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Please, try again<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Cost Center is required for &#8216;Account Name&#8217; #Code<\/strong>, for example: Cost Center is required for &#8216;Office Supplies&#8217; #5010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">The message lists every required account that wasn&#8217;t distributed in the journal, with its name and code, in the system&#8217;s interface language.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">To save the journal:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Find the journal line for each account shown in the message.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Click the arrow next to the line to show the cost centers table, then click <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Add Cost Center<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Choose the cost center, and enter the percentage or amount.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Repeat this for each account in the message, then click <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; background: #f6f8fb; border-left: 4px solid #1a56db; border-radius: 6px; padding: 14px 16px; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<p><span style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6;\">\ud83d\udec8<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Note:<\/strong> To see or change the required accounts, click <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Manage Accounts<\/strong> in the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Cost Center Distribution Rules<\/strong> section of General Accounting Settings. 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