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Error: Amount must be negative in Gen journal Line journal Template Name journal batch name line no

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Hi Community,
 
My user is posting a purchase order and he was prompted this. I have checked that the line item was a G/L account and there was no negative amount in the line or total balance.
 
Hope to get some advise.
 
Thank you so much.
 
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  • Gerardo Rentería García Profile Picture
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  • joshtechsolutions Profile Picture
    4,979 on at
     
    Thank you for your reply. However, the links you suggested comes from journals that have this error.
     
    Mine is from Purchase Invoice, not journals.
     
    Appreciate your help though.
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    Khushbu Rajvi. Profile Picture
    20,814 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    I think the error is occurring when you are posting payment of purchase order document from the journal. Is that correct?
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    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    95,748 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    I think this is the same problem, because you posted it in Purchase Invoice, and the background is also through the journal.
    So please check your inivoice lines again according to the table mentioned in my post.
     
    Thanks.
    ZHU
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    Valentin Castravet Profile Picture
    31,505 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    If both the quantity/amount in the order are positive, do you perhaps have prepayments? Maybe the prepayments have a negative amount.
     
  • joshtechsolutions Profile Picture
    4,979 on at
    Thank you Valentin Castravet !
     
    I realize that user has posted a prepayment amount which is more than the PO amount !
     
    Thank you for solving the mystery !

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