"Bal. Gen. Posting Type must not be blank in Gen. Journal Line Journal Template Name = ''" error message when you try to post a purchase invoice in the North American version of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009

This article applies to Microsoft Dynamics NAV for the following countries and language locales.

English–Canada (en-ca)
English–U.S. (en-us)
Spanish–Mexico (es-mx)
French-Canada (fr-ca)

Symptoms

When you try to post a purchase invoice by using the Intercompany Posting function in the North American version of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 and of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1 (SP1), you receive the following error message:

Bal. Gen. Posting Type must not be blank in Gen. Journal Line Journal Template Name = ''. Journal Batch Name=''. Line No = '1'.

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

In a purchase invoice line, the IC Partner Code value is specified.
The IC Partner Ref. Type value is set to G/L Account.
The IC Partner Reference value is set to a general ledger account number.
The General Posting Type value is blank.
The General Product Posting Group value is not populated in the G/L Account Card dialog box.

Resolution

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 service pack or the next Microsoft Dynamics NAV version that contains this hotfix. Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Technical Support Professional for Microsoft Dynamics and related products determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Installation information

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure. However, they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. Note Before you install this hotfix, verify that all Microsoft Navision client users are logged off the system. This includes Microsoft Navision Application Services (NAS) client users. You should be the only client user who is logged on when you implement this hotfix.To implement this hotfix, you must have a developer license.We recommend that the user account in the Windows Logins window or in the Database Logins window be assigned the "SUPER" role ID. If the user account cannot be assigned the "SUPER" role ID, you must verify that the user account has the following permissions:

The Modify permission for the object that you will be changing.
The Execute permission for the System Object ID 5210 object and for the System Object ID 9015 object.

Note You do not have to have rights to the data stores unless you have to perform data repair.

Code changes

Note Always test code fixes in a controlled environment before you apply the fixes to your production computers. To resolve this problem, change the code in the RunCheck function in the Gen. Jnl.-Check Line codeunit (11) as follows:

Existing code

...
           IF "Bal. Account No." <> '' THEN
            CASE "Bal. Account Type" OF
              "Bal. Account Type"::"G/L Account":
                BEGIN

// Delete the following lines.
                 IF (("Bal. Gen. Bus. Posting Group" <> '') OR ("Bal. Gen. Prod. Posting Group" <> '') OR
                    ("Bal. VAT Bus. Posting Group" <> '') OR ("Bal. VAT Prod. Posting Group" <> ''))
// End of the lines.

                  THEN
                    TESTFIELD("Bal. Gen. Posting Type");
                  IF ("Bal. Gen. Posting Type" <> "Bal. Gen. Posting Type"::" ") AND
                     ("VAT Posting" = "VAT Posting"::"Automatic VAT Entry")
                  THEN BEGIN
...

Replacement code

...
          IF "Bal. Account No." <> '' THEN
            CASE "Bal. Account Type" OF
              "Bal. Account Type"::"G/L Account":
                BEGIN

// Add the following lines.
                 IF (("Bal. Gen. Bus. Posting Group" <> '') OR ("Bal. Gen. Prod. Posting Group" <> '') OR
                    ("Bal. VAT Bus. Posting Group" <> '') OR ("Bal. VAT Prod. Posting Group" <> '')) AND
                    (GLSetup."VAT in Use" = TRUE )
// End of the lines.

                  THEN
                    TESTFIELD("Bal. Gen. Posting Type");
                  IF ("Bal. Gen. Posting Type" <> "Bal. Gen. Posting Type"::" ") AND
                     ("VAT Posting" = "VAT Posting"::"Automatic VAT Entry")
                  THEN BEGIN
...

Prerequisites

You must have one of the following products installed to apply this hotfix:

The North American version of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2
The North American version of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1

Removal information

You cannot remove this hotfix.

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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