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Summary journal entry column descriptions

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Column heading

Description

Date

The date of the journal run.

Journal Entry

ID for the journal entry and the number of transactions included in the summary. You can:

  • View a summary journal entry. Click the journal entry ID link, such as JE-00000040.

  • Download transaction detail on a summary journal entry. Click [download]. See Download Transaction Details for more information.

Status

Indicates the journal entry status. Possible values:

  • Created. The journal run completed. Debits and credits are posted to accounting codes.

  • Cancelled. The journal run or the journey entry was canceled. Debits and credits are no longer posted to accounting codes.

Transaction Types Included

See the tables in the section "Tables for the Transaction Types Included column heading" on this page.

Journal Run

View the details about the journal run. Click the journal run link, such as JR-00000012. See Journal Runs for more information.

Segments

Segments on the journal entry.

Accounting Codes

The accounting codes used for this journal entry. One journal entry can have many credit accounts and debit accounts.

View or edit accounting codes details in the chart of accounts. Click an accounting code. See Configure Accounting Codes for more information.

Debit

Sum of all transactions included in the summary journal entry posted as a debit on the accounting code.

Credit

Sum of all transactions included in the summary journal entry posted as a credit to the accounting code.

Total

Sum of debits and credits from all journal entries generated for this accounting period.

Tables for the Transaction Types Included column heading

The transaction type associated with the journal entry.

The table below describes the various transaction types that are used to generate journal entries. For more information on sample journal entries, see Sample Journal Entries.

Transaction CategoryTransaction Type
Billing

Transactions related to customer invoices, including taxes and adjustments. Select all billing transaction types or select specific transaction types:

  • Invoice Item
  • Taxation Item

The following transaction types are not supported when Multi-Org is enabled. If you need Journal Run reports for these transaction types, ensure you run the Journal Run before enabling Multi-Org.

  • Invoice Item Adjustment (Invoice)
  • Invoice Item Adjustment (Tax)
  • Invoice Adjustment (Invoice Adjustment transaction is deprecated on Production.)
  • Credit Balance Adjustment (Applied from Credit Balance)
  • Credit Balance Adjustment (Transferred to Credit Balance)

The following transaction types are only available if you enable the Invoice Settlement feature.

The Invoice Settlement feature is generally available as of Zuora Billing Release 296 (March 2021). This feature includes Unapplied Payments, Credit and Debit Memos, and Invoice Item Settlement. If you want to have access to the feature, see Invoice Settlement Enablement and Checklist Guide for more information. After Invoice Settlement is enabled, the Invoice Item Adjustment feature will be deprecated for your tenant.

  • Debit Memo Item (Charge)
  • Debit Memo Item (Tax)
  • Credit Memo Item (Charge)
  • Credit Memo Item (Tax)
  • Credit Memo Application Item
Cash

Transactions related to payments and refunds. Select all cash transactions or select specific transaction types:

  • Electronic Payment
  • External Payment
  • Electronic Refund
  • External Refund

The following transaction types are not supported when Multi-Org is enabled. If you need Journal Run reports for these transaction types, ensure you run the Journal Run before enabling Multi-Org.

  • Electronic Credit Balance Payment
  • External Credit Balance Payment
  • Electronic Credit Balance Refund
  • External Credit Balance Refund

If you enable the Invoice Settlement feature, the Electronic Payment, External Payment, Electronic Refund, and External Refund transaction types will be replaced by the following transaction types:

The Invoice Settlement feature is generally available as of Zuora Billing Release 296 (March 2021). This feature includes Unapplied Payments, Credit and Debit Memos, and Invoice Item Settlement. If you want to have access to the feature, see Invoice Settlement Enablement and Checklist Guide for more information. After Invoice Settlement is enabled, the Invoice Item Adjustment feature will be deprecated for your tenant.

  • Electronic Payment Application
  • External Payment Application
  • Electronic Refund Application
  • External Refund Application

If you enable both the Invoice Settlement feature and the Invoice Item Settlement feature, the Electronic Payment, External Payment, Electronic Refund, and External Refund transaction types will be replaced by the following transaction types:

The Invoice Item Settlement feature is only available if you have Invoice Settlement enabled. The Invoice Settlement feature is generally available as of Zuora Billing Release 296 (March 2021). This feature includes Unapplied Payments, Credit and Debit Memos, and Invoice Item Settlement. If you want to have access to the feature, see Invoice Settlement Enablement and Checklist Guide for more information.

  • Electronic Payment Application Item
  • External Payment Application Item
  • Electronic Refund Application Item
  • External Refund Application Item
Revenue

Transactions related to revenue schedules.

  • Revenue Event Item

When performing a journal run, revenue event items associated with the "Recognize upon invoicing" revenue recognition rule are excluded from journal entries for few conditions. Also, these items are excluded when the deferred revenue accounting code is the same as the recognized revenue accounting code. So, these revenue event items do not generate journal entries during the journal run process.

Unrealized FX Gain Loss

Transactions related to unreleased FX gain loss. For more information, see Foreign currency gains and losses: Journal entries and Foreign currency gains and losses: Trial balance.

  • Unrealized FX Gain Loss
  • Contact Zuora Global Support to enable this feature.
  • Make sure the Invoice Settlement feature is enabled.

If Invoice Settlement Harmonization is enabled, you can see the additional attributes in the select objects.

The following table illustrates the behavior mappings in the harmonization phase of Invoice Adjustments/Invoice Item Adjustments and Invoice Item Settlement/Invoice Settlement:

Supported ObjectsLegacy Invoice Adjustment/Invoice Item Adjustment (IA/IIA)Invoice Settlement Harmonization(ISH)Invoice Item Settlement (IIS)Invoice Settlement(IS)
BillingInvoice Item, Taxation Item, Invoice Item Adjustment (Invoice), Invoice Item Adjustment (Tax), Invoice Adjustment (Invoice Adjustment transaction is deprecated on Production.), Credit Balance Adjustment (Applied from Credit Balance), Credit Balance Adjustment (Transferred to Credit Balance)

Invoice Item, Taxation Item, Invoice Item Adjustment (Invoice), Invoice Item Adjustment (Tax), Invoice Adjustment (Invoice Adjustment transaction is deprecated on Production.), Credit Balance Adjustment (Applied from Credit Balance), Credit Balance Adjustment (Transferred to Credit Balance)

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Debit Memo Item (Charge), Debit Memo Item (Tax), Credit Memo Item (Charge), Credit Memo Item (Tax), Credit Memo Application Item

N/ADebit Memo Item (Charge), Debit Memo Item (Tax), Credit Memo Item (Charge), Credit Memo Item (Tax), Credit Memo Application Item
CashElectronic Payment, External Payment, Electronic Refund, External Refund, Electronic Credit Balance Payment, External Credit Balance Payment, Electronic Credit Balance Refund, External Credit Balance Refund

Electronic Payment, External Payment, Electronic Refund, External Refund, Electronic Credit Balance Payment, External Credit Balance Payment, Electronic Credit Balance Refund, External Credit Balance Refund

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Electronic Payment Application, External Payment Application, Electronic Refund Application, External Refund Application

N/AElectronic Payment Application, External Payment Application, Electronic Refund Application, External Refund Application
Electronic Payment, External Payment, Electronic Refund, External Refund, Electronic Credit Balance Payment, External Credit Balance Payment, Electronic Credit Balance Refund, External Credit Balance Refund

Electronic Payment, External Payment, Electronic Refund, External Refund, Electronic Credit Balance Payment, External Credit Balance Payment, Electronic Credit Balance Refund, External Credit Balance Refund

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Electronic Payment Application Item, External Payment Application Item, Electronic Refund Application Item, External Refund Application Item

Electronic Payment Application Item, External Payment Application Item, Electronic Refund Application Item, External Refund Application ItemN/A

Specific to the Revenue Event Item transaction type, it is excluded from the journal entries if the following conditions are met:

  • The revenue recognition rule is Recognize upon invoicing.

  • Credit is blank, Debit is blank, or Credit Account = Debit Account.