Journal accounts are used for mapping purposes within the chart of accounts. You are able to add as many accounts as you need, and this can be done manually on the 'Payroll settings' > 'Chart of accounts' page, or via import on the same page. Once your journal accounts have been entered, you are able to export them if required.
Dimensions in journal exports
If your organisation uses Dimensions (such as cost centres, departments, or projects), these are automatically included on all journal lines when you export — including leave earnings and leave accrual lines. The Dimension value on each leave earnings line matches the Dimension configured for the related earnings line in the pay run, so no manual entry is required.
If an employee has multiple earnings lines with different Dimensions, each leave earnings line carries the matching Dimension value. For employees without Dimensions configured, the Dimension column will appear blank. This applies to File export and Detailed file export formats.
For a detailed article on exporting journal accounts, click here.