID Definitions
     task for your company.
  2. As you complete the tab, consider:
    Option Description
    Enable Journal Sequencing
    Select to enable the
    Journal Sequence Generator Rule Configuration
     and the
    Sequence Start Period
     fields.
    Once you post a journal that uses a sequencing number, you can no longer disable journal sequencing for the company.
    Sequence Generator Rule Configuration
    Select or create a sequence ID generator rule. Access the
    Create Journal Sequence Generator Rule Configuration
     task to define sequence ID generator rules and conditions.
    Sequencing Start Period
    Select the current or a subsequent ledger period. Workday creates ID generators for all periods from the selected period.
    • The sequencing start period and all ledger periods after the sequencing start period can't have posted journals and must be in 1 of these statuses:
      • Closed
      • Not Available
      • Created
    Create Sequence ID Generators with New Ledger Years
    Select to have Workday generate ID generators when you create ledger years or periods.
    Once you enable journal sequencing for the company, you can only disable it if:
    • You haven't used any ID generators.
    • You've deleted all ID generators.
    Access the
    Mass Delete Journal Sequencing Generators
     task to delete all unused ID generators. You can only delete generators when you haven't used a generator to add journal sequence numbers within a fiscal year.
Create journal sequence ID generators.