Microsoft Dynamics GP Payables and Intercompany

When you enter an Intercompany transaction in Microsoft Dynamics GP Payables Management, the posting must be set to update General Ledger.

Originally Posted October 6, 2011

When you enter an Intercompany transaction in Microsoft Dynamics GP Payables Management, the posting must be set to update General Ledger. Transactions are not posted to destination companies until they are posted in the originating company’s General Ledger.


What does this mean? It means that you must post ALL payables Intercompany transactions in both the payables AND the general ledger for the transaction to show up in the company receiving the expense.

When you enter an Intercompany transaction in Microsoft Dynamics GP Payables Management, the posting must be set to update General Ledger.

Author: Belinda Allen

Belinda Allen (Microsoft MVP) is both a Microsoft Certified Professional for Dynamics GP (MCP) and a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). She is also the co-founder of Smith & Allen Consulting, Inc. (www.saci.com), a business management software consulting firm for over 24 years. Belinda began implementing ERP systems so long ago that Windows was not an operating system, but an application. Larger businesses used old Main Frames with monitors that were Green and Black and smaller business did accounting by hand. Having seen the evolution that has taken place over the years from pieces of paper to analytics, Belinda still gets excited every time she helps a business improve. Belinda is also well known for her Blog www.BelindaTheGPcsi.com. Her blog is about sharing really useful information about the product quickly and succinctly. She has earned the nickname GP CSI because she excels at reviewing GP problems and figuring what went wrong and why. With followers all over the Globe she is able to share knowledge and achieve her mission: “To Improve the Lives and Business Success of my Followers.” In her time off, Belinda enjoys sailing, woodturning, crochet/knitting, sewing/quilting, reading and playing the ukulele (Belinda often participates in Ukulele Jams in NYC.)

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