diff --git a/base/src/org/compiere/acct/Doc.java b/base/src/org/compiere/acct/Doc.java
index 80a4c58395..77378e6863 100644
--- a/base/src/org/compiere/acct/Doc.java
+++ b/base/src/org/compiere/acct/Doc.java
@@ -918,9 +918,9 @@ public abstract class Doc
 	/**************************************************************************
 	 *  Load Document Type and GL Info.
 	 * 	Set p_DocumentType and p_GL_Category_ID
-	 * 	@return document type
+	 * 	@return document type (i.e. C_DocType.DocBaseType)
 	 */
-	protected String getDocumentType()
+	public String getDocumentType()
 	{
 		if (m_DocumentType == null)
 			setDocumentType(null);