A manual journal remains In Progress after all expected approvers have acted. What should the administrator investigate first?

When a transaction remains "In Progress" in Workday despite expected approvals being completed, it typically means the Business Process (BP) has stalled at a subsequent step. The administrator should investigate the Accounting Journal Event BP history to identify if there is an unassigned step, a conditionally triggered step awaiting action from a different security group, or a step requiring a specific role that is currently vacant. Reviewing the BP history immediately highlights where the routing has paused.

A. Lease classification determines operating versus finance lease accounting, which does not cause a journal business process to stall.
B. Consolidation exchange rates are used for multi-currency translations, not for routing or completing business process steps.
D. Supplier payment methods dictate how vendors are paid (e.g., ACH, check) and do not affect the manual journal business process routing.

1. Workday Administrator Guide: Business Process Administration, Section: "Troubleshooting Business Processes: In Progress and Unassigned Steps", Paragraphs 2-4.

2. Workday Documentation: Record to Report, Section: "Managing the Accounting Journal Event Business Process".