http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/financialedge/archive/2009/10/06/journal-references-are-supposed-to-mean-something.aspxDo you ever wonder what the transaction Reference column on the General Ledger Report or Post Report means? If you do, then this post is for you! The Reference, also known as journal reference, is created when you post from subsidiary ledgers (AP, ARenCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Debug Build: 20611.960)http://forums.blackbaud.com/blogs/financialedge/archive/2009/10/06/journal-references-are-supposed-to-mean-something.aspx#30945Thu, 22 May 2008 16:05:33 GMTf90a95a0-00e2-4810-8af8-0bbdde08f853:30945Kimberly Winter<p>Thanks for reminding everyone about the customized references. &nbsp;I use that to record the RE Batch #, last name and payment method for my contributions. All of my credit card activity settles into one bank account, but my deposits may be in several. &nbsp;Knowing which transactions are credit card payments makes reconciling so much easier.</p> <p>Love the new format too!</p> <img src="http://forums.blackbaud.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=30945" width="1" height="1">