A journal row cannot carry a positive debit and a positive credit at the same time. The error identifies the line that needs an account and one positive side. Separate the accounting effects into appropriate lines using the source calculation.
Check whether a spreadsheet export accidentally included both a signed amount column and a debit or credit column. The journal importer expects its own four-column layout, so additional amounts can shift the intended fields or produce an invalid row.
Where the source genuinely contains two accounting effects, retain their identities and descriptions on separate lines. Do not subtract one side from the other simply to satisfy the form unless that presentation is appropriate for the adjustment and supported by its working paper.
Validate again after correcting the affected row. The remaining entry still needs 2 to 100 lines, exact active account matches and equal positive debit and credit totals. Review the preview before applying it, because correcting one line can expose a separate total difference that was previously hidden by the row-level error.
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