Overview: Users may encounter a scenario where the rollover opening balance journal created during the rollover from one dataset to another is automatically reversed at a later stage in the new year's dataset.
This typically occurs when a journal of type ‘Imported Trial Balance’ is entered into the new dataset.
Cause
When a journal is entered with the type ‘Imported Trial Balance’, it becomes the new source of truth for the Trial Balance in the dataset. As a result, the system will automatically reverse the rollover opening balance journal to eliminate its impact on the trial balance.
Resolution
This is expected behaviour to ensure that the Trial Balance journal remains the authoritative source. The reversed opening balance journal does not affect your ability to produce a cash flow statement, as it is reversed using a standard journal.
If you did not intend for the imported journal to serve as a trial balance but rather as a movement journal, you can resolve this by:
Changing the journal type to ‘Imported Movement Journal’ (in the Journal screen), and
Voiding the reversal journal which was reversing the opening balance rollover journal
or
Re-creating the rollover opening balance journal again.
Either approach will ensure the correct journal entries are in place.
For newer journal imports, ensure the correct Journal Type is selected when importing a journal.
