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Payment Journal Numbering Issue

Hello,

I initially configured the payment journal number series with Default No = TRUE, Manual No = TRUE, and Allow Gaps = FALSE. This setup caused an issue where journals created on different days were somehow posted under the same journal number.

To resolve this, I updated the number series to Default No = TRUE, Allow Gaps = TRUE, and Manual No = FALSE. This prevents duplicate postings by triggering an error when a journal is posted with a previously used number, prompting the user to renumber.

However, under this configuration, if a user runs Suggest Vendor Payments, deletes some lines, and then attempts to use the Export File action, they receive the following error: "You have one or more documents that must be posted before you post document no. XXX according to your company's No. Series setup."

Additionally, since all payment journals are meant to go through approval, using No. Series and Posting No. Series in the journal template creates a disconnect in the approval entry as there’s no “pre-assigned number” concept, so it’s difficult to trace the approval entry back to the original journal.

Does anyone know how to configure the number series so that it: