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# Ensure Consistency in Journals With Journal Check

> Journal Check in Business Central finance: a setting in General Ledger Setup that adds a Journal Check fact box to journal pages, showing consistency issues in real time, in total and for the selected line. Demoed on the General Journals page.

[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKwjRyNcoE) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2024-04-17 · 1:50 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus)

## Overview

The video shows how to get real-time guidance on journal consistency in Business Central. The Journal Check option is turned on in General Ledger Setup with the Enable Data Check setting.

Once enabled, a Journal Check fact box appears on the right side of journal pages. It shows that there is an issue and gives the total issues. When a specific line is selected, it also lists any issues with that line, so problems can be seen while entering data.

## Key points

- Enable the feature with the Enable Data Check setting in General Ledger Setup.
- After enabling, a Journal Check fact box appears on the right side of journal pages such as General Journals.
- The fact box shows the total number of issues in the journal.
- Selecting a line shows issues specific to that line, for example a missing amount.
- Journal Check gives real-time guidance as you type, as an alternative to the preview posting or test report actions.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKwjRyNcoE&t=0s) Introduction to Journal Consistency and Check Options
- [0:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKwjRyNcoE&t=30s) Enabling Journal Check Feature
- [0:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKwjRyNcoE&t=52s) Journal Check Fact Box and Issue Detection
- [1:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKwjRyNcoE&t=77s) Line-Level Issue Validation

## Features

Every feature below: status not stated, demoed.

| Feature | At |
|---|---|
| Journal Check | [0:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKwjRyNcoE&t=30s) |
| Enable Data Check Setting | [0:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKwjRyNcoE&t=52s) |
| Journal Check Fact Box | [1:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKwjRyNcoE&t=62s) |

## AL objects mentioned

As heard in the captions. A name that matches one object page by exact type and name links to it; the others stay as named.

- page "General Journals" at [0:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKwjRyNcoE&t=20s)
- [page 118 "General Ledger Setup"](../objects/page/118.md) at [0:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKwjRyNcoE&t=52s)
- table "General Journal Line" at [1:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKwjRyNcoE&t=77s)

Not found in BC28-30: page "General Journals", table "General Journal Line".

## Quotes

- [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKwjRyNcoE&t=0s) "ensure consistency in journals with realtime Journal check in business Central"
- [0:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKwjRyNcoE&t=30s) "if I want guidance in real time there's another option I can use that's a journal check"
- [0:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKwjRyNcoE&t=30s) "use the normal preview posting or the test report actions to see if the data consistency of my journal is okay"
- [1:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKwjRyNcoE&t=62s) "a new fact box is now visible on the right side of the page called Journal check here it shows that there's an issue"
- [1:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKwjRyNcoE&t=77s) "it also shows Once you have focused on a specific line if there is any issue with that line"