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generalLedgerEntry resource type (Beta)

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Represents a general ledger entry in Business Central.

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Methods

Method Return Type Description
GET generalLedgerEntry generalLedgerEntry Gets a general ledger entry object.

Properties

Property Type Description
id GUID The unique ID of the general ledger entry. Non-editable.
number integer
description string Specifies the description of the general ledger entry.
postingDate date The date that the general ledger entry is posted.
accountNumber string The number of the account that the general ledger entry is related to.
businessUnitCode string
reveresd boolean
documentNumber string Specifies a document number for the general ledger entry.
externalDocumentNumber string Specifies an external document number for the general ledger entry.
sourceType string
sourceNumber string
sourceCode string
amount decimal Specifies the total amount (including VAT) that the general ledger entry consists of.
debitAmount decimal Specifies the debitAmount of the general ledger entry.
creditAmount decimal Specifies the creditAmount of the general ledger entry.
vatAmount decimal
additionalCurrencyAmount decimal
dimensionSetID integer
globalDimension1Code string
globalDimension2Code string
lastModifiedDateTime datetime The last datetime the general ledger entry was modified. Read-Only.

JSON representation

Here is a JSON representation of the generalLedgerEntry resource.

{
    "id": "GUID",
    "number": "integer",
    "description": "string",
    "postingDate": "date",
    "accountNumber": "string",
    "businessUnitCode": "string",
    "reveresd": "boolean",
    "documentNumber": "string",
    "externalDocumentNumber": "string",
    "sourceType": "string",
    "sourceNumber": "string",
    "sourceCode": "string",
    "amount": "decimal",
    "debitAmount": "decimal",
    "creditAmount": "decimal",
    "vatAmount": "decimal",
    "additionalCurrencyAmount": "decimal",
    "dimensionSetID": "integer",
    "globalDimension1Code": "string",
    "globalDimension2Code": "string",
    "lastModifiedDateTime": "datetime"
}

GET generalLedgerEntry