This option is used to create or add new batch types in a Set of Books.

To Create a Batch Type:

1. Click on the Setup→System Parameters→Batch Type menu option.
   - Keyboard Access: Press the Alt+S+S+B keys on your keyboard.
   The Batch Type screen is displayed:
   
   
2. Enter a name for the new Batch Type or journal.
3. Click on the Add button.
4. Click on the OK button, or press the Esc key on your keyboard, to close or exit this screen.

- The batch type is ready to be used to enter transactions in the following menu options:

• Edit→Repeating Entries - to add repeating entries, which may be imported and edited in the normal batch entry on the Input - Batch Entry menu option.
• Input→Batch Entry F2 - to enter transactions and to post (update) the transactions to the ledger.

- Payments and Receipts Batch Types for Bank Accounts. If you create a payments or a receipts batch type for a cashbook or bank account, you need to create both payments and receipts batches for the bank account. You also need to go to the Edit→Accounts→Bank Account menu option to create and link the payments and receipts batches to the bank account.

- Batch Types (Journals) for Documents

If you are selling stock items or service items from your stock item code file or purchasing stock items from your stock code file, TurboCASH will generate the necessary source documents and write up the necessary journals for you. Each of the documents must be linked to a sales or purchases journal. You may check the journals, which are linked to each document of the following documents, or change the batch types or journals to suit your requirements using the Setup→System Parameters→Documents menu option.

1. Invoices - Sales Journal and a Cost of Sales Batch if you are using Average Cost or Latest Cost method for Cost of Sales and have selected a Cost of Sales Batch in the Setup→System Parameters→Stock Information menu option.
2. Credit Notes - Sales Journal / Sales Returns or Debtors Allowances Journal
3. Purchases - Purchase Journal
4. Supplier Returns - Purchase Journal / Purchase Returns or Creditor Allowances Journal.