- Go to Transactions > Financial > Make Statistical Journal Entries. If you use a customized user center or user role, Make Statistical Journal Entries must manually be added to the center or role to access this menu option.
- In the Primary Information section:
- In the Entry No. field, accept the default, or enter a different number.
- In the Date field, accept today’s date or enter a new date for the statistical journal entry.
- If you use fiscal accounting periods, select the period with which to associate this transaction.
- Leave the Reversal Date field blank, unless you want to create a reversing entry at the same time.
- In the Memo field, enter information to help you identify this intercompany journal entry in a list of other intercompany journal entries. The value in this field displays on the List page.
- In the Statistical Information section:
- Select the Unit of Measure Type. This value cannot be modified after you save the statistical journal. The Unit of Measure field displays the base unit defined for the selected unit type.
- Check the Absolute Update box to update the balance of one or more statistical accounts at the same time.The account balances you enter in the Amount field overwrite all previous values. If you check this box, you are prompted to confirm the action when you save the transaction.
- In the Classification section:
- If you use NetSuite OneWorld, select a Subsidiary to associate with this statistical journal.The statistical journal posts to only this subsidiary and only entities associated with the subsidiary can view the entry.You cannot associate a statistical journal with more than one subsidiary.
- If you have enabled Departments, Classes, or both on the Company subtab of the Enable Features page, select the appropriate classification to associate with this journal entry.
- On the Lines subtab, enter the detail information for the statistical journal lines. The columns that appear are based upon the permissions set for your user role.
- In the Account field, select the statistical account to be affected by this statistical journal. The list of accounts available in the Account list is filtered according to the statistical account type, designated subsidiary, and unit type of this statistical journal.
- In the Amount field, enter the value associated with the default Unit of Measure.The value in this field must be 0 or a positive number to ensure that the statistical account to which this journal is associated is properly updated.
- Optionally, enter a memo to help you recognize this entry in the Statistical Register for this account.
- Optionally, select a name of a person, vendor, or company to associate with this entry.
- If you have enabled classifications on the Company subtab of the Enable Features page and you specify classifications at the line-level, select the appropriate department, class, and location to associate with this line.
- The Units field defaults to the unit type associated with this statistical account.The Amount (Base Unit) field displays the cost of the unit.
- Click Add.
- Repeat these steps for each line item.
- Click Save.