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Job posting groups define how your jobs connect to the general ledger in Business Central. They tell the system where to post work in progress costs, item usage costs, and sales when you run job transactions. This means you don’t have to decide the account numbers manually for each posting.
You need at least one job posting group before you can start using the job module. A simple setup can run on a single posting group, but if you use different work in progress (WIP) methods, you should create one job posting group per WIP method.
You can set a default job posting group in the job setup. New jobs inherit this default, and you can change it on the individual job card or even on the job task level.
What a job posting group does
If you understand posting setups, you understand one of the most fundamental parts of the system. They are an important part of the underlying structure, and job posting groups are no exception.
A job posting group defines the relationship between your job and the general ledger. The setup consists of account numbers from the chart of accounts. These numbers tell the system where to post work in progress cost amounts, where to post item costs, and where to post the sales.
With this in place, the system knows where to post usage, sales, and work in progress transactions. You don’t have to consider those postings yourself.
How many job posting groups you need
You need at least one job posting group in order to start using your job module. In a simple setup, one posting group can be enough.
If you use different work in progress methods, the recommendation is to have one job posting group per WIP method. And if you need to split things in another way, you can create as many job posting groups as you want.
Setting a default and changing it on the job card
You can define a default job posting group in the job setup. This default is inherited by all new jobs.
On the job card, the job posting group field is then filled out with the default value automatically. If you have a default called “standard”, that is the value you will see on new jobs.
You can change the posting group on the job card. With only one option in the system, changing it makes no difference. But if you have several job posting groups and have set a default, you may want to change it on a specific job where the default doesn’t apply.
Job posting groups on the job task level
You can also add a job posting group on the job task level. The job posting group field may not be visible by default, but you can add it through personalization.
Using different job posting groups at the task level is relevant when you use different work in progress methods. WIP methods can be individual per job task, and the job posting group should follow that.
Q&A
What does a job posting group do in Business Central?
A job posting group defines the relationship between your job and the general ledger. It holds account numbers from the chart of accounts that tell the system where to post work in progress costs, item usage costs, and sales for job transactions.
How many job posting groups do I need?
You need at least one job posting group to start using the job module. One can be enough for a simple setup, but if you use different work in progress methods, you should create one job posting group per WIP method.
Can I set a default job posting group?
Yes. You can define a default job posting group in the job setup. All new jobs inherit this default, and you can change it on the individual job card.
Can I use different job posting groups within the same job?
Yes. You can add the job posting group field on the job task level through personalization. This is useful when work in progress methods vary between tasks, so the job posting group can follow each task.