There are several options for posting transactions (invoices, payments, etc.) to the general ledger. The default posting option for each module (except for General Ledger) is set in that module’s control maintenance program (in the Module Setup menu). In the General Ledger module, the default posting option is set in Ledger Maintenance.
The Direct Post option automatically posts transactions as soon as they are entered.
The Manual Post option requires that you run the posting routine found in each module.
In modules other than General Ledger, there are two manual posting options: Detail and Summary.
Posting in detail creates a separate journal entry for each transaction. Posting in summary creates one journal entry per period.
In the General Ledger module, you also have the Hold for Review option, which puts a journal entry on hold and does not allow it to be posted until it has been released from hold in Journal Entry Hold Management.
In the General Ledger module only, the posting option selected in Ledger Maintenance appears as the default on journal entry windows, and may be changed for a specific entry in the journal entry window. The posting option does not appear in other modules; the default posting option for other modules is the one used for all transactions in that module.