Do not allow manual entry

The integrity between the general ledger and sub-ledger is an essential factor in ERP. It is characterized in the main accounts and sub-ledgers. The sub-ledger should guarantee that all posted transactions to the general ledger are from the submodules' end. Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations controls the main accounts; this does not allow any direct transactions to be posted to the main account. This means that any transaction affecting a main account must be posted throughout the submodules posting the profile. This checkbox is Do not allow manual entry.

On the other hand, there are other accounts that accept manual entries, such as the accounts that are not related to any sub-ledger and post transactions directly to these accounts. The following screenshot illustrates the control of Do not allow manual entry, to access the main accounts form go to General ledger | Chart of accounts | Accounts | Main accounts:

During the processing of a transaction, if an accountant wants to select a main account and this account is configured as Do not allow manual entry, an Infolog window will pop up that will display Value (account #####) is not allowed for manual entry. Enter another value. In other words, this means select another account; this is shown in the following screenshot: