This article details how to access and post Nominal Journal Chits in Unity® Practice Management. 

To start, let’s head to Postings > click to expand the Nominals folder > then select Nominal Journal.

To Post A Nominal Journal

1. Select the following items using their respective fields’ drop-down menus:
   • Branch
   • Debit Nominal
   • Credit Nominal
2. Next, type in the Amount
3. Enter the Reference Code

4. Type in the Narrative. We’ll be typing the why we’re moving the said amount from one nominal to another. 

   You can either enter the text manually or click on the drop-down menu to select from a list of standard narratives. (An entry in this field is not mandatory).

5. Update the Date using the calendar prompt
   • The posting date field will default to the current date
   • If the date selected is within the next financial month, then the Post Into Next Month checkbox will become available
   • The checkbox will be ticked by default, which means the transaction will automatically be posted into the next financial month. You can untick this to disable the post-ahead feature, allowing the transaction to be posted into the current financial month
6. Review the details entered and once done, click Post. The transaction will then be added to the ledger card

This Nominal Journal is used to correct errors or any account adjustments.

Miscellaneous Options

1. Click Posting on the top toolbar to enable a drop-down menu. From here, you can open another chit type
2. Click View on the top toolbar to enable a drop-down menu. From here, you can display the ledger card for the selected nominals
3. Click Options on the top toolbar to enable a drop-down menu. From here, you have 3 options:
   • Click Chit Colours to enable/disable posting chit colour schemes
   • Click Dialog Style to enable/disable the dialog style. This basically affects the role of the ENTER key when you are filling in a posting chit. When the dialogue style is enabled (i.e., the menu option is ticked), it means that there is always a default button on the chit which you can activate by hitting enter/return without the need to focus the button first. Try it. 

   • Make sure the Dialog Style option is ticked and open a bill chit. You will see that the button Post has a border around it. This means it is the active button, so if you ever press the enter/return key, the chit will attempt to post regardless of where your cursor is on the chit. 

     If you choose to disable the dialogue style, this means there will be no active button, and the ENTER key will do nothing unless a specific button has been highlighted by your cursor at that time.

   • Click Case-Sensitivity Dictionary to launch the Case-Sensitivity Dictionary utility.
4. Click Keep to enable a drop-down menu. From here, you can select to retain the branch, bank, date, details, reference, or narrative for future postings.
5. Click Cancel to clear the contents of the chit. 

Refer to the Unity® PMS Accounts training video on how to post a Nominal Journal: