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Copy and Paste Journal Entry

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My copy and paste function for journal entries is no longer working. I am receiving the error "Not privileged to run this report" This function worked for me one time and then ceased to work. How can I fix this issue?

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  • Community Member Profile Picture
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    RE: Copy and Paste Journal Entry

    I had this problem as well, and it turns out the same error message comes up if you try to copy/paste a line item with $0's in the credit and debit fields.  Every line needs a value >0, either in debit or credit.  This solved it for me, hope others can be benefited as well, especially since this is WAY easier to implement before getting you admin/IT security support involved.

  • Ken Hubbard Profile Picture
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    RE: Copy and Paste Journal Entry

    Does the validation report indicate an issue?

    Can you have someone log in as 'sa' to ensure it is not a security issue?

    Thanks,
    Ken Hubbard

    Microsoft Dynamics Support

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    RE: Copy and Paste Journal Entry

    The Support Debugging Tool Security Profiler can be a great help in determining the security setting that is hindering you.

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    RE: Copy and Paste Journal Entry

    We followed the above steps but I am still unable to copy from Excel and paste into a transaction entry. Now when I select paste it prints a GL Transaction Paste Validation report but does not paste the copied information into my transaction. Any suggestions?

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    RE: Copy and Paste Journal Entry

    Thank you, very helpful!

  • WindyCityGP Profile Picture
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    RE: Copy and Paste Journal Entry

    You will need to assign access to the "GL Transactions Paste Validation Report".  In my case, I added it to the TRX_FIN_001* Task by going to the Security Task Setup window and selecting Product:  Microsoft Dynamics GP, Type:  Reports, Series:  Financial, and User Type:  Full, and placing a checkmark next to the "GL Transactions Paste Validation Report".   You can add it to whichever Security Task makes sense for your environment.

  • Ken Hubbard Profile Picture
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    RE: Copy and Paste Journal Entry

    Hello,

    That certainly is an odd message for using the Copy Paste functionality. However, this message typically indicates a security issue. Below is the article that support uses to specifically identify the security task or report that needs to be given to resolve the error:

    857086 Error message when you try to log on to Microsoft Dynamics GP or open a window or a report in Microsoft Dynamics GP: "You don't have security privileges to this window. Contact your system administrator for assistance
    https://mbs.microsoft.com/knowledgebase/KBDisplay.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;857086

    Note that while the error in the article is not the same, the steps to troubleshoot would be the same.

    Thank you,
    Ken Hubbard

    Microsoft Dynamics Support

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