Field

Description and Character Limits

Journal Number

8 characters, alphanumeric.

Date

11 characters, alphanumeric. Follows date convention of your system. Allows any non-numeric as separator between months, days, and years.

Memo

255 characters, alphanumeric.

*Account Number

Must be valid, preexisting MYOB software account number. 5 characters, numeric. May (optionally) have a non-numeric separator between the first digit and the last 4 digits (for example, 1-1234).

*Debit Amount

15 characters (including dollar sign, comma and negative sign). If no decimal entered, MYOB AccountEdge appends .00. If more than 2 decimals, MYOB software rounds to the nearest cent.

*Credit Amount

15 characters (including dollar sign, comma and negative sign). If no decimal entered, MYOB AccountEdge appends .00. If more than 2 decimals, MYOB software rounds to the nearest cent.

Job

5 characters, alphanumeric. Must match a preexisting job number in your MYOB software company file.

Currency Code

3 characters, alpha. Must be specified for a foreign currency account and must match the currency code of the account. Only one foreign currency per journal entry.

Exchange Rate

11 digits, including 6 decimal places. If blank, current exchange rate substituted.

Allocation Memo

255 characters, alphanumeric

Category

15 characters, alphanumeric