Transactions Workbench: How to Generate Negative Sign Journal Entries for AR Credit Memo Transactions

(Doc ID 1613998.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 17, 2016

Applies to:

Oracle Receivables - Version 11.5.9 to 12.1.3 [Release 11.5.9 to 12.1]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

The journal entries will switch DR/CR and have positive amount.

How can the negative amount be displayed and not switch DR/CR?

There are two kinds of Credit Memo transactions:
1. Create invoice type transaction, and post to GL. Then do credit memo.
2. Create a credit memo transaction directly with negative amount.

Solution

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