diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/process_period_closing_voucher/process_period_closing_voucher.json b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/process_period_closing_voucher/process_period_closing_voucher.json
index 5db50764153..aebdfd1fb75 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/process_period_closing_voucher/process_period_closing_voucher.json
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/process_period_closing_voucher/process_period_closing_voucher.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  "field_order": [
   "parent_pcv",
   "status",
-  "total",
+  "p_l_closing_balance",
   "dates_to_process",
   "amended_from"
  ],
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
    "search_index": 1
   },
   {
-   "fieldname": "total",
+   "fieldname": "p_l_closing_balance",
    "fieldtype": "JSON",
-   "label": "Total",
+   "label": "P&L Closing Balance",
    "no_copy": 1
   }
  ],
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
  "index_web_pages_for_search": 1,
  "is_submittable": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2025-10-15 12:46:03.627166",
+ "modified": "2025-10-17 13:04:26.353250",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Accounts",
  "name": "Process Period Closing Voucher",
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/process_period_closing_voucher/process_period_closing_voucher.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/process_period_closing_voucher/process_period_closing_voucher.py
index bb31b2fdcca..523a3b23bf5 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/process_period_closing_voucher/process_period_closing_voucher.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/process_period_closing_voucher/process_period_closing_voucher.py
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ class ProcessPeriodClosingVoucher(Document):
 
 		amended_from: DF.Link | None
 		dates_to_process: DF.Table[ProcessPeriodClosingVoucherDetail]
+		p_l_closing_balance: DF.JSON | None
 		parent_pcv: DF.Link
 		status: DF.Literal["Queued", "Running", "Completed"]
-		total: DF.JSON | None
 	# end: auto-generated types
 
 	def validate(self):
@@ -264,7 +264,9 @@ def summarize_and_post_ledger_entries(docname):
 			json_dict[str_key] = v
 
 		# save
-		frappe.db.set_value("Process Period Closing Voucher", docname, "total", frappe.json.dumps(json_dict))
+		frappe.db.set_value(
+			"Process Period Closing Voucher", docname, "p_l_closing_balance", frappe.json.dumps(json_dict)
+		)
 
 		# build gl map
 		pcv = frappe.get_doc("Period Closing Voucher", ppcv.parent_pcv)