• Registered: 07/08/2010
  • Posts: 19

Topic: maximum digit number for transactions and COA

Hi there.
Me & my friends have a question, how many digits that FA can handle in a journal entry and in COA number. Because it seems my friends want to post something like this:
D   Bank  1.000.000.000.000
C   Equity                             1.000.000.000.000

Thanks

  • Registered: 12/25/2007
  • Posts: 2,448

Re: maximum digit number for transactions and COA

For amount storage double type is used for which range is  +-1.7976931348623157E+308.
Should be enough for everybody including Walton family's accountants.
Janusz

3 Reply by e-prast (edited by e-prast 07/15/2010 07:12:24 am)

  • Registered: 07/08/2010
  • Posts: 19

Re: maximum digit number for transactions and COA

I just check it. it seems in journal entry is limited to 12digits only.
D   Bank  123.456.789.123
C   Equity                             123.456.789.123

I tried to enter 13digit :
D   Bank  1.234.567.891.234
C   Equity                             1.234.567.891.234

but it refuses and limited only to 12digit

but if I enter :
D   Bank  999.999.999.999
C   Equity                             999.999.999.999
D   Bank                     999
C   Equity                                                999
it shows total 1.000.000.000.998,00 and successfully posted

so is there a limitation in here and we just have to split into several line if we want to post more than 12digit?

thanks

  • Registered: 12/25/2007
  • Posts: 2,448

Re: maximum digit number for transactions and COA

Oh, yes you are right. This is short input field. You can change it in gl_journal_ui.inc file changing small_amount_cell() to amount_cell() for the two fields about line 206

Janusz