Blackbaud Financial Edge Post Format

Blackbaud Financial Edge post format is an example of a post file format typically imported into The Financial Edge.

Field Name

Description

Account number

Account number specified for the transaction.

Post Date

GL Post Date from the transaction.

Encumbrance Status

Encumbrance status for each transaction. This field is required for The Financial Edge 7 import process.

For Blackbaud Enterprise, the status is ‘Regular.’

Type

‘Credit’ for credit distributions. ‘Debit’ for debit distributions.

Amount

Amount of the transaction credited or debited to the GL account number.

Journal

Lists the source of the transaction and is generated based on your Blackbaud solution.

Journal Reference

The default reference “Last name/Org Name - revenue type - payment method” appears. If the transaction is a deleted posted transaction, the reference is “Last name/Org Name—revenue type—DEL.”